"The feeling of infinity and the romantic are always present, I leave it to the public to interpret my poetry"
A versatile artist, Nello Levy, the son of Moses Levy, was born in 1921 and spent his formative years moving between Tuscany and Tunisia. In Tunisia, he established connections with the painters of the Ecole de Tunis, a movement in which his father held a prominent and active role. His own involvement in Tunisia extended from 1935 to 1940. Engaged in Tunisia, naturalized in England, and from 1962, actively participated in France; he passed away on November 7, 1992, in Villeneuve-St-Georges, France.
Subsequently, Nello Levy embarked on a European journey. He initially resided in Florence, then relocated to Paris in 1955, briefly returned to Tunis in 1957, before ultimately settling in the Parisian region in 1962. His final residence was in Créteil starting from 1970 until his passing. His artistic creations received wide recognition through numerous individual and collective exhibitions, with a primary focus on Italy, France, and Tunisia.
Reflecting on his artistic approach, Nello Levy described it as situated between the realms of the figurative and the abstract. His work perpetually navigates the fine line between portraying reality and delving into abstraction, where color and texture harmonize as one. Employing humble materials like sand, paper, and textiles, Levy skilfully constructs his own realms, transforming ordinary substances into artistic expressions. The fusion of these modest elements conveys profound artistic meaning. His creations consistently evoke a sense of the infinite and the romantic, inviting viewers to personally interpret the poetry encapsulated within his work (Nello Levy, 1986).