Ariel Duckler Levy
Instagram @arielducklerlevy
EMAIL: arielducklerlevy@gmail.com
Artist Statement
My practice is informed by daily walks in an urban neighborhood. Visual material abounds and beckons: concrete buildings, asphalt roads and curb side rubbish. I find archaeological treasures where others see garbage: discarded styrofoam, cartons, cardboard, bubble wrap, weathered furniture, broken toys, abandoned construction materials and outdated appliances. I love the marginality of these rejects, and I “adopt” them -- converting these abandoned items into paintings, drawings and sculptures. I use Styrofoam, cardboard, paint, charcoal, pencil, cosmetics, shoe polish, ink, textiles and clay to incorporate nonconventional found materials into final works.
Education
Tel Aviv Artists House, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel (Studio of Revital Ben-Asher Peretz)
Benyamini Contemporary Ceramics Center, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel
Nassau Community College, Garden City, New York (Prof. Bill Shillalies, Art Dept.)
Long Island University Ceramics Dept., C.W. Post, Brookville, New York (Prof. Frank Olt, Art Dept.)
Tel Aviv University, Faculty of Law, LL.B.
University of California, Santa Cruz, Dept. of Politics, B.A.
Exhibitions and Installations
June 2025 “O’lot Komah,” Tel Aviv Artists House, Multi-media installation, Tel Aviv, Israel
May 2025 “Kir Malacha” Homage to Genia Berger, Bas-relief tiles, K. HaMalacha, Tel Aviv
May 2024 "5 Houses," Kikar Bialik, Bas-relief tile, Tel Aviv Artists House, Tel Aviv
Feb 2024 "Vases,' BY5 Gallery, Ceramic Vases, Tel Aviv, Israel
Nov 2023 "Toolbox," BY5 Gallery, Ceramic tile installation, Tel Aviv, Israel
June 2023 “Elite Unit,” Tel Aviv Artists House, Paintings on Styrofoam, Tel Aviv, Israel
2018-2023 “Israeli Musicians,” “Dganit” Auditorium, Ceramic tile installation, Ono College, Israel
2018-2021 “Israeli Jazzists,” Bikurim Arts Village, Ceramic tile installation, Eshkol, Israel
2017-2018 “Iconic Jazz Musicians,” Beit HaAmudim, Ceramic tile installation, Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel