Rachel Rabinovich (b. 1999) is an artist, based in Tel-Aviv, Israel.

Artist Statement

The questions guiding me in the creative process revolve around the photographic image and curiosity about its visual materiality. I embark on my work with a motivation to understand how material quality and sensation are conveyed through the application of color. I work on paper and wood in small formats; the size of the substrate is determined before selecting the image, and the image is then stretched or shrunk in relation to the boundaries of the substrate. I collect images from everyday life and internet browsing. The collected images serve as starting points for my work, acting as a collection of textures, moments of movement, and colors. When I set out to paint, I carry with me the essential moment from the image: a cat's tail, a thin tree, a splash of color in a burned forest. The 'moments' captured in the image, however minor they may be, are extracted from their existing background and placed on the painting substrate. Subsequently, the creative process evolves from observing an external image to a material discourse about brushstrokes, textures, and the boundaries of the format.
The color palette I work with is limited, and the image appears minimally on the painting substrate. The technique I choose to paint is influenced by the texture associated with the image (smooth, furry, etc.); these sensations determine the medium I will work with and guide the nature of hand movements.

2022 'Nocturnal Wakefulness' Mozes Prize Exhibition, The Artist's House, Jerusalem, Accompanying curator: Sally Haftel Naveh.

2025 'Splitting Traces' Uri Lifshitz Building, Tel-Aviv, Curator: Tal Bar-on.

2024 'The Weight Measure' Alma Art Lounge, Tel-Aviv, Curator: Nimrod Samoray Levi.