Tomer Peretz Los Angeles, United States
‘Nothing is flat, neither is my canvas’, announces Tomer on his official webpage. Indeed, thick layers and meticulous attention to colour tones mark his portrait paintings, which are deeply psychological. This work represents the actor Alejandro Edda (from the Narcos series), starring in the short film El Bus, about a family man who commits suicide. Impacted by the story, Tomer took pictures of Alejandro on set in Mexico City for a whole week and later created this portrait. Leaving the face ‘incomplete’, the artist expresses his fears about a sudden disappearance from life and not being present for his own children.
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