“In Ozeri’s new exhibition titled Reality Check, the artist has chosen to not only explore the city that shaped his adult career but also the city that raised him. Continuing the shift in his new creative direction Ozeri felt it was finally time to pay homage to Tel-Aviv. Recently turning 60 Ozeri has had time to methodically experience and examine the structure and effects the ever-booming city has had on him both as an artist and as a person. His innate ability to connect, his undeniable determination, and his need for ever-changing cultural movement all stem from Tel Aviv.
Connecting the two cities in the exhibition was a seemingly smooth evolution. Just as transitioning his life from Tel-Aviv to New York was. Both embody the chaotic rhythm and fluctuation that allows millions to be drawn to them. Ozeri wanted people of both cities to identify and connect with his subject matter. To evoke emotion and insight as to what it means to be from Tel-Aviv. Each painting creates a meditative state between the imagery and the viewer, stimulating nostalgic reactions.
This distinctive new series views and connects Ozeri’s vibrant cities as ever- changing sources of inspiration in a significant change of aesthetic that makes his new work feel that much more authentic and dynamic.”