Ophir Dor
Upsidedown Man, 2007
Oil on canvas
Object: 220 x 150 cm
The figures in Ofir Dor's monumental paintings seem to be taking part in meaningful theatrical or allegorical-psychological scenes. These eccentric, surreal figures are characterized by an extreme sexual presence, mysterious...
Born in Ramatayim, 1972; lives and works in Berlin.
Text from The Haifa Museum exhibition catalogue, "Wild Exaggeration - The grotesque body in contemporary art", July 2009 - January 2010.
Provenance
Sommer Contemporary Art, Tel-Aviv, Israel
Exhibitions
ST-ART Residence, Jaffa | ST-ART Inaugural exhibition | March 2009 - April 2009.Tel-Aviv Museum of Art, Helena Rubinstein Pavillion for Contemporary Art | Ophir Dor | June 2007 - July 2007.
Publications
"Ophir Dor" | Tel-Aviv Museum of art, Helena Rubinstein Pavillion for Contemporary Art | 2007."Wild Exaggeration- The grotesque body in contemporary art" | Haifa Museum | 2009-2010.