Ayelet Riza, ‘Wings’
www.ayeletriza.com
Ayelet Riza resides and works in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Her art work is displayed in both solo and group exhibitions in contemporary art galleries.
Ayelet's works raise questions of identity, both that of women and men. Frequently gender roles change while the images continue to dazzle us with temptation even when the enigmatic distance makes us believe they are ‘lost in space’.
She uses oil colors and Graphite on canvas, cardboard (as in the painting ‘Wings’) and wood.
"Symbols of a womb, bleeding, the bride's veil and shoes are often used in my paintings to emphasis my theme" says Ayelet. "With regard to the work 'Wing' the theme emerged when I read the story of Cinderella to my niece. When I tried to tell her there is no Prince on a white horse in real life, she naively insisted there is."
"The concept is around the dream and its shattering reality -- The bride's dress is bleeding. The Cinderella fairytale does not happen in real life."
"In 'Wings' I paint several female icons, one of which is the woman pulling the strings, she is the independent, careerist woman; others are the spiritual Medea, the seductive woman and the bleeding bride."
Ayelet's manifesto is summarized in her concluding statement: "Women should be given the same opportunities, privileges and rights as men, not only by law but also de facto. I call for No Violence against them."