Arik Levy

France/Israel

Artist, technician, photographer, designer, video artist, Levy’s skills are multi-disciplinary, and his works are shown and installed worldwide. Best known publicly for his sculptures – such as his signature Rock pieces –, his installations, limited editions and design, Levy nevertheless feels “The world is about people, not objects.”

Hailing originally from Israel and moving to Europe after his first participation in a group sculpture exhibition in Tel-Aviv in 1986, Levy set up his studio in Paris in 1992.

Heavily dyslexic, art became his medium of expression. His formation was unconventional where surfing and painting on surfboards as if they were canvas, as well as his art and graphic design studio, took all of his time back home. After years of practice Levy decides to take on studies at the Art Center Europe in Switzerland where he gains a BS with distinction 1991. After a stint in Japan where he consolidates his ideas, observing Japanese minimalist culture and way of life, and taking on very different experiences such as manufacturing products and pieces for exhibitions, Levy returns to Europe where he contributes his artistry to another field – contemporary dance and opera by way of set design and installations.

The creation of his studio then meant a foray back to art, his first love, followed by industrial design, as well as other ways of expressing his talent. Considering himself now more of a “feeling” artist, Arik Levy continues to contribute substantially to our interior and exterior milieu, his work including public sculpture, as well as complete environments that can be adapted for multi-use. “Life is a system of signs and symbols,” he says, “where nothing is quite as it seems.”

Arik Levy is Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres de la République française.

Artista, técnico, fotógrafo, diseñador y videoartista, las habilidades de Arik Levy son multidisciplinarias, y sus obras se exhiben e instalan en todo el mundo. Aunque es conocido públicamente por sus esculturas —como sus emblemáticas piezas Rock—, también destaca por sus instalaciones, ediciones limitadas y diseño. Sin embargo, Levy sostiene: “El mundo trata sobre las personas, no sobre los objetos.”

Originario de Israel, se trasladó a Europa tras su primera participación en una exposición colectiva de escultura en Tel Aviv en 1986. En 1992 estableció su estudio en París.

Altamente disléxico, el arte se convirtió en su medio de expresión. Su formación fue poco convencional: en casa, dedicaba todo su tiempo a surfear y a pintar tablas de surf como si fueran lienzos, además de gestionar su propio estudio de arte y diseño gráfico. Años más tarde, decidió estudiar en el Art Center Europe de Suiza, donde se graduó con distinción en 1991. Tras una etapa en Japón —donde consolidó sus ideas observando la cultura minimalista y el estilo de vida japonés—, participó en la producción de piezas para exposiciones y fabricación de productos. A su regreso a Europa, comenzó a aportar su talento artístico también al mundo de la danza contemporánea y la ópera, mediante escenografías e instalaciones.

La creación de su estudio marcó su regreso al arte, su primera pasión, seguido por el diseño industrial y otras formas de expresión artística. Considerándose hoy más un “artista de las sensaciones”, Arik Levy continúa aportando significativamente a nuestro entorno interior y exterior, con obras que incluyen esculturas públicas y entornos completos adaptables a múltiples usos. “La vida es un sistema de signos y símbolos,” afirma, “donde nada es exactamente lo que parece.”

Arik Levy ha sido distinguido como Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres de la République Française.

Selected Artworks

2023
66 x 20 x 32 cm
2020
84 x 25 x 35 cm
2023
70 x 65 x 132 cm
2023
72 x 64 x 144 cm
2022
48 x 35 x 70 cm
2023
53 x 30 x 22 cm
2023
48 x 36 x 66 cm
2023
48 x 30 x 76 cm
2023
50 x 35 x 62 cm
2023
52 x 36 x 57 cm

Sculpture

Arik Levy

MicroRockFormationGlass 60

2023
44 x 35 x 60 cm

Sculpture

Arik Levy

MicroRockFormationGlass49

2023
36 x 26 x 48 cm
2015
27 x 21 x 78 cm

Sculpture

Arik Levy

RockFormation Tower 227 (1/3)

2021
227 x 58 x 64 cm
2023
157 x 52 x 53 cm

Sculpture

Arik Levy

Rock Formation Tower 132

2020
132 x 70 x 65 cm

Sculpture

Arik Levy

Crate Cube 160

2022
160 x 65 x 65 cm

Sculpture

Arik Levy

LogFusion 200 1/3

2018
95 x 74 x 200 cm

Sculpture

Arik Levy

Social Skin Bronze A4 (8/8)

2016
29 x 21 x 30 cm

Sculpture

Arik Levy

Rock Raw Liquid Bronze

2017
62 x 54 x 25 cm
2016
50 x 17 x 17 cm

Sculpture

Arik Levy

Mini Rock (54/100)

2016
3.5 x 6 x 8 cm

Sculpture

Arik Levy

Rock Carbon Large (Ed. 1/3)

2017
31 x 105 x 54 cm

Sculpture

Arik Levy

Rock Carbon Medium (Ed. 1/3)

2017
28 x 65 x 50 cm

Sculpture

Arik Levy

Rock Carbon Small (Ed. 1/3)

2017
25 x 55 x 50 cm

Sculpture

Arik Levy

Rock Stone 91

2021
91 x 30 x 30 cm

Sculpture

Arik Levy

Rock Corten Set

2020
Variable dimensions