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This acrylic-on-paper artwork by Israeli artist Bazooka Joe presents a surreal and expressionistic composition featuring two distorted, stylized human figures rendered in bold colors and intricate patterns. The characters possess exaggerated facial features and body parts, fusing human and abstract elements in a dynamic, chaotic arrangement.
The left figure is predominantly yellow with black markings, a pink beanie with a heart pendant, and a jagged mouth with exposed teeth. The eyes, surrounded by thick black lashes and white concentric circles, contribute to a sense of intense emotion or anxiety. This figure clutches a plush-like doll or creature, adding a layer of mystery and psychological depth.
The right figure, in contrast, has a gray face with star-shaped, multi-eyed patterns in place of eyes. Its long, segmented arms, covered in polka dots and wavy lines, arch over its head in an unnatural pose. The green-striped torso and red lower body further distort traditional human proportions, creating an unsettling yet captivating visual.
The background consists of jagged, interwoven red shapes that resemble a fragmented environment, possibly symbolizing destruction or instability. The text “3TENDER RAVO R.3” appears in an erratic, hand-drawn style, contributing to the raw, graffiti-like aesthetic.
Bazooka Joe's style combines elements of street art, folk art, and surrealism, drawing inspiration from underground comics and punk aesthetics. The vivid color palette, intricate details, and chaotic composition create an artwork that explores themes of identity, transformation, and emotional tension.
Bazooka Joe, bornAdi Mendel (55), grew up in Bat Yam, the only son of a real estate and car dealer father and a housewife mother. It was a wealthy family that lacked almost nothing - except what a child really needs. Says and does not specify. "My mother would draw. Not for a living, because she did not have to work, but as a hobby. I, perhaps in response to my mother's attitude, could not stand paintings. I hated colors. I did not touch the brush. At the end it is probably in the DNA.
When he became a drug addict, his family members, including his brother from his father's late marriage, turned their backs on him. "I had no one to ask for help from, " he says, "so I started breaking the law, mostly on property offenses, to fund the drugs. I did it reluctantly, with great sorrow. 'Forced crime, ' I call it."
The drug addiction and crime brought him to a total of six years behind bars, with all this time a tremendous talent hidden deep within him and not knowing how to break out. "I saw death with my own eyes, " says Bazooka Joe, mentioning, once again, how long the distance is between someone who was so close to ending his life in a tiny cell, alone, and someone who is gaining fame today.
His talent stood out from the canvas in the eyes of anyone who witnessed his paintings. He asked his stage name from the character on the gum covers. "Bazooka Joe was a sniper in the United States Army and I was a sniper with a paintbrush, " he explains. "Plus, I connect to the naivety of the bright colors."
His works also began to make waves among those interested in the field of art. He left the gallery three years ago, after his works were priced at well over a thousand dollars. Among the buyers of Bazooka Joe's art are businessman, controlling shareholder and CEO Castro Gabi Rotter, publicist Rani Rahav and the Wertheimer industrialist family. They are now joined by another satisfied customer - the prison service. Today, Bazooka Joe focuses on art. Addiction to creation has replaced drug addiction, "but it's a good addiction, " he says.
To close a circle with his rough past, the artist painted with the approval of the Tel Aviv Municipality on the walls of the Abu Kabir Prison
- Dimensions:Height: 12.6 in (32 cm)Width: 15.75 in (40 cm)Depth: 0.04 in (1 mm)
- Style:Post-Modern (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:2020
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:New York, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU5281243815402
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