5 Queer Artists You Should Follow
gggaaallleeerrryyy’s ongoing mission is to present and promote marginalized artists who push the boundaries of contemporary culture. We wanted to take a moment and celebrate creatives from our communities, pushing forward queer folks to the forefront of our local scene.
Here are 5 Queer Artists you should follow - vol 1.
ERA
Multidisciplinary Artist and fresh graduate of The Bezalel Academy of Art, Eden Rabi's ongoing project 'ERA,' started during her studies when she started creating sound and utilizing music in her performances and video works. Today ERA is working on her first album and debut performance.
Hanna Hamam
Hanna Hamam stands at the forefront of avant-garde Israeli fashion, combining punk aesthetics with androgynous cuts. This underlying motif can be seen throughout all his works. Hamam is part of a new generation of designers, challenging mainstream fashion to think beyond gender, labels, and heteronormative styles. His design philosophy greatly pushes binary, sartorial boundaries, bringing together the masculine and feminine.
Chen Flamenbaum graduated from The Bezalel Academy of Art in 2020. His graduation exhibition was sort of a playground frozen in space and time with an internal set of rules. The use of multiple materials invites a childish wandering out of curiosity and discovery, humor and surprise. The game is a two-way bridge between the inner and personal world and the outer, uncontrollable world.
Toar Avni is a Visual Artist, Set Designer, and Art Director who lives and works in Hamburg, Germany. Born and raised in Tel Aviv, Avni studied industrial design at the Holon Institute of Technology. She attributes her creativity to her father, who worked in the fashion industry, which eventually led her to work in the field.
Karin Pinto is a tattoo artist based in Tel Aviv. She started tattooing when at 18 years old with a machine she bought online. Pinto learned the craft by watching videos online and observing others. In recent years she developed a unique style that she describes as 'trash-comic'.
