Orbit of Gold
A moody abstract composition built through layered mixed media on canvas, where sweeping white motion and a warm gold gesture emerge from a deep, smoky ground. Energetic mark-making and soft atmospheric transitions give the work a sense of movement, tension, and quiet luminosity.
Danny Shorkend
Daniel Shorkend is an IsraeliโSouth African abstract artist based in Haifa. His large-scale mixed-media paintings explore movement, material, and transformation through richly layered surfaces and expressive gestures. Inspired by Abstract Expressionism, philosophy, and the natural world, his work balances structure and spontaneity, creating compositions that feel both elemental and alive. Rather than depicting familiar objects, Shorkend invites viewers into spaces of tension, energy, and quiet contemplation, where form continually emerges and evolves.
Daniel Shorkend is an IsraeliโSouth African abstract artist based in Haifa. His large-scale mixed-media paintings explore movement, material, and transformation through richly layered surfaces and expressive gestures. Inspired by Abstract Expressionism, philosophy, and the natural world, his work balances structure and spontaneity, creating compositions that feel both elemental and alive. Rather than depicting familiar objects, Shorkend invites viewers into spaces of tension, energy, and quiet contemplation, where form continually emerges and evolves.
