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Raphael Perez is an Israeli artist who has gained recognition for his naive style paintings of Tel Aviv city. His work reflects his love and admiration for the city and its urban landscape, which he depicts in a colorful and lively manner. Perez’s paintings create a sense of wonder and joy in the viewer, as they show a reality that is enhanced and embellished by his imagination.
Perez was born in Jerusalem in 1965. Growing up, he was exposed to the works of great painters by his father. He has two brothers – one an industrial designer (his twin), and the other a jewelry designer. He served in the Israel Defense Forces in the Artillery Corps. Perez only began to paint at the age of 23. In 1989–1992, he studied art at the College of Visual Arts in Beersheba. Since 1995, he has been working and living in Tel Aviv. , Perez worked as a counselor at a youth shelter, and a pre-school sports and art teacher.
Perez paints urban landscapes in a naive style, depicting life in the city streets, parks, and public places in a palette of bright colors. Many of his works are grouped by series – men and women, gay families, spherical paintings of Tel Aviv and Jerusalem as multi-cultural centers. His early work focused on human relationships, sometimes using flowers as a metaphor. Perez’s artistic career began when he was still living with women. He often painted heterosexual couples, but even then, one discerned Perez’s inner conflicts and attempt to grapple with the complexities of couplehood.
Perez is openly gay and in a relationship since 2013 with Assaf Henigsberg, who also served as a model for some of his paintings. He describes his art as “a reflection of the entire gay community – people in the closet, mature love, gay families, gay political icons and cultural icons”. He plays an important role in actively promoting LGBT art and culture in Tel Aviv, and the internet portal he set up helps artists from the community reach large audiences in Israel and abroad.
In 2010, Perez was commissioned to create advertising posters for the Israel Ministry of Tourism. His posters of Tel Aviv appeared on billboards in the London underground, shopping malls, and bus stops, and his designs were featured on 30,000 transportation card holders distributed in London. His work presents a vision of Israel’s future as a promising startup nation, with a beautiful, clean, and naive cityscape featuring towering skyscrapers reaching towards the sky. He portrays Tel Aviv as a modern and advanced city that is proud of its achievements and aspirations.
Through his art, Perez celebrates the city’s unique character and its place as a cultural hub in Israel. He shows the diversity and richness of the city’s culture, history, and architecture, as well as its spirit of innovation and creativity. Major influences on his work are Nahum Gutman and David Hockney. Perez’s work was described in The London Magazine as “instantly appealing, bursting with exuberance and energy”. According to the Jerusalem Post, Perez is a “Tel Aviv artist in every sense of the word – painting the urban landscape of the city… infused with happiness”.
With the Israeli poet Smadar Sharett, Perez created three books of paintings and poems that have been published in 2021. One of them is called “This is a City” and it contains poems about relationship and urban life. You can find some of his artworks online on absolutearts.com and artmajeur.com.
In conclusion, Raphael Perez is an Israeli artist whose naive style paintings of Tel Aviv city capture the essence of the city and its urban landscape. His work presents an idealized vision of the city that is both beautiful and vibrant. Perez’s paintings are a celebration of Tel Aviv and its unique character as a modern and advanced city.
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