Ghost Library #32

New Solo Exhibition in Tel Aviv, Will Open October 25, 8:00pm

Ghost Library #32 | 2018 | 80x112in | 205x283cm | quadriptych

I am excited to exhibit one of my Ghost Library paintings in Israel for the first time!

Ghost Library #32 is the center of a solo presentation that will open at ArtSpace TLV gallery on October 25th, and would be on view for until mid November.

Ghost Library #32 continues my latest interest in representation of action-based bodily gestures. This time it is by the act of imprinting small wooden beams on the canvas and then removing them, while creating an allusion of true objects/books that disappeared, while their silhouettes remained as a relic.

The Ghost Library series presents monotype-like paintings, that echo a city skyline and allude to abandoned libraries, perhaps reminiscing on this constructed incubators of knowledge, that are rapidly losing their relevance in the age of digital and online information.

Art Space TLV, 6 Shvil Hameretz, Kiryat Hamelacha, Tel Aviv

Ghost Library #32

Loving Art Making Art

Open Studio Event in Tel Aviv, October 19-20

This past weekend I opened my studio in Tel Aviv to the public, as part of the annual LOVING ART MAKING ART festival. After the heavy rain flooded the streets, the sun came out and graced us with its warm rays, that entered the studio through the skylight. It was a pleasure to host two fellow artists - Dalia Zarhia and Nino Herman- and to welcome all the art enthusiasts that explored the studio, asked questions and commented with originality and wisdom.

Rotem Reshef studio, 6 Shvil Hameretz, Tel Aviv

Art Swagger, Los Angeles

Design, Art and giving Back, October 2018

In early October I was honored to be invited and exhibit a solo presentation of selected paintings at DLR Group’s space, as part of the Art Swagger event that took place in Downtown Los Angeles.

This philanthropic endeavour fuses design, art, and the act of giving back since 2011, and it has been drawing the Los Angeles architectural and design community closer through art and charity. Art Swagger is being supported by hundreds of professionals participating in this annual fundraiser, to help finance the Free Arts organization and their educational programs for underprivileged children.

DTLA design and architecture firms opened their studios to showcase work from a diverse group of artists, myself included.

Installation view of my paintings at DLR Group, DTLA, OCT 2018

Rotem Reshef, Web, 2010, 30x24 in | 77x61 cm

Rotem Reshef, Cheerful, 2018, 30x24 in | 77x61 cm