Original Gang (installation view)
Photography: Alma Ben-David (1,4,5) Boaz Parnas (2,6) Carmi Dror (3)
TENNIS IS MY LIFE! - 2022
Plastic and acrylic on canvas
60x55 cm
Football Smurf - 2022
Plastic and acrylic on canvas
50x75 cm
Meiner Süßen Biene (My Sweet Bee) - 2022
Plastic and acrylic on wood-framed glass
30x57x5 cm
Portrait of readymade figurine. On my second year of my BFA studies, I did a series of paintings on different mediums that were all portraits of worn-out toys which I have owned or found. All of the paintings were engraved on a base layer of colour as a way to bring drawing line qualities into painting. In 'Meiner Süßen Biene', I painted on a found frame, as a way to recycle and reuse, like I did with the figurine. Inspired by arte povera, which was very impactful on the Israeli art scene back in the day, and by the history of portraits of the rough and bizarre. Like with many of the humans portrayed in art history, the toys, full of personality and history, have been given up on and deserve to be heard, shown and immortalized. This specific Maya Bee figurine belonged to my mother since childhood. I decided to exhibit the toy itself as reference and as an interesting and worthy item, it is part of my family's history and a reminder of my part German origin.
Barbabeau (closeup) - 2022
Plastic and acrylic on canvas
30x43 cm