Eliran Kantor, “Creation of Stars”, 2019, Oil on Canvas
Born in 1984 at Bat-Yam, Israel, Eliran Kantor grew up in Gan-Yavne, a town founded in 1991 located in central Israel adjacent to the city of Ashdod. . He is currently living and working in Berlin.
A self-taught painter and illustrator, Kantor was hired at the age of twenty-one to direct and design national advertising campaigns for major companies, such as Visa and the French multi-national automobile manufacturer Renault. In 2006, he left the advertising buisiness to concentrate on his art, focusing on works for album covers. Kantor has painted illustrations for over 175 album covers and is currently issuing editions of his images.
The artist’s site: http://www.elirankantor.com