Tribute to Reuven Rubin
Rafael Pérez
Year of creation: 2015
Material: acrylic on canvas
Size: 250 x 140 cm
Tribute to Reuven Rubin is Rafael Perez's tribute to Reuven Rubin, an artist also from Israel, who is known for his depictions of "biblical" landscapes, folklore, and people of different nationalities.
Rafael Perez's early work focused on reflections on human relationships, and many of his works use flowers as metaphors, with highly personal compositions and colors. His hometown of Tel Aviv was a favorite scene for Rafael Perez to depict, and in "Tribute to Reuven Rubin," he decorates the city with rich lines and splashes of color to express his expectations of Israeli society and his sense of identity and belonging. The depiction of the cityscape has the childlike innocence that Rafael Perez's works have always given people.
