Yellow Light , 2010
68.5 x 99 cm (h x w)
Tempera and oil on paper

© Ra'anan Levy

Yellow Light is one of a series of works begun in 2003 exploring interiors, typically unpeopled domestic spaces. As in his earlier series of stainless steel sinks (1976), sewer drains (1998-2004), and common objects (1994), Levy foregrounds a space which more usually forms the background to human experience. The lead-white, Naples-yellow and vermillion palette, predominantly used to depict the human body, here highlights the lack of a human presence, evoking nostalgia for the lost home that is emblematic of the wider émigré experience.

Ausgestellt von

Ben Uri Research Unit

Mehr von Ben Uri Research Unit

Still Life, Onions and Leeks , 1945-49
39.5 x 28.5 cm (h x w)
Oil on canvas
Ben Uri Research Unit
Standing Female Nude , n.d.
62.5 x 33.8 cm (h x w)
Charcoal on paper
Ben Uri Research Unit
Portrait of a Girl , n.d.
47 x 41 cm (h x w)
Watercolour and pencil on paper
Ben Uri Research Unit
Female Nude, Back View , n.d.
63.5 x 34 cm (h x w)
PASTEL ON PAPER
Ben Uri Research Unit
Geranium , n.d.
56 x 36 cm (h x w)
Watercolour on paper
Ben Uri Research Unit