The life of the artist as a metaphor

Rafi parable concludes creative life that stretched over 60 years and came apart from Georgia, where he was born and where he settled in Israel, also in Berlin, Canada and South America. Book works summarizing his career, presents Jewish town records, figurative and abstract paintings, landscapes Diokanot the country and the world will be launched at sea, the city where the artist received honorary residency, Tuesday, February 21, in Bat Yam, 19:00

Rafi own international artist, whose works were shown around the world, specially honored in the book published by the company "Mookie Productions' owner Moshe Kahana artist Muki itself, summarize 60 years of his works, the book will be launched at a festive event to be held in February.
The book can be seen as an artist Hstclloto and keys, marked great promise at age 8, for years.
Paintings of beloved than a place for the town and town houses in Georgia. These drawings done more in his native town houses and strong black lines (cutting linoleum). The series won the Fine Arts Academy in Georgia. When you look at them is a sense of something ominous, the world is about to disappear. And that's what happened today was nothing left except Jews deserted synagogues and a Jewish life of ravaged town with 10,000 residents.
Also, as paint scenery of the Land of Israel, among other things, a series of paintings of the alleys of Safed them a sense of mystery, a secret and a time tunnel into the past.
Also records the trees tell a story without words, the relationship between the trees, alone or in a group, timber and wood truncated in all their glory, the trees dancing in the paper, and composition, such as choreography, intriguing and opens the door to personal interpretation.
Some of the drawings were based on the illustration of books, some frescoes, made of black and white absolutes. Including painting the shelter where women sit in a crowded, in fear, in the face of impending disaster. While some of the drawings were created in a planned and carefully, others are the result of an internal stream of consciousness, so meticulous artist, gave her freedom.
Rafi parable was born in Georgia in 1941, is a painter and an art teacher in many of his works have taken part in many exhibitions in the country and abroad. One of his paintings, "Portrait of an old man", was purchased by the Israeli Knesset and on the walls. Rafi than winning awards dignitaries, including Ottawa, Berlin and Chile, Chile biennial gave third place to one of his works. It also won the Israel-America Foundation, National fund Award, and more. Rafi example from the teaching of painting and was one of the senior staff members of the Popular University of Tel Aviv. in recent years, settled in the city of Rishon Lezion, where he lives and works.
As if inspired by what he saw, memories, objects and landscapes exist. With topics addressed include portraits, landscapes, still lifes and imaginary combinations.
Over the years, especially in the '80s drew pictures which convey content with symbols. In "Fiddler in the broken jug" for example, are some of the symbols in his paintings profits: a ladder, a meat grinder, keys, broken and other elements. In these works he refers to man's survival in general and specifically Jewish.
Impact of historical events like wars in the country, including the Yom Kippur War, a substantial part of his work. These works are among other themes of motherhood and tombs, illustrating the pain of war victims Height of us.

ההשקה תתקיים ביום שלישי 21/2/2017 בשעה 19:00 באודיטוריום בת-ים ברח' הדדי 6, בת ים בהשקה ישאו דברים: האוצרת דר' דליה הקר אוריון והעיתונאי מר דניאל שללשוילי ? כמו כן,ינוגנו קטעים מוזיקליים. הכניסה חופשית.