Ilana Raviv

Synthetic Realism expresses a metaphor different from reality. Raviv's works create synthetic life on canvas, forming diverse flat shapes in contrasts, which are not naturalistic, academic or sentimental. Shapes which recreate themselves while rendering a different interpretation to reality. These works emerge from the present experience without drawing from the past, devoid of opinion, preparation or previous training. They are the product of an entry into the unknown with freedom devoid of fear.

Raviv's works are woven rhymes and tied up in geometry of poetic expression. The formation of my work is not cognizant. The works stem from a process of alert concentration, attention to detail and an interest in the subject. This invites an element of surprise and an unexpected freshness that adds another dimension to her works. The work is not abstract; the vivid interest is in the exciting concrete subject and in the formative complex containing its whole, clear of information or any hint or message of any kind.

Raviv's work emanates from itself with a strong presence. Each line dictates another and each shapes creates a new shape. It is built on the anatomy of art and not on the anatomy of the subject. These elements are derived from the works of maestros like Titian, Veronese, El Greco, Frans Hals, Velasquez, Cezanne, Picasso, Matisse, De Kooning as well as the contemporary American artist Knox Martin, her teacher at the Art Student League in New York.

The essence of Raviv's work revolves around discovery itself and not on illusion or description. It is art that does not age and is beyond time and fashion.

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