Rafael (Raffi) Lavi was born in Tel Aviv, Mandate Palestine. He began teaching at HaMidrasha – Faculty of the Arts in 1966. That same year, he was also a founder of the group Ten Plus. [1] Due to severe back problems, Lavie painted in his last years while sitting. On May 7, 2007, he died of pancreatic cancer at his home in Tel Aviv, aged 70. His body was donated to the University of Tel Aviv for research.[2]
In the early 1960s, Raffi Lavie began to paint in spontaneous scrawls reminiscent of graffiti and comic strip art. He wrote on his paintings as if they were walls covered with scribbles. His work has been described as angry, nervous, aggressive, and abrasive. He was invited to exhibit with "Ofakim Hadashim" (New Horizons) but his work challenged the delicate lyricism of the group. Towards the end of the 1960s, Lavi began to glue photographs, reproductions and posters on his works, combining varied aesthetic elements; kitsch, applied graphics, children's drawing, and political rhetoric. He scorned bourgeois prototypes of beauty, and sought to restore the image to art after its banishment by "New Horizons". The synthesis of scribbled line and collage is unique to Lavie's work. It has been compared to the work of American artist Cy Twombly.
In the mid 1960s, Lavie and his followers became known as the "Tel Aviv School" or the 10+ group. The group were the first to import pop art, avant garde, found object art, collage and photography into their work. "10+ injected irony, humor, and sophistication into Israeli art. They situated everyday objects such as dolls, fragments of papers, towels, and reproductions center stage. Israeli reality marched into the art world that discovered the everyday as proper material for creation."[3] In 1986, curator Sara Breitberg-Semel presented the exhibit, "Want of Matter" at the Tel Aviv Museum. Breitberg-Semel "Want of Matter" thesis of the exhibit was that Lavie and the 10+ group used Jewish concepts and symbols, but the art was secular. She focused on the low-cost materials used in their work, such as plywood, cardboard, writing and scribbling within the work and other low-cost material. The use of such simple and cheap material identified with the establishment of Israel and thus created a new, unique Israel voice. In 2002, a retrospective exhibit opened at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem on Lavie entitled "Rafi Lavie: Works from 1950 to 2002". This exhibit had a new interpretation of Lavie and his followers work. The new interpretation showed how Lavie's work was romantic, rich, filled with the Jewish religion and European roots.[4][5]
In 2005, he had a solo exhibition at Givon Gallery in Tel Aviv.[6]
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^""Ten Plus" group – innovation in Israeli art | Jacob Samuel". Retrieved 2021-12-14.
^Dana Gilerman (May 8, 2007). "Artist Rafi Lavi, 70, dies of cancer". Haaretz. Retrieved August 18, 2014.
^Nissim Gal (March 7, 2009). "Art in Israel, 1948-2008: A Partial Panorama". The Global Research in International Affairs. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
^. Azay Art Magazine. January 2012. Archived from the original on May 18, 2011. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
^Dana Gilerman (April 8, 2003). "The curators go to war over interpretation". Haaretz. Retrieved May 23, 2012.
^Dalia Karpel (December 22, 2005). הייתי רשע אבל צודק [I was evil but righteous]. Haaretz (in Hebrew). Tel Aviv. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
^"Raffi Lavie at 53rd Venice Biennale". e-flux. May 21, 2009. Retrieved September 27, 2011.
^(PDF) (in Hebrew). Tel Aviv Municipality. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 17, 2007. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
External linksedit
Raffi Lavie collection at the Israel Museum.
"Raffi Lavie". Information Center for Israeli Art. Israel Museum. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
Art of Raffi Lavie at Europeana. Retrieved {{{accessdate}}}
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Raffi Lavie 23 February 1937 7 May 2007 was an educator and music art critic Lavie s work is a cross between graffiti and abstract expressionism Raffi LavieRaffi Lavie 2003BornRafael Lavi 1937 02 23 February 23 1937Tel Aviv Mandatory PalestineDied7 May 2007 2007 05 07 aged 70 Tel Aviv IsraelNationalityIsraeli JewishKnown forPainting Contents 1 Biography 2 Art career 3 Gallery 4 Awards 5 References 6 External linksBiography editRafael Raffi Lavi was born in Tel Aviv Mandate Palestine He began teaching at HaMidrasha Faculty of the Arts in 1966 That same year he was also a founder of the group Ten Plus 1 Due to severe back problems Lavie painted in his last years while sitting On May 7 2007 he died of pancreatic cancer at his home in Tel Aviv aged 70 His body was donated to the University of Tel Aviv for research 2 Art career editHe studied at the Art Teachers Training College in Tel Aviv and later taught at the HaMidrasha Faculty of the Arts in Ramat HaSharon In the early 1960s Raffi Lavie began to paint in spontaneous scrawls reminiscent of graffiti and comic strip art He wrote on his paintings as if they were walls covered with scribbles His work has been described as angry nervous aggressive and abrasive He was invited to exhibit with Ofakim Hadashim New Horizons but his work challenged the delicate lyricism of the group Towards the end of the 1960s Lavi began to glue photographs reproductions and posters on his works combining varied aesthetic elements kitsch applied graphics children s drawing and political rhetoric He scorned bourgeois prototypes of beauty and sought to restore the image to art after its banishment by New Horizons The synthesis of scribbled line and collage is unique to Lavie s work It has been compared to the work of American artist Cy Twombly In the mid 1960s Lavie and his followers became known as the Tel Aviv School or the 10 group The group were the first to import pop art avant garde found object art collage and photography into their work 10 injected irony humor and sophistication into Israeli art They situated everyday objects such as dolls fragments of papers towels and reproductions center stage Israeli reality marched into the art world that discovered the everyday as proper material for creation 3 In 1986 curator Sara Breitberg Semel presented the exhibit Want of Matter at the Tel Aviv Museum Breitberg Semel Want of Matter thesis of the exhibit was that Lavie and the 10 group used Jewish concepts and symbols but the art was secular She focused on the low cost materials used in their work such as plywood cardboard writing and scribbling within the work and other low cost material The use of such simple and cheap material identified with the establishment of Israel and thus created a new unique Israel voice In 2002 a retrospective exhibit opened at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem on Lavie entitled Rafi Lavie Works from 1950 to 2002 This exhibit had a new interpretation of Lavie and his followers work The new interpretation showed how Lavie s work was romantic rich filled with the Jewish religion and European roots 4 5 In 2005 he had a solo exhibition at Givon Gallery in Tel Aviv 6 Lavie represented Israel in the 53rd Venice Biennale in 2009 7 Gallery edit nbsp Raffi Lavie 1980 Photographer Stanley I Batkin nbsp Untitled 1969Israel Museum CollectionB83 0006 nbsp Untitled 1977Israel Museum CollectionB92 1599 nbsp Untitled 1983Israel Museum CollectionB03 0063Awards edit1978 The Dizengoff Prize for Painting and Sculpture Municipality of Tel Aviv Yafo Tel Aviv 8 References editAs of this edit this article uses content from Artist List Information Center for Israeli Art which is licensed in a way that permits reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 3 0 Unported License but not under the GFDL All relevant terms must be followed Ten Plus group innovation in Israeli art Jacob Samuel Retrieved 2021 12 14 Dana Gilerman May 8 2007 Artist Rafi Lavi 70 dies of cancer Haaretz Retrieved August 18 2014 Nissim Gal March 7 2009 Art in Israel 1948 2008 A Partial Panorama The Global Research in International Affairs Retrieved May 23 2012 Central exhibition for the year 2012 at The Mishkan Le Omanut Museum of Art Ein Harod Azay Art Magazine January 2012 Archived from the original on May 18 2011 Retrieved May 23 2012 Dana Gilerman April 8 2003 The curators go to war over interpretation Haaretz Retrieved May 23 2012 Dalia Karpel December 22 2005 הייתי רשע אבל צודק I was evil but righteous Haaretz in Hebrew Tel Aviv Retrieved September 27 2011 Raffi Lavie at 53rd Venice Biennale e flux May 21 2009 Retrieved September 27 2011 List of Dizengoff Prize laureates PDF in Hebrew Tel Aviv Municipality Archived from the original PDF on December 17 2007 Retrieved 25 July 2010 External links editRaffi Lavie collection at the Israel Museum Raffi Lavie Information Center for Israeli Art Israel Museum Retrieved 11 August 2011 Art of Raffi Lavie at Europeana Retrieved accessdate Retrieved 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