Rafi Perez
Homepage:
www.gaypaintings.com
contact:
rafi@art4collector.com
Cellular 972-3-5273929 phone: 972-525543815
Artist Raphael Perez was born in 1965 and was raised in Jerusalem. He currently resides and works in
Tel-Aviv. He is a graduate of the Jerusalem school of Visual Arts where he studied from 1988 through
1992 and where many of his acrylic, oil, laminated wood pieces and drawings can be found.
Beginning in 1995, the artist's drawings depicted intimate relationships between two people whether
man and woman, two women and two men. The entire concept of a relationship and sentiments
between two people is brought to light. In each painting there is an evident contrast between shade and
light. The color red is central to his paintings and consistently symbolizes masculinity, passion and
dominance. Within each gallery, one can find a short paragraph of information regarding that particular
gallery.
Perez's creations deal with the subject of homosexuality. He puts a strong emphasis on single-sex
families, pride parades, soldiers, male birth giving, portraits, and male nudity, as well as male, female
and heterosexual couples. His paintings put to test the boundaries between eroticism and art, while
characterizing gay relationships and love as they are expressed in everyday life.
Exhibitions:
2003 Tel Aviv Museum-Group Exhibition
2004 "A time for art" - love art exhibition
2004 Erotic Art Gallery
2004 bouhouse center Tel Aviv
2004 Offir gallery - Group Exhibition-GLBT Artists of Israel
2004 Photogen - Naive paintings
2004 Offir gallery - artists of the gallery
2004 Dungeon - erotic art exhibit
2004 Shiraz - caffee gallery
2003 Gallery Offir-Group Exhibition-GLBT Artists of Israel
2002 Haifa GLBT community center
2002 GLBT community Center in the Galilee
2001 Jerusalem Open House
2000 Cafe Gallery THEO - Tel Aviv
1998 Flamingo Restaurant Gallery - Tel Aviv
1997 Camera Obscura (Curator Department)-Tel Aviv