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Phosphorescing diamonds from an undisclosed locality. (each crystal is on the order of 0.5 millimeters in size)
A mineral is a naturally-occurring, solid, inorganic, crystalline substance having a fairly definite chemical composition and having fairly definite physical properties. At its simplest, a mineral is a naturally-occurring solid chemical. Currently, there are about 5600 named and described minerals - about 200 of them are common and about 20 of them are very common. Mineral classification is based on anion chemistry. Major categories of minerals are: elements, sulfides, oxides, halides, carbonates, sulfates, phosphates, and silicates.
Elements are fundamental substances of matter - matter that is composed of the same types of atoms. At present, 118 elements are known. Of these, 98 occur naturally on Earth (hydrogen to californium). Most of these occur in rocks & minerals, although some occur in very small, trace amounts. Only some elements occur in their native elemental state as minerals.
To find a native element in nature, it must be relatively non-reactive and there must be some concentration process. Metallic, semimetallic (metalloid), and nonmetallic elements are known in their native state.
The element carbon occurs principally in its native state as graphite (C) and diamond (C). Graphite is the common & far less valuable polymorph of carbon. A scarce polymorph of carbon is diamond. The physical properties of diamond and graphite couldn’t be more different, considering they have the same chemistry. Diamond has a nonmetallic, adamantine luster, typically occurs in cubic or octahedral (double-pyramid) crystals, or subspherical to irregularly-shaped masses, and is extremely hard (H≡10). Diamonds can be almost any color, but are typically clearish, grayish, or yellowish. Many diamonds are noticeably fluorescent under black light (ultraviolet light), but the color and intensity of fluorescence varies. Some diamonds are phosphorescent - under certain conditions, they glow for a short interval on their own.
Very rarely, diamond is a rock-forming mineral (see diamondite - www.flickr.com/photos/jsjgeology/14618393527).
The diamonds shown above are clear/colorless under white light and glow blue, magenta, green, and other colors under black light (ultraviolet light; UV). This photo was taken just after a UV light was turned off - no external light source is present. The soft glowing green and blue colors are phosphorescence.
the author is the professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kiev, Ukraine
100x120 cm
location: private collection Slovakia
All I know about the subject (which remains a mystery to me) is, that it concerns folk traditions, virginity and marriage. Much of European folk traditions can be traced back to paganism (Greco-Roman, Celtic, Germanic, Slavonic...). It seems here as if paganism was confronted with christianity - whatever shines behind the central figure´s head (sun, moon, star or simply wreath of flowers) reminds of a halo. The acidic greenish and yellowish colours help to carry the inner tension. Apart from the spirituality, there is something tragic in this scene filled with lyrism. Because of this, the painting can be perceived as a successful fusion of Edvard Munch and El Greco. If you think Greco is here "out of the question" painter, just call to mind his phosphorescent light. I took a series of details because I love this piece and I hope somebody will enjoy it too.
(please do not use without permission)
the author is the professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kiev, Ukraine
100x120 cm
location: private collection Slovakia
All I know about the subject (which remains a mystery to me) is, that it concerns folk traditions, virginity and marriage. Much of European folk traditions can be traced back to paganism (Greco-Roman, Celtic, Germanic, Slavonic...). It seems here as if paganism was confronted with christianity - whatever shines behind the central figure´s head (sun, moon, star or simply wreath of flowers) reminds of a halo. The acidic greenish and yellowish colours help to carry the inner tension. Apart from the spirituality, there is something tragic in this scene filled with lyrism. Because of this, the painting can be perceived as a successful fusion of Edvard Munch and El Greco. If you think Greco is here "out of the question" painter, just call to mind his phosphorescent light. I took a series of details because I love this piece and I hope somebody will enjoy it too.
(please do not use without permission)
Phosporescence @ my clock
Phosporescence is a specific type of photoluminescence related to fluorescence. Unlike fluorescence, a phosphorescent material does not immediately re-emit the radiation it absorbs. The slower time scales of the re-emission are associated with "forbidden" energy state transitions in quantum mechanics. As these transitions occur less often in certain materials, absorbed radiation may be re-emitted at a lower intensity for up to several hours.
In simpler terms, phosphorescence is a process in which energy absorbed by a substance is released relatively slowly in the form of light. This is in some cases the mechanism used for "glow-in-the-dark" materials which are "charged" by exposure to light. Unlike the relatively swift reactions in a common fluorescent tube, phosphorescent materials used for these materials absorb the energy and "store" it for a longer time as the subatomic reactions required to re-emit the light occur less often.
Most photoluminescent events, in which a chemical substrate absorbs and then re-emits a photon of light, are fast, on the order of 10 nanoseconds. However, for light to be absorbed and emitted at these fast time scales, the energy of the photons involved (i.e. the wavelength of the light) must be carefully tuned according to the rules of quantum mechanics to match the available energy states and allowed transitions of the substrate. In the special case of phosphorescence, the absorbed photon energy undergoes an unusual intersystem crossing into an energy state of higher spin multiplicity (see term symbol), usually a triplet state. As a result, the energy can become trapped in the triplet state with only quantum mechanically "forbidden" transitions available to return to the lower energy state. These transistions, although "forbidden", will still occur but are kinetically unfavored and thus progress at significantly slower time scales. Most phosphorescent compounds are still relatively fast emitters, with triplet lifetimes on the order of milliseconds. However, some compounds have triplet lifetimes up to minutes or even hours, allowing these substances to effectively store light energy in the form of very slowly degrading excited electron states. If the phosphorescent quantum yield is high, these substances will release significant amounts of light over long time scales, creating so-called "glow-in-the-dark" materials.
Most examples of "glow-in-the-dark" materials do not glow because they are phosphorescent. For example, "glow sticks" glow due to a chemiluminescent process which is commonly mistaken for phosphorescence. In chemi-luminescence, an excited state is created via a chemical reaction. The excited state will then transfer to a "dye" molecule, also known as a (sensitizer, or fluorophor), and subsequently fluoresce back to the ground state.
The study of phosphorescent materials led to the discovery of radioactivity in 1896.
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Avui no volia escriure gaire, així que fet un copy-paste d'aquest article a la Wikipedia.
Today I didn't feel like writing, so I've copy-pasted this article from Wikipedia.
by Phosphorescent for the Repackaged by Zero FM Group. Week 140.
www.flickr.com/groups/repackaged/
Fonts: Carbonated Gothic and Champagne
the author is the professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kiev, Ukraine
100x120 cm
location: private collection Slovakia
All I know about the subject (which remains a mystery to me) is, that it concerns folk traditions, virginity and marriage. Much of European folk traditions can be traced back to paganism (Greco-Roman, Celtic, Germanic, Slavonic...). It seems here as if paganism was confronted with christianity - whatever shines behind the central figure´s head (sun, moon, star or simply wreath of flowers) reminds of a halo. The acidic greenish and yellowish colours help to carry the inner tension. Apart from the spirituality, there is something tragic in this scene filled with lyrism. Because of this, the painting can be perceived as a successful fusion of Edvard Munch and El Greco. If you think Greco is here "out of the question" painter, just call to mind his phosphorescent light. I took a series of details because I love this piece and I hope somebody will enjoy it too.
(please do not use without permission)
the author is the professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kiev, Ukraine
100x120 cm
location: private collection Slovakia
All I know about the subject (which remains a mystery to me) is, that it concerns folk traditions, virginity and marriage. Much of European folk traditions can be traced back to paganism (Greco-Roman, Celtic, Germanic, Slavonic...). It seems here as if paganism was confronted with christianity - whatever shines behind the central figure´s head (sun, moon, star or simply wreath of flowers) reminds of a halo. The acidic greenish and yellowish colours help to carry the inner tension. Apart from the spirituality, there is something tragic in this scene filled with lyrism. Because of this, the painting can be perceived as a successful fusion of Edvard Munch and El Greco. If you think Greco is here "out of the question" painter, just call to mind his phosphorescent light. I took a series of details because I love this piece and I hope somebody will enjoy it too.
(please do not use without permission)
A full interview with the Israeli painter Raphael Perez (in Hebrew Rafi Peretz) about the ideas behind the naive painting, resume, personal biography and CV
Question: Raphael Perez Tell us about your work process as a naive painter?
Answer: I choose the most iconic and famous buildings in every city and town that are architecturally interesting and have a special shape and place the iconic buildings on boulevards full of trees, bushes, vegetation, flowers.
Question: How do you give depth in your naive paintings?
Answer: To give depth to the painting, I build the painting with layers of vegetation, after those low famous buildings, followed by a tall avenue of trees, and behind them towers and skyscrapers, in the sky I sometimes put innocent signs of balloons, kites.
A recurring motif in some of my paintings is the figure of the painter who is in the center of the boulevard and paints the entire scene unfolding in front of him, also there are two kindergarten teachers who are walking with the kindergarten children with the state flags that I paint, and loving couples hugging and kissing and family paintings of mother, father and child walking in harmony on the boulevard.
Question: Raphael Perez What characterizes your naive painting?
Answer: Most naive paintings have the same characteristics
(Definition as it appears in Wikipedia)
• Tells a simple story to absorb from everyday life, usually with humans.
• The representation of the painter's idealization to reality - the mapping of reality.
• Failure to maintain perspective - especially details even in distant details.
• Extensive use of repeating patterns - many details.
• Warm and bright colors.
• Sometimes the emphasis is on outlines.
• Most of the characters are flat, lack volume
• No interest in texture, expression, correct proportions
• No interest in anatomy.
• There is not much use of light and shadow, the colors create a three-dimensional effect.
I find these definitions to be valid for all my naive paintings
Question: Raphael Perez Why do you mainly choose the city of Tel Aviv?
Answer: I was born in Jerusalem, the capital city which I love very much and also paint,
I love the special Bauhaus buildings in Tel Aviv, the ornamental buildings that were built a century ago in the 1920s and 1930s, the beautiful boulevards, towers and modern skyscrapers give you the feeling of the hustle and bustle of a large metropolis and there are quite a few low and tall buildings that are architecturally fascinating in their form the special one
Also, the move to Tel Aviv, which is the capital of culture, freedom, and secularism, allowed me to live my life as I chose, to live in a relationship with a man, Jerusalem, which is a traditional city, it is more complicated to live a homosexual life, also, the art world takes place mainly in the city of Tel Aviv, and it is possible that from a professional point of view, this allows I can support myself better in Tel Aviv than in any other city in Israel.
Question: raphael perez are the paintings of the city of Tel Aviv different from the paintings of the city of Jerusalem
Answer: Most of the paintings of Jerusalem have an emphasis on the color yellow, gold, the color of the old city walls, the subjects I painted in Jerusalem are mainly a type of idealization of a peaceful life between Jews and Arabs and paintings that deal with the Jewish religious world, a number of paintings depict all shades of the currents of Judaism of today
In contrast, the Tel Aviv paintings are more colorful, with skyscrapers, the sea, balloons and more secular motifs
Question: Raphael Perez Tell us about which buildings and their architects you usually choose in your city paintings
Answer: My favorite buildings are those that have a special shape that anyone can recognize and are the symbols of the city and you will give several examples:
In the city of Tel Aviv, my favorite buildings are: the opera building with its unusual geometric shape, the Yisrotel tower with its special head, the Hail Bo Shalom tower that for years was the symbol of the tallest building in Tel Aviv, the Levin house that looks like a Japanese pagoda, the burgundy-colored Nordeau hotel with the special dome at the end of the building, A pair of Alon towers with the special structure of the sea, Bauhaus buildings typical of Tel Aviv with the special balconies and the special staircase, the Yaakov Agam fountain in Dizengoff square appears in a large part of the paintings, many towers that are in the stock exchange complex, the Aviv towers and other tall buildings on Ayalon, in some of the paintings I took plans An outline of future buildings that need to be built in the city and I drew them even before they were built in reality,
In the paintings of Jerusalem, I mainly chose the area of the Old City and East Jerusalem, a painting of the walls of the Old City, the Western Wall, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the El Akchea Mosque, the Tower of David, most of the famous churches in the city, the right hand of Moses, in most of the paintings the Jew is wearing a blue shirt with a red male cord I was in the youth movement and the Arab with a galabia, and in the paintings of the religious public then, Jews with black suits and white shirts, tallitas, kippahs, special hats, synagogues and more
I also created three paintings of the city of Haifa and one painting of Safed
In the Haifa paintings I drew the university, the Technion, the famous Egged Tower, the Sail Tower, well-known hotels, of course the Baha'i Gardens and the Baha'i Temple, Haifa Port and the boats and other famous buildings in the city
Question: Have you created series of other cities from around the world?
Answer: I created series of New York City with all the iconic and famous buildings such as: the Guggenheim Museum, the famous skyscrapers - the Chrysler Building, the Empire State Building, Lincoln Center, the famous synagogue in the city, the Statue of Liberty, the flags of the United States and other famous buildings
Two paintings of London and all its famous sites, Big Ben, famous monuments, the Ferris wheel, Queen Elizabeth and her family, the double bus, the famous public telephone, palaces, famous churches, well-known monuments
I created 4 naive paintings of cities in China, a painting of Shanghai, two paintings of the city of Suzhou and a painting of the World Park in the city of Beijing... I chose the famous skyline of Shanghai with all the famous towers, the famous promenade, temples and old buildings, two Paintings of the city of Suzhou with the famous canals, bridges, special gardens, towers and skyscrapers of the city
Phosphorescent art on polycarbonate.
Red and yellow polycarbonate spray paint (RC car paint) was used as fluorescent layer.
the author is the professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kiev, Ukraine
100x120 cm
location: private collection Slovakia
All I know about the subject (which remains a mystery to me) is, that it concerns folk traditions, virginity and marriage. Much of European folk traditions can be traced back to paganism (Greco-Roman, Celtic, Germanic, Slavonic...). It seems here as if paganism was confronted with christianity - whatever shines behind the central figure´s head (sun, moon, star or simply wreath of flowers) reminds of a halo. The acidic greenish and yellowish colours help to carry the inner tension. Apart from the spirituality, there is something tragic in this scene filled with lyrism. Because of this, the painting can be perceived as a successful fusion of Edvard Munch and El Greco. If you think Greco is here "out of the question" painter, just call to mind his phosphorescent light. I took a series of details because I love this piece and I hope somebody will enjoy it too.
(please do not use without permission)
2013年入選 2013 Selected Work Award
楊英義
拍攝動機：
利用螢火蟲的螢光點配合上鏡頭前放置的“微笑”花式黑卡。讓螢光轉變成一種有趣的表情，營造出有趣生動的自然畫面。
攝影心得：
拍攝過程很有趣很好玩，也很花費時間。但每次效果都無法預測，雖然效果和預期的有所落差，應該可以有更漂亮的火花，希望今年能有時間玩出更不一樣的畫面。
Ying-Yi Yang
Why I Took These Pictures：
For this series of pictures, I put a “smiley face” black card in front of the lens and then focus on the dancing lights of fireflies, allowing the insects’ phosphorescent glow to make interesting shapes, and creating lively images of the nature.
Winner’s Speech：Winner’s Speech:
Taking these photos is a lot of fun, but it also takes a lot of time. Actually, it is impossible to predict the exact outcome of my little experiment with the black card. And the final pictures do not quite pan out the way I expected. The gleaming dots of light should look even prettier. Anyway, I hope that next year I can get a chance to give it another try, maybe going for a different effect.
Bioluminescence is a natural phenomenon usually caused by an algae bloom of plankton. A bioluminescent sea will glow when it’s disturbed by a wave breaking or a splash in the water at night. And yes it's this bright & this blue.
- Westshore, Napier, Hawkes Bay
'Glow in the ocean falls into one of three categories: bioluminescence, phosphorescence and fluorescence. Bioluminescent organisms produce their own light generated by a chemical reaction, you might see this type of glow in a photo or video of certain deep-sea animals.
Phosphorescence and fluorescence are distinct from bioluminescence in that these phenomena involve the transformation and re-emission of light, not the production of new light.
Phosphorescent and fluorescent molecules absorb light and then re-emit that light in a slightly different form (more specifically a different wavelength). Phosphorescent molecules and fluorescent molecules differ in the time-lag between when the light that excites the molecules is received and when the transformed light is re-emitted. The emission from phosphorescent molecules is slow – think of the glow-in-the-dark stars you may have had on the ceiling of your bedroom as a kid. These phosphorescent stickers have to be “charged up” with light and then they slowly emit a faint glow over an extended period of time.
Fluorescence differs from phosphorescence in that the transformed light is re-emitted almost instantaneously. Think about going “cosmic-glow” bowling and how your white socks glow under the black fluorescent light.
To recap, bioluminescence is like running through the neighborhood at night with a glow stick, phosphorescence is the glowing stars on your bedroom ceiling and fluorescence is the glow of your socks at disco bowling.
A full interview with the Israeli painter Raphael Perez (in Hebrew Rafi Peretz) about the ideas behind the naive painting, resume, personal biography and CV
Question: Raphael Perez Tell us about your work process as a naive painter?
Answer: I choose the most iconic and famous buildings in every city and town that are architecturally interesting and have a special shape and place the iconic buildings on boulevards full of trees, bushes, vegetation, flowers.
Question: How do you give depth in your naive paintings?
Answer: To give depth to the painting, I build the painting with layers of vegetation, after those low famous buildings, followed by a tall avenue of trees, and behind them towers and skyscrapers, in the sky I sometimes put innocent signs of balloons, kites.
A recurring motif in some of my paintings is the figure of the painter who is in the center of the boulevard and paints the entire scene unfolding in front of him, also there are two kindergarten teachers who are walking with the kindergarten children with the state flags that I paint, and loving couples hugging and kissing and family paintings of mother, father and child walking in harmony on the boulevard.
Question: Raphael Perez What characterizes your naive painting?
Answer: Most naive paintings have the same characteristics
(Definition as it appears in Wikipedia)
• Tells a simple story to absorb from everyday life, usually with humans.
• The representation of the painter's idealization to reality - the mapping of reality.
• Failure to maintain perspective - especially details even in distant details.
• Extensive use of repeating patterns - many details.
• Warm and bright colors.
• Sometimes the emphasis is on outlines.
• Most of the characters are flat, lack volume
• No interest in texture, expression, correct proportions
• No interest in anatomy.
• There is not much use of light and shadow, the colors create a three-dimensional effect.
I find these definitions to be valid for all my naive paintings
Question: Raphael Perez Why do you mainly choose the city of Tel Aviv?
Answer: I was born in Jerusalem, the capital city which I love very much and also paint,
I love the special Bauhaus buildings in Tel Aviv, the ornamental buildings that were built a century ago in the 1920s and 1930s, the beautiful boulevards, towers and modern skyscrapers give you the feeling of the hustle and bustle of a large metropolis and there are quite a few low and tall buildings that are architecturally fascinating in their form the special one
Also, the move to Tel Aviv, which is the capital of culture, freedom, and secularism, allowed me to live my life as I chose, to live in a relationship with a man, Jerusalem, which is a traditional city, it is more complicated to live a homosexual life, also, the art world takes place mainly in the city of Tel Aviv, and it is possible that from a professional point of view, this allows I can support myself better in Tel Aviv than in any other city in Israel.
Question: raphael perez are the paintings of the city of Tel Aviv different from the paintings of the city of Jerusalem
Answer: Most of the paintings of Jerusalem have an emphasis on the color yellow, gold, the color of the old city walls, the subjects I painted in Jerusalem are mainly a type of idealization of a peaceful life between Jews and Arabs and paintings that deal with the Jewish religious world, a number of paintings depict all shades of the currents of Judaism of today
In contrast, the Tel Aviv paintings are more colorful, with skyscrapers, the sea, balloons and more secular motifs
Question: Raphael Perez Tell us about which buildings and their architects you usually choose in your city paintings
Answer: My favorite buildings are those that have a special shape that anyone can recognize and are the symbols of the city and you will give several examples:
In the city of Tel Aviv, my favorite buildings are: the opera building with its unusual geometric shape, the Yisrotel tower with its special head, the Hail Bo Shalom tower that for years was the symbol of the tallest building in Tel Aviv, the Levin house that looks like a Japanese pagoda, the burgundy-colored Nordeau hotel with the special dome at the end of the building, A pair of Alon towers with the special structure of the sea, Bauhaus buildings typical of Tel Aviv with the special balconies and the special staircase, the Yaakov Agam fountain in Dizengoff square appears in a large part of the paintings, many towers that are in the stock exchange complex, the Aviv towers and other tall buildings on Ayalon, in some of the paintings I took plans An outline of future buildings that need to be built in the city and I drew them even before they were built in reality,
In the paintings of Jerusalem, I mainly chose the area of the Old City and East Jerusalem, a painting of the walls of the Old City, the Western Wall, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the El Akchea Mosque, the Tower of David, most of the famous churches in the city, the right hand of Moses, in most of the paintings the Jew is wearing a blue shirt with a red male cord I was in the youth movement and the Arab with a galabia, and in the paintings of the religious public then, Jews with black suits and white shirts, tallitas, kippahs, special hats, synagogues and more
I also created three paintings of the city of Haifa and one painting of Safed
In the Haifa paintings I drew the university, the Technion, the famous Egged Tower, the Sail Tower, well-known hotels, of course the Baha'i Gardens and the Baha'i Temple, Haifa Port and the boats and other famous buildings in the city
Question: Have you created series of other cities from around the world?
Answer: I created series of New York City with all the iconic and famous buildings such as: the Guggenheim Museum, the famous skyscrapers - the Chrysler Building, the Empire State Building, Lincoln Center, the famous synagogue in the city, the Statue of Liberty, the flags of the United States and other famous buildings
Two paintings of London and all its famous sites, Big Ben, famous monuments, the Ferris wheel, Queen Elizabeth and her family, the double bus, the famous public telephone, palaces, famous churches, well-known monuments
I created 4 naive paintings of cities in China, a painting of Shanghai, two paintings of the city of Suzhou and a painting of the World Park in the city of Beijing... I chose the famous skyline of Shanghai with all the famous towers, the famous promenade, temples and old buildings, two Paintings of the city of Suzhou with the famous canals, bridges, special gardens, towers and skyscrapers of the city
My very talented wife crochets these cute little owl ornaments and I just couldn't resist making some glow in the dark eyes for this little one. The pupils were made from ebony and the rest is alumilite with phosphorescent resin.
Phosfluorescent lamp made from wooden veneer, screen molding and plastic drinking cups. Driven by 4x 380nm (30 deg.) LEDs at 25mA.
Shown in the dark with LEDs off.
→ Inspirada por Amigdalita, también comparto parte de mi colección de Sailor Moon, pero pa' que no parezca copia, le voy a dar otro enfoque XD
Muchas de las cosas que vendían/venden aquí de Sailor Moon son forradas en un plástico de color fosforescente! Haha! No cacho qué onda.
Son todas cosas de la marca koreana Elite.
Agendas!
♥ Naranjo: El más grande. Las hojas no son de Sailor Moon y los stickers tampoco, son de animalitos kawaií. Lo que viene de Sailor Moon son las hojas para teléfonos y notitas, que son prepicadas y muy bonitas! Y los marcadores de página, preciosos tamén.
♥ Verde Limón: Agenda pequeña. Este sí tiene hojitas de Sailor Moon! También tiene hojas de direcciones prepicadas, y stickers. Además viene con una hoja plástica doblada con imágenes de Sailor Moon, no sé si pa' recortarla o como para guardar stickers.
♥ Rosado: Ese es diario de vida, no agenda. A diferencia de los dos anteriores no tiene espirales y viene con candadito, las hojas son de Sailor Moon y vienen en 3 colores.
→ The Wonderful Fluorescent World of Sailor Moon! ♥ Part 1
Inspired by Amigdalita, I decided to upload some of my Sailor Moon collection, and in order not to be a copycat, I use a different point of view XD
Lots of Sailor Moon things that are/were sold in Chile, are wrapped in some phosphorescent plastic! Haha! I don't know why! They all belong to the korean brand Elite.
Journals!
♥ Orange: The biggest one. Stickers and sheets have no Sailor Moon designs, they have kawaií animals. There are Sailor Moon desingns in the dotted line memos, very beautiful! and in the sheet separators, beautiful too.
♥ Lime Green: Small journal. Everything in this one is Sailor Moon! Sheets, memos and stickers. It also comes with some plastic sheet with Sailor Moon drawings, I don't know if it's for cutting it or to be used as a sticker sheet.
♥ Hotpink: This is a diary. It's not a spiral notebook, and includes lock and key. It has Sailor Moon sheets in 3 different colors.
A full interview with the Israeli painter Raphael Perez (in Hebrew Rafi Peretz) about the ideas behind the naive painting, resume, personal biography and CV
Question: Raphael Perez Tell us about your work process as a naive painter?
Answer: I choose the most iconic and famous buildings in every city and town that are architecturally interesting and have a special shape and place the iconic buildings on boulevards full of trees, bushes, vegetation, flowers.
Question: How do you give depth in your naive paintings?
Answer: To give depth to the painting, I build the painting with layers of vegetation, after those low famous buildings, followed by a tall avenue of trees, and behind them towers and skyscrapers, in the sky I sometimes put innocent signs of balloons, kites.
A recurring motif in some of my paintings is the figure of the painter who is in the center of the boulevard and paints the entire scene unfolding in front of him, also there are two kindergarten teachers who are walking with the kindergarten children with the state flags that I paint, and loving couples hugging and kissing and family paintings of mother, father and child walking in harmony on the boulevard.
Question: Raphael Perez What characterizes your naive painting?
Answer: Most naive paintings have the same characteristics
(Definition as it appears in Wikipedia)
• Tells a simple story to absorb from everyday life, usually with humans.
• The representation of the painter's idealization to reality - the mapping of reality.
• Failure to maintain perspective - especially details even in distant details.
• Extensive use of repeating patterns - many details.
• Warm and bright colors.
• Sometimes the emphasis is on outlines.
• Most of the characters are flat, lack volume
• No interest in texture, expression, correct proportions
• No interest in anatomy.
• There is not much use of light and shadow, the colors create a three-dimensional effect.
I find these definitions to be valid for all my naive paintings
Question: Raphael Perez Why do you mainly choose the city of Tel Aviv?
Answer: I was born in Jerusalem, the capital city which I love very much and also paint,
I love the special Bauhaus buildings in Tel Aviv, the ornamental buildings that were built a century ago in the 1920s and 1930s, the beautiful boulevards, towers and modern skyscrapers give you the feeling of the hustle and bustle of a large metropolis and there are quite a few low and tall buildings that are architecturally fascinating in their form the special one
Also, the move to Tel Aviv, which is the capital of culture, freedom, and secularism, allowed me to live my life as I chose, to live in a relationship with a man, Jerusalem, which is a traditional city, it is more complicated to live a homosexual life, also, the art world takes place mainly in the city of Tel Aviv, and it is possible that from a professional point of view, this allows I can support myself better in Tel Aviv than in any other city in Israel.
Question: raphael perez are the paintings of the city of Tel Aviv different from the paintings of the city of Jerusalem
Answer: Most of the paintings of Jerusalem have an emphasis on the color yellow, gold, the color of the old city walls, the subjects I painted in Jerusalem are mainly a type of idealization of a peaceful life between Jews and Arabs and paintings that deal with the Jewish religious world, a number of paintings depict all shades of the currents of Judaism of today
In contrast, the Tel Aviv paintings are more colorful, with skyscrapers, the sea, balloons and more secular motifs
Question: Raphael Perez Tell us about which buildings and their architects you usually choose in your city paintings
Answer: My favorite buildings are those that have a special shape that anyone can recognize and are the symbols of the city and you will give several examples:
In the city of Tel Aviv, my favorite buildings are: the opera building with its unusual geometric shape, the Yisrotel tower with its special head, the Hail Bo Shalom tower that for years was the symbol of the tallest building in Tel Aviv, the Levin house that looks like a Japanese pagoda, the burgundy-colored Nordeau hotel with the special dome at the end of the building, A pair of Alon towers with the special structure of the sea, Bauhaus buildings typical of Tel Aviv with the special balconies and the special staircase, the Yaakov Agam fountain in Dizengoff square appears in a large part of the paintings, many towers that are in the stock exchange complex, the Aviv towers and other tall buildings on Ayalon, in some of the paintings I took plans An outline of future buildings that need to be built in the city and I drew them even before they were built in reality,
In the paintings of Jerusalem, I mainly chose the area of the Old City and East Jerusalem, a painting of the walls of the Old City, the Western Wall, the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, the El Akchea Mosque, the Tower of David, most of the famous churches in the city, the right hand of Moses, in most of the paintings the Jew is wearing a blue shirt with a red male cord I was in the youth movement and the Arab with a galabia, and in the paintings of the religious public then, Jews with black suits and white shirts, tallitas, kippahs, special hats, synagogues and more
I also created three paintings of the city of Haifa and one painting of Safed
In the Haifa paintings I drew the university, the Technion, the famous Egged Tower, the Sail Tower, well-known hotels, of course the Baha'i Gardens and the Baha'i Temple, Haifa Port and the boats and other famous buildings in the city
Question: Have you created series of other cities from around the world?
Answer: I created series of New York City with all the iconic and famous buildings such as: the Guggenheim Museum, the famous skyscrapers - the Chrysler Building, the Empire State Building, Lincoln Center, the famous synagogue in the city, the Statue of Liberty, the flags of the United States and other famous buildings
Two paintings of London and all its famous sites, Big Ben, famous monuments, the Ferris wheel, Queen Elizabeth and her family, the double bus, the famous public telephone, palaces, famous churches, well-known monuments
I created 4 naive paintings of cities in China, a painting of Shanghai, two paintings of the city of Suzhou and a painting of the World Park in the city of Beijing... I chose the famous skyline of Shanghai with all the famous towers, the famous promenade, temples and old buildings, two Paintings of the city of Suzhou with the famous canals, bridges, special gardens, towers and skyscrapers of the city
installation view of my work '3 poems from a forest night' shown at the 'niteworks' event at Rversdale, the Bundanon Trust property, in morning sunlight
the work is designed to be viewed at night - the texts are phosphorescent and glow in the dark, floating in the landscape
this view shows the work without the rope bollard installed to stop people walking amongst the letters in the dark
Phosphorescent effect produced by Diet Mountain Dew in the Crystal Head shot glass backlit by 580EX II w/HONL SpeedSnoot down 45˚ and 30˚ right -2EV
Used Gavin Hoey 35mm frame as a mask. EXIF info incorrect as mask data is overriding.
Natural bio-fluorescence under blue (near-UV) lights. Lights used were 2 x Light & Motion GoBe+ with Nightsea heads. Captured with a Canon G7x MkII using a yellow Y12 barrier filter.
FOV: 5" wide.
Frozen melted salt containing home made phosphors, baloneystonite in copperlite.
Shown in phosphorescent state after exposure to UVabc light.
Key:
WL = White light (halogen + LED)
FL = Fluoresces
PHOS = Phosphorescent
BL = 450nm,
UVa = 368nm (LW), UVb = 311nm (MW), UVc = 254nm (SW)
'>' = "stimulated by:", '!' = "bright", '~' = "dim"
"Fire Serpent"
10Oct2015
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18 Watt Triple Output UV lamp from Polman Minerals - Way Too Cool UV lamps
FOV: 3" wide.
1mL of strontium carbonate, 1mL of sulfur, about 1mL sodium nitrate and about 0.03mL of manganese carbonate was ground together and placed on top of 15mL of a mixture of salt/silica (aka kitty litter). It was heated with a MAPP gas torch and immediately burst into bright yellow flame. The mixture roiled and did not into the salt while brightly glowing yellow orange.
Contains:
SrS:Mn? (FL Orange,Yellow/Green >UVa,bc)
Shown under UVc light.
Key:
WL = White light (halogen + LED)
FL = Fluoresces
PHOS = Phosphorescent
Blue = 450nm,
UVa = 368nm (LW), UVb = 311nm (MW), UVc = 254nm (SW)
'>' = "stimulated by:", '!' = "bright", '~' = "dim"
Series best viewed in Light Box mode using Right and Left arrows to navigate.
Photostream best viewed in Lightbox mode (in the dark).
18 Watt Triple Output UV lamp from Polman Minerals - Way Too Cool UV lamps