Untitled (Spider) - 2023
Acrylic and marker on cardboard
67 x 78 cm
Painted on a ready-made cardboard, initially containing a printer paper cylinder. Inspired by the paintings of Hungarian artist Szabolcs Bozó. During covid I fell in love with bugs and arachnids and all of their friends. I tore a layer of material and made this spider friendly. After I finished the painting, I noticed it shares the same colours and is slightly resemblant of the Palestinian flag. During the time I painted this work, it became illegal to show the flag in Israel and people started showing resemblant icons (watermelons for example). I now understand that this event triggered me to create this work.
The work is installed on the floor as spiders are often floor critters and because of the used cardboard's hierarchy material-wise.
The red dabs are lent from the clown noses and laser targets, popular in my other works in that period and are influenced by real spiders.
As in my painting 'Agony', a red character is framed by green vegetation
The work is installed on the floor as spiders are often floor critters and because of the used cardboard's hierarchy material-wise.
The red dabs are lent from the clown noses and laser targets, popular in my other works in that period and are influenced by real spiders.
As in my painting 'Agony', a red character is framed by green vegetation