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The complete list of solo and group exhibitions of the Israeli painter Raphael Perez Selected solo exhibitions 1997 - Notebooks and diaries, Curation Department at Camera Obscura - School of Art, Curator: Alice Machlis, Chief Curator: Reli Avrahami 1998 - Flamengo Restaurant Gallery 2000 – Cafe Theo 2001 - Jerusalem Open House 2002 - Gaim Bagalil, Kiryat Shmona 2002 - The Haifa Forum 2004 - Photogen 2004 – Restaurant - Bar - Shiraz Gallery 2006 - "A woman with a tail - an exhibition of drawings before a wedding", Tel Aviv Artists House, curator: Daniel Kahana-Levinzon 2008 – "The Kiss", Tel Aviv Artists House, Curator: Daniel Kahana-Levinson 2008 - "Panorama Tel Aviv" (couple exhibition with Shalom Flesh), Givatayim Municipal Gallery Water Institute, Curator: Daniel Kahana-Levinson 2009 – "Army of Lovers", Yanko Dada Ein-Hod Museum, Curator: Daniel Kahana-Levinson 2009 - "Portrait of a community: realistic paintings of key activists from the LGBT community", the urban center for the gay community, curator: Avi Sofer 2010 - "The Open House for Pride and Tolerance", Jerusalem, Curator: Ortal Pell 2016 - "Mediterranean Fantasy", International Hungarian Center, Nainiy Ha'oma Jerusalem, Curator: Eran Litvin 2017 - Kiryat Gat Intel factory 2017 - Integration of the annual conference of the Association of Construction and Infrastructure Engineers in Israel, the exhibition grounds. 2023 - Solo exhibition at the qu art museum in Suzhou, China Major group exhibitions in Israel 2003 - "In the public domain - a tribute to Tel Aviv city gardener Avraham Karvan", Helena Rubinstein Pavilion, Tel Aviv Museum, Tel Aviv, curator: Tali Tamir 2003 - Ophir Gallery 2004 - "Time for Love: Images of Romantic Art in Contemporary Israeli Art", Time for Art, Tel Aviv, Curator: Tami Katz Freeman 2004 - "Kastra" Haifa Art Center 2004 - Rimon Gallery - 3 artists 2004 - Alternative Gallery - Jaffa Yards 2004 - Bauhaus Center - Tel Aviv 2005 - "In the true colors: we are both together, one and the same", Enav Center for Culture, Tel Aviv, curator: Daniel Kahana-Levinzon 2005 - Fresco Gallery 2006 - "Tools Experiment", Center for Children of the Ages, Tel Aviv, Curator: Moran Shove 2006 - "Anonymous Exhibition", University of Haifa, Art Gallery, Faculty of Humanities, Haifa 2007 - "My Favorite Pornography", Tel Aviv Artists' House, Curator: Yuval Keder 2007 – "Imagination - Israeli Art Exhibition, 2007", Management Building, Bank Hapoalim, Tel Aviv 2007 – Five group exhibitions at the Amiad Center in the flea market in Jaffa, curated by Freddy and Ethi Fabian 2008 - "Accidental Exhibition", Ministry Gallery, Tel Aviv, Curator: Rachel Sukman 2008 - "Tunnel of Time: Self-Portrait Exhibition", Water Institute, Yosef Weissman Municipal Gallery, Givatayim 2009 - "Urban", Stern Gallery, Tel Aviv, curator: Debi Luzia 2009 – "White Trash", space in Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv, curators: Amanda Mel, Shameless and Enbalimor 2009 - "Khosoomophobia", Gross Gallery, Tel Aviv, Curator: Ziv Tadhar 2010 - "Artist's Books", Sommer Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv 2010 - "Men and women make beauty", Gross Gallery, Tel Aviv, curator: Naomi Shalu 2010 - "Nahariya hosts the great city", HaKatsa Center, Nahariya, curator: Lee Ramon 2011 – "Vanilla Sex", Rosin Design House, Tel Aviv, curators: Esther Shlomo and Freddy Fabian 2011 - "Protest", The Central Gallery, Tel Aviv Curator: Orit Galili 2011 - "Proud Look", Gebo Gallery, Tel Aviv, Curator: Yohanan Harson 2012 - "Without Money", Gross Gallery, Tel Aviv, Curator: Itai Zelait 2012 - "The Face of the State", The Central Gallery, Tel Aviv, Curator: Orit Galili 2014 - "The Generous Tree - The Story of the Olive Tree", Umm Al-Fahm Art Gallery, Umm Al-Fahm 2014 - Hangar 2, Jaffa Port 2017 - "Same but different", Minus One Gallery, curator: Efrat Livni 2017 - "Homeland Lesson", Art Workshop Gallery, Yavne 2017 – "Israeli naive art", Gina Gallery 2018 - "70 for Israel Blue and White Art: an art exhibition in public parking lots of Tel Aviv-Jaffa" (Aryeh Azan, Baruch Elron, Nachum Gutman, Naftali Bazam, Kadishman, Rafi Peretz, Zoe Saber, Oded Feingersh), curators: Iris Elhanani, Doron Folk. are collecting 2019 - Amiad Center - Exhibition following Eurovision 2020 - Erotica - Ayelet Booker Gallery 2023 - Art Biennale in the city of Suzhou, China at the qu art museum
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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