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P
ainter Solomon Souza, at
just 29, is arguably one of
the world’s most prolific
street artists. His creative genius,
and the artist himself, were on
full display for an inspiring
multicultural event
on Sunday, April
16, the Art of Israel
Today, at the Janice
Charach Gallery
inside the Jewish
Community Center
(JCC) in West
Bloomfield.
The occasion
marked the official opening
reception in the gallery for Souza’s
exhibition, Solomon Souza: From
Israel to Detroit, featuring more
than 20 of his works, including
an original breathtaking mural
painted exclusively for his
appearance that draws on his
diverse roots and broad worldview.
His young life and life’s work have
been profoundly inspired by the
unique blend of his British, Indian,
Israeli and Jewish heritage.
Born in Britain in 1993, today
living in Jerusalem, Solomon is
the grandson of the legendary
late Indian artist Francis Newton
Souza, known as the “Picasso of
India” and the late Liselotte Kohn,
a Jewish refugee from Prague
who fled the Nazi invasion of
Czechoslovakia in 1939.
Together, Francis and Liselotte
had three children, the eldest being
Solomon’s mother, British-Israeli
painter Karen Souza-Kohn.
Solomon has exhibited works
around the world including murals
in Australia, Israel, across the U.S.
and now in our very own backyard.
With cans of spray paint as his
tools and walls as his canvas, he
tells stories and paints portraits of
personalities from all walks of life
and ethnicities, from Golda Meir
and Steven Spielberg to Mahatma
Alan
Muskovitz
Contributing
Writer
The Janice Charach
Gallery honors Israel’s
75th anniversary.
The Mural
Magic of
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