Raffi Lavie
Raffi Lavie (Hebrew: רפי לביא; born 1937, died May 7, 2007) was an Israeli artist, art educator and music/art critic.
Biography
Lavi was born in Tel Aviv, Mandate Palestine in 1937. He began teaching at the Midrasha Art Academy in 1966. He retired at the age of 62. In 2002, a retrospective exhibit of his work was held at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem. In 2005, he had a solo exhibition at Givon Gallery in Tel Aviv.
Lavie's work is a cross between graffiti and abstract expressionism. It has been compared to the work of American artist Cy Twombly. [1]Due to severe back problems, Lavie painted in his last years while sitting.[2]
On May 7, 2007, he died of pancreatic cancer at his home in Tel Aviv, aged 70. He donated his body to the University of Tel Aviv for research.
Awards
- In 1978, Lavie was a co-recipient of the Dizengoff Prize for Painting[3].
References
- ^ Artist Raffi Lavi, 70, dies of cancer, Haaretz
- ^ "I was evil but righteous", Haaretz
- ^ "List of Dizengoff Prize laureates" (PDF) (in Hebrew). Tel Aviv Municipality.
Bibliography
- Sarit Shapira, Raffi Lavie, Works from 1950 to 2003 (The Israel Museum, Jerusalem).
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