The artist, Raphael Perez, was born in 1965
and was raised in Jerusalem. He currently resides and works
in Tel-Aviv. He is a graduate of the Jerusalem school of Visual
Arts where he studied from 1988 through 1992 and where many
of his acryllic, oil, laminated wood pieces and drawings can
be found. Beginning in 1995, the artist's drawings depicted
intimate relationships between two people whether man and
woman, two women and two men.
The Lake
Acrylic on Canvas
Couple Hugging
Oil on Canvas
The entire concept of a relationship and sentiments
between two people is brought to light. In each painting there
is an evident contrast between shade and light. The color
red is central to his paintings and consistently symbolizes
masculinity, passion and dominance. Within each gallery, one
can find a short paragraph of information regarding that particlular
gallery.
Uzi
Acrylic on Canvas
Large Portrait
Acrylic on Canvas
Perez`s creations deal with the subject of homosexuality.
He puts a strong emphasis on single-sex families, pride parades,
soldiers, male birth giving, portraits, male nudity, as well
as male, female and heterosexual couples. His paintings put
to test the boundaries between eroticism and art, while characterizing
gay relationships and love as they are expressed in everyday
life.
Eli 
The Lake
Uzi 
Red Room
Soldiers 