Guil Zekri is a painter and tattoo artist inspired by the old masters, born in September 1974 in Israel. His artistic career began in his early life and led him in search of art to Paris. There he graduated in Fine Arts at the University of Paris 8 (1998-2001). In 2003 Guil decided to move to Germany to live with his partner, whom he eventually married and with whom he still lives today.
Guil Zekri is today one of the most innovative tattoo artists on the international scene and is known for his realistic, dramatic and mysterious compositions.
Guil´s close contact with his family in Israel creates a second reality after spending half his life in Europe. And the contrast between both realities has set the direction in his work. His oil paintings are a combination of Baroque and Romanticism and the themes are marked by his Jewish upbringing and his life in Israel.
Guil is currently working on his first exhibitions and on his Fine Art Academy in Cologne – and on new paintings.