coGalleries presents the Israelian Street Artist Latzi and the resulting exhibition "Circle" produced during the summer residency with coGalleries
Exhibition Opening on the 8 of JUNE, from 19-22h / Exhibition from 9 of June until 12 of June
For nearly a decade Latzi operates in the public sphere of Israel. The pieces can be found all over the country on walls, rooftops, fences, deserted and abandoned buildings - more than a hundred pieces that create unusual connections between stencil work and precise sketching.
Circle - a closed, strong shape, protective and suffocating. In social representation, the circle is the framework to which we belong. The "negative area" is the hollow area within the circle, the territory that allows freedom of movement but is still imprisoning within its definition. In the exhibition, a number of works will be presented in which the artist continues to examine the individual person and the relationship with the surroundings.
The images reflect almost complete figures, missing one body part or another, that have hidden and indecipherable interactions between them. The work of the artist deals with power relations between the individuals, the urban environment and questions of identity. the artist says "On the contrary: it is an art that is intended to be available but temporary, and it is destined to absorb changes and disappear completely.
How did you get into urban art?
By accident:
I am intrigued by the relationship between humans and environment. So one day I started pasting up my drawings on walls outside and found out that whole new meanings are added to the image. Soon enough it became an obsession.
Where do you get your inspiration from?
I draw my inspiration from the work itself. I can spot a location somewhere, and I start to see it as a beginning of an idea. From that point I add fragments of figures, objects, abstract shapes and other elements, and mix them, almost unconsciously, to create a new form. I draw my inspiration from the work itself. I can spot a location somewhere, and I start to see it as a beginning of an idea. From that point I add fragments of figures, objects, abstract shapes and other elements, and mix them, almost unconsciously, to create a new form.
You act anonimous, why?
Only by acting anonymously I feel I am entirely free to express. Plus I would like to think that my art speaks to the most significant common ground.
Is your work mostly studio based? How is your relation to that space in general, do you have a studio in Tel Aviv?
I do not have a studio, and I do not have a stock of artworks anywhere. I have no need to collect and keep things. I feel "lighter" this way.
This is why my works can only be seen in public spaces or at galleries when I have an exhibition. I do have many sketchbooks with ink drawings that I fill on a daily basis.
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