Yuval gold (Yuvi)

Born in Tel Aviv- ‘the other city that never sleeps’ - in the 1970s, Yuvi spent much of his early life in a hipster neighbourhood known as Florentine which is now the heart of the city’s graffiti scene.

Yuvi combines traditional techniques with digital technology. His characters and their settings are formed from paint, printed paper cuttings, layers of old newspaper clippings, sketches, silk screen prints, various glues, inks, spray paints, sand, glass fragments and more.

Yuvi grew up surrounded by graffiti, music, politics and the social agenda of a city with a hugely cosmopolitan character. All these influences combined to ignite his imagination and direct his creative and tempestuous personality into highly expressive and vibrant artistic statements.

Yuvi has a gift for communication which is bound up with his love of colour, his positive personality, and his warm-hearted attitude to the people around him. The animation and vibrancy in each of his works takes us straight back to the streets which inspired them and has won him exhibitions and admirers in places as diverse as New York and New Delhi. 

Superheroes, scientists, artists, movie stars, animals – all these and many more subjects make appearances in his work.

Using humour and defiance, he gives an artistic voice to his world view, exploring issues which he cares passionately about, from social criticism to iconic homage, in his deeply personal language.