Roy Mordechay IL, b. 1976
Biography
Roy Mordechay his artistic practice is based on an inter-disciplinary approach, for he strives to work in different mediums and create surprising combinations between them. Two-dimensional paintings and aquarelle drawings are transformed into three-dimensional kinetic sculptures and dynamic installations. His works are infused with humor and irony, despite their frequent portrayal of a chaotic, anxious-ridden reality. They depict a futuristic, fictional world charged with motifs from ancient worlds and rituals; ultimately, representing a longing for an unmediated connection to nature, earth and matter.
Works
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12 Team Player (Sachkan Kvuyati), 2024
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16 Moving Column (Amud Na), 2024
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20 Defence Ourselves (Lehagen Al Azmenu), 2024
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6 Tell B (Maase B), 2024
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7 Paths (Netivim), 2024
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9 By Themselves (Levadan), 2024
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1 Slip (Plita), 2023
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10 Active Rest (Menucha Peila), 2023
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13 Uncertainty - Man (Choser Vadaut - Ish), 2023
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14 B (B), 2023
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15 Unable (Nivzar), 2023
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18 His Power (Kocho) , 2023
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4 Bathing (Rechatza), 2023
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8 Greenhouse (Hamama), 2023
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Bright Future, 2023
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Ethos in fetus #01, 2023
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Ethos in Fetus #03, 2023
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Give Me a Break, 2023
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Present Progresive #01, 2023
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Suspended, 2023
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The Messenger #01, 2023
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The Messenger #02, 2023
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Running out of choices, 2022
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Running out of choices #3, 2022
Exhibitions
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'Liquid Marks'
PLUS-ONE GALLERY (SOUTH) 22 Jun - 1 Sep 2024With Liquid Marks, PLUS-ONE Gallery brings an ode to Summer, by hailing water in its many facets. As the summer sun peaks, water’s cool presence balances the heat, symbolizing life's...Read more -
'Aesthetic Echoes'
PLUS-ONE GALLERY (SOUTH) 16 May - 16 Jun 2024With Aesthetic Echoes, PLUS-ONE Gallery wants to revive the appreciation, intimacy and ritual of the iconic format. Through paying homage to the significance of the album cover artwork, while embracing...Read more -
Roy Mordechay, 'Silent Partners'
PLUS-ONE GALLERY (SOUTH) 24 Feb - 24 Mar 2024Rising from the primordial chaos as it strives towards entropy, it penetrates ever up upwards, dreaming itself out of the numinous. The darkness reveals translucent figures painted as if with...Read more -
'FACE TIME'
PLUS-ONE GALLERY (NEW SOUTH) 25 Nov 2023 - 7 Jan 2024A genre with such extensive history like portraiture, proves to be a generous, yet challenging subject matter for an ambitious and playful group show. FACE TIME presents a large-scale selection...Read more