Artwork Description:
Tel Aviv is a city that never stops. It is full of life, culture, history, and diversity. But there is another way to look at the city, through the naive paintings of Raphael Perez. He is an Israeli artist who paints Tel Aviv with bright colors, simple shapes, and child-like perspective. He shows us the city’s beauty and charm, its iconic buildings, famous sites, towers and skyscrapers, Bauhaus architecture, gardens and parks, and the special beach of Tel Aviv.
What is naive art
Naive art is the art of artists who learn how to paint by themselves. They do not go to art school or learn from other artists. They paint what they feel and what they see, without caring about perspective, proportion, or realism. They use bright colors, flat forms, decorative patterns, and child-like point of view. They are influenced by their personal experiences, emotions, imagination, and culture.
Naive art is not one style or movement. It is different in different times and places. Some of the most famous naive artists are Henri Rousseau from France, Grandma Moses from the USA, Ivan Generalic from Croatia, Alfred Wallis from England,
How does Raphael Perez paint Tel Aviv
Raphael Perez is one of the best naive artists in Israel. He was born in Jerusalem in 1965 and moved to Tel Aviv in 1995. He studied art at the College of Visual Arts in Beersheba and worked as a counselor at a youth shelter and a pre-school sports and art teacher. He started painting at the age of 23 and became a full-time artist in 1998.
Perez paints Tel Aviv with his own vision and expression. He shows us the city’s urban landscapes with colorful and expressive strokes. He shows us how people live in the city or visit it. He shows us scenes of everyday life in the city streets, parks, and public places.
Perez paints Tel Aviv’s iconic buildings such as the Azrieli Towers,