ISRAEL YANIR: Can We Go Higher?
- Jessica Mouawad
- Jul 10
- 3 min read
Updated: Jul 15
A Portal into the World of Israel Yanir and the Spirit of the New Renaissance
by Jessica Mouawad, Agent + Strategist | July 11, 2025
What if art is not just a product, but a frequency? What if a painting, a sound, a shoe, a wig—are all part of the same divine pulse, calling us toward a higher expression of ourselves?
In the heart of the New Renaissance, a movement where creation becomes communion and industries melt into one unified language of authenticity, we find Israel Yanir—an artist not bound by medium, moment, or even identity. He is a living archetype of this new era. He is the art.
"Can we go higher?"
That was the question Israel offered when asked what his work seeks to answer.
"To show the abundance of how high can WE go. Emphasis on WE."
Like the great visionaries of the original Renaissance—Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Sofonisba Anguissola—Israel is not confined to one form. He skates between worlds: basketball, fashion, dance, music, visual art, furniture design, and most of all, presence. His versatility is not a strategy; it’s an overflow. Like the Renaissance polymaths before him, he creates because he must. He is moved by something greater.
"I've always had a strong urge for expression, even if it wasn’t through words—it was through what I was creating."
There is a rebellious current running through his story—not rebellion against authority, but against limitation. Against boxes. Against the notion that one must choose one lane to be taken seriously.
"One thing I’ve always been is a rebel."
When Israel talks about his early passion for basketball, he recalls,
"I really wanted to go to the NBA because I wanted to have my own shoe."
Even then, his desire wasn't just athletic—it was expressive. The shoe wasn’t about sport—it was about imprint. About identity. About art.
That same child who wanted a shoe would later build a cohesive design language so powerful, it moved across clothing, music, painting, and even his curated collection of glittering wigs—crowns, as he calls them.
"It represents stepping into who you are and growing in your authenticity."
Like Renaissance thinkers who saw no separation between science and poetry, Israel sees no division between sound and paint, dance and faith, fashion and divinity.
"When people hear my music, they say it’s the soundtrack of my paintings and my clothes. It’s all cohesive—but it’s not intentional. I’m not thinking about it. It just flows."
That flow—Spirit-led, divine, spontaneous—is at the center of his latest visual series Silver Lining.
"My soul and spirit are directly expressed onto the canvas—I let God flow through me. Even I’m amazed. It’s literally God working through me."
In the Renaissance of the 14th–17th centuries, humanism was the beating heart: the idea that human beings have agency, beauty, and purpose. But the New Renaissance adds a deeper layer: the divine-human collaboration. Art becomes evidence of something sacred. As you stand before Israel’s work—or even just stand in his presence—you feel that atmosphere.
Creation is evidence of life. When Israel walks into a room, people feel alive.
That, in essence, is what makes him not just an artist—but a portal. A reminder. A mirror.
Through Israel, we don’t just see form—we feel potential. He reminds us that it is not only possible, but necessary, to live in full expression.
"Each time I’ve persevered, I’ve added a new arsenal of capabilities."
This expansion is not ego-driven—it’s spiritual. In his words,
"Being able to bring joy and inspire people to share more of their light makes me feel very fulfilled."
"I’m just trying to learn more of what God is trying to show me."
There is a generational reverence, too. His artistry honors lineage. His mother was a rapper, writer, and freestyler; his father a painter and set designer.
"It feels nice to know that I’m honoring them through my music and art—and being able to show them that with God, anything is possible."
In a culture often obsessed with instant outcomes, Israel reminds us that evolution is sacred. That growth is a ritual.
"Even now as I feel myself being able to authentically express, I know I have so much more to grow."
"I’ve been teaching myself to be more present because I know what’s coming. God has shown me. I’ve seen it in my dreams since I was a kid."
Israel Yanir is not here to entertain us. He is here to remind us:
That we are divine. That creativity is holy. That life is not linear. That everything is connected.
And most importantly:
We can go higher.
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