Soul Train

This painting is, firstly, about the beauty and diversity of humanity. More profoundly, it is about how, together with our intense variety, we are connected on a deep and simple level.

In Soul Train, each individual comes from a different world, yet threads of their stories, as depicted through paint and fantasy, are entwined - the history of a loving elderly couple is mirrored by the dancing young man and woman in front of them, a woman wears furs identical to that of a polar bear. Is the bear real or a child’s drawing? A wealth of details brings each character to life and the use of bright colors, dynamic interactions, and humor make this painting an eye-catching centerpiece.

Together, these elements create a world in which time is meaningless, love is in the air, and each person maintains his and her individual personality and life-story on a shared and awesome journey into the future.

When art has been around for thousands of years, it’s not easy to come up with something truly original. In 1992, Jean-Pierre Weill hit on an innovative idea: painting in three dimensions by arranging different parts of a single image on multiple levels of glass. Jean-Pierre Weill discovered that he could use this technique on a variety of motifs, from portraits and still-lifes to landscapes, fantasy, and Judaica.
This technique allows each painting to be enriched by elements of light and shadow, and creates a delightful sense of movement. Success was immediate.
About 10 years ago, the studio moved to Israel, where his daughters, Davida and Safira, joined. A new dimension was added to Jean-Pierre’s original dream. Davida and Safira brought new ideas and a fresh palette to an already rich library of paintings.