Arik Levy
Bio
Arik Levy (1963) is an Israeli-born global design icon who has been working in Paris and Saint Paul de Vence in recent years, where he creates fine art in his studio surrounded by greenery. In 1991 he graduated in Industrial Design at the Art Central Europe University in Switzerland. In the field of design, he has created collections for renowned brands such as Vitra, TON, Ligne Roset and Swarovski. The stint in Japan was a turning point in his life. The artist was influenced there by the Japanese minimalist culture and different approach to life. After returning to Europe, he began to focus more on fine art, and he also designed many scenography installations for operas and contemporary dance performances.
Arik Levy is famous for his three-dimensional objects oscillates between fine art and design popular among collectors around the world. These timeless monumental sculptures from the Rocks and Craters collections are made of a variety of materials and they are suitable for indoors and outdoors. The sculptures are exhibited in a park in the south of France, which is part of the artist's studio.
Works
Selected Solo and Group Exhibitions
- 2023 / Blickachsen 13, Blickachsen Foundation, Frankfurt
- 2023 / A chair and you, Geneva
- 2022 / Trees Grow from the Sky, Collateral Event of the 59th International Art Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia, Venice
- 2022 / Louise Alexander Gallery, Porto Cervo
- 2022 / Sculpture Park, Galerie Scheffel, Eschborn
- 2021 / EmotionalEquity, Pilevneli Gallery, Istanbul
- 2021 / Austria – EmotionalFormation, Crystal Worlds Museum, Wattens
- 2020 / Stick&Structures, Venice Design Biennial, Venice
- 2020 / BeyondNature, Naples
- 2020 / MineralNature, Château Sainte Roseline, Les Arcs 2020 / The Blazing World, Sotheby’s, London
- 2019 / Intersection of existence, Pilevneli Gallery, Istanbul
- 2017 / New Works, Please Do Not Enter, Los Angeles
- 2017 / SuperYacht Gallery at Saatchi Gallery, London
- 2017 / I Remembered It Differently, Dusseldorf
- 2015 / Intuitive Reactions, Praguekabinet gallery, Prague
- 2015 / Manmade (Human) Nature, Pékin Fine Arts, Hong Kong
- 2014 / New Works, Ilan Engel Gallery, Paris
- 2014 / Primitive Components, Alon Segev Gallery, Tel Aviv
- 2012 / Experimental Growth, Bisazza Foundation, Montecchio Maggiore
- 2012 / Flections, Hedge Gallery, San Francisco
- 2010 / My Name Is Arik, Priveekollektie, Heusden
- 2010 / Out there logging, Eighth Veil Gallery, Los Angeles
- 2008 / Beyond Limits, Chatsworth
- 2008 / Absent Nature, Wright20, Chicago
- 2005 / Feel before you see, Garanti Gallery, Istanbul
- 2004 / Brilliant, Victoria & Albert Museum, London
- The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
- Museum of Arts and Design, New York
- Triennale Design Museum, Milan
- Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris
- Seoul Arts Center, Hangaram Design Museum, Seoul
- Victoria & Albert Museum, London
- FNAC, Fond national d’art contemporain, Paris
- Israel Museum, Jerusalem
- One Park Taipei, Taiwan
- private collection New York
- Atomium, Brussels, Belgium
- Fondazione Bisazza, Montecchio Maggiore