About me

Michael Gavrieli is an ambitious talented self-taught European artist with an Israeli/Italian name working with rare Ancient Encaustic technique which has long historical roots thousand years ago in the Roman & Byzantine Empires, that was considered the richest cultural period in today’s Europe.

This abandoned technique is very unique in the use of materials instead of acryl or oil colors are used pigmented colored bee wax apply on surfaces like canvas, paper, or wooden board with a hot Encaustic iron, and the signature of artworks is done with a special Encaustic pen.

Michael’s story began in his early 30s when he had a vision & desire to create unique art using 24 karat gold that have never been seen anywhere in the world. When his wife by chance introduces him to the Ancient Encaustic technique he immediately falls in love with and discovers his amazing talent and passion to create his life mission and he starts work on his dream. He set up his own atelier and by daily hard work, testing different styles and materials he got to the level that he discovers amazing precious materials like raw pure24 karat gold or fine silver.

Michael invested a lot of time, and energy to create the most officially valued Encaustic technique painting in the world!  (The 24 karat Golden Phoenix)   (750 hours of work and all most decades of experience) which makes historical and cultural moments in modern art. Healing gold energy symbols of wealth & value and display of iconic status.

Michael’s love and passion for precious materials with a combination of Ancient Encaustic techniques made him develop a uniquely original style in form of rare art that you will not find anywhere in the world.

His 3 categories of editions:

Royal 24 karat gold billionaire collection – only available for private sale to selected clients

Fine Silver luxury edition

Ancient Encaustic positive energy edition

Exhibitions in places like Monaco, Luxembourg, Barcelona, Austria, and VIP events around Europe where many well-known respected people and art professionals enjoy the experience of seeing such exclusive artworks that fascinate people by the phenomenal creations and story that inspire.

Collaborations with 5-star brands like Boutsen Design Monaco, Kempinski Hotels, Zion Spa Luxury, MSJ collection, Super Yacht Shows, Amber Lounge Monaco Grand Prix, Golf & Private Clubs bring something new to learn about and experience enjoyment for their clients.

Perhaps these words can be used to evaluate the artistic quality of the artwork created by Michael Gavrieli (born on 27 August 1982): “only in part is he self-taught”. He never completed academic education, nor even attended an art school. His interest was in beauty and he felt the need to express himself, to capitalize creatively on his talent, and this all brought him to courses where he learned encaustic art (a 2,500-year-old technique for making hot beeswax) and took combined with unique 24 karat gold material. These ancient techniques opened the door to his intuitive development of color composition that hardly reflects what you see visually. When observing how Gavrieli composes his colors, it is critically important to view the sustained contemplation and peaceful mediation, releasing your mind from strictly rational pondering. It is as if he is creating mandalas, those ritualistic geometric designs symbolic of the universe. But they are not meant to draw your attention to the transience of the world and the frontiers of human endeavor, but rather for you, like him, to plunge into inner prayer. Michael Gavrieli’s artworks are not paintings in the true sense; instead, he provides the keys to visual clues that help expose the human mind to the depth of the subconscious. The hypnotic effect of his compositions is intensified by his rich use of powdered gold and silver, which in the true sense of the word transforms them into jewelry. Looking at the image itself, the subtle light of these precious metals evokes the presence of other dimensions. Gavrieli’s encaustics can be seen to document the world in a state of deep mediation when the material is only limiting and producing a barrier, while the spiritual – though only briefly awakened and not yet fully developed – opens the curtain draping the window to an unknown spiritual world where an essential element is a human soul and falling in love with the powerful and all-knowing Good, the essence of everything.

Mgr. Martin Šugár Ph.D., court expert in fine arts and artwork