RABI (artist)
RABI | |
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Los Angeles, California | |
| Known for | Fine art, sculpture, muralism, photography, typography, videography |
| Website | rabitowing |
RABI (born David Emanuel Mordechai Torres in 1984) is a first generation American
Career
RABI's works stem from his early life as a graffiti writer, skateboarder and
He spent a full decade building
In 2021 RABI participated in the worldwide public art campaign, #NOTACRIME for educational equality in Iran. RABI's mural was painted over the summer in New York and the piece directly confronts the shattered educational system, "a result of an entire minority being barred just because of their beliefs." The mural is in keeping with his previous work – all of which has focused on society and the human condition. The owner of a nearby building, overlooking the Nelson Mandela Memorial Garden at the corner of Frederick Douglass Boulevard and 126th Street, offered the wall of her building to help the project.[17] That same year, he was commissioned by Firestone Walker Brewing Company in Venice to paint a large-scale mural on the building.[18] [19]
One year later, in 2022 RABI
In August 2023 RABI continued his solo exhibition gen+esc (generation+escape), this time in Berlin.[27] [28] The exhibition opened at the new Urban Nation Museum satellite gallery, in Neukölln, and took place during Berlin Art Week, featuring short art films, installations, print editions, and ceramic sculptures, produced in part by ARTXIV. [29][30] There he also created his first mixed-reality mural commissioned by Project PM 20 in Prenzlauer Berg. [31]
In January 2024 Rabi participated in a group exhibition titled The Cat Art Show in Los Angeles at the Wallis Annenberg PetSpace and 10% of art sales went to the fund. [32]
In March 2024 Rabi was invited by HK Walls
Selected exhibitions and works
- 2023, RABI, _gen+esc, Urban Nation Museum, Berlin, Germany
- 2022, RABI, _gen+esc, Nomad Gallery, Los Angeles, CA USA
- 2019 Rabi x JR Collaboration, Branded Arts Maya Angelou Mural Festival, Los Angeles, CA USA
- 2017 POW! WOW! Art Festival, Arad, Israel
- 2015 NOTHING EXISTS, Montreal, Canada
- 2012 ORGANIZED CHAOS!, Los Angeles, CA USA
- 2011 CYRCLE, WE NEVER DIE!, Design Matters, Los Angeles, CA USA
References
- ^ Rabi Towing For Known Hitch, The NTWRK, the NTWRK.com, Dec 9, 2022
- ^ Rabi Towing Official Website
- ^ Artist, Rabi
- ^ Artbute, Rabi Bio, 2020
- ^ Bell Arts Factory, Mention Of Rabi: Muralist, 2015
- ^ Artist RABI Completes Mural at Venice Taproom, Firestonebeer.com, November 9, 2021
- ^ Global Street Art: David “Rabi” Torres and Peaceful Revolution, Iran Wire, 2021
- ^ Hublot & Shepard Fairey Come Together In Hollywood To Launch A New Timepiece, October 2022, Hubolt.com
- ^ RABI Paints mural for Firestone Brewing Company in Venice, Nov 10, 2021, VenicePaparazzi.com
- ^ #NOTACRIME Worldwide Street Art Campaign for Educational Equality In Iran, Express Magazine, 2021
- ^ Global Street Art: David “Rabi” Torres and Peaceful Revolution, Iran Wire, 2021
- ^ Featured Artists, Art of Development, 2022
- ^ UNRTD, CYRCLE, 2018 Mural
- ^ In The Spotlight: Muralist RABI, VenicePaparazzi.com, November 11, 2021
- ^ Artist-duo CYRCLE Converts an Underground Parking Structure into a Colorful Universe, UNRTD, Montreal, 2015
- ^ Rabi x JR Collaborate With Branded Arts Among Other Artists For Maya Angelou Festival, NY Times, July 2019
- ^ Global Street Art: David “RABI” Torres and Peaceful Revolution, Iran Wire, 2021
- ^ RABI Paints Mural For Firestone Walker Brewing Company,Atrbute.com, October 13, 2021
- ^ Artist RABI Completes Mural At Venice Taproom, Firestone Beer, 2021
- ^ RABI Official Website
- ^ RABI Remixes Reality At Nomad Gallery, LA Weekly, September 2022
- ^ Artist Rabi (CYRCLE) Solo Exhibition to Launch at Nomad Gallery in West Hollywood - WEHO TIMES West Hollywood News, September, 2022
- ^ Rabi Generation Escape Examining Existence In West Hollywood, BrooklynStreetArt.com, August 29, 2022
- ^ Artist Rabi (CYRCLE) Solo Exhibition to Launch at Nomad Gallery in West Hollywood - WEHO TIMES West Hollywood News, September, 2022
- ^ Artist Rabi (CYRCLE) Solo Exhibition to Launch at Nomad Gallery in West Hollywood - WEHO TIMES West Hollywood News, September, 2022
- ^ Artfix Daily, Nomad Gallery Presents _gen+esc, August 2022
- ^ Rabi Towing's gen esc at the Urban Nation Museum in Berlin, Opening September 13th, Artbute.com, 2023
- ^ PROJECT M/20_generati0n+escape_ _thoughts_and_c0ntradicti0ns_//_seas0n_01:02_B, UrbanNation.com, August 2023
- ^ artxiv.com
- ^ Gen+esc by Artist Rabi,Booooooom.com, September 12,2023
- ^ PM 20 One Wall by Rabin UrbanNation.com, October 2023
- ^ Cats On Display At Whimsical LA Cat Art Show, January 2024, LATimes.com
- ^ Hong Kong Time Out, March 2024, TimeOut.com
- ^ HKwalls Street Art Festival 2024: turning ordinary walls into original art in Hong Kong, South China Post, 2024
- ^ Festivals: Rabi At Wa In Fong, HKWALLS.Org, March 2024
External links
- https://rabitowing.com/
- Art Around The World: Dr. Maya Angelou High School Mural Festival, LA WEEKLY, July 2019
- Maya Angelou Mural - Rabi & JR Collaboration Via Branded Arts, This Is Colossal, July 2019
- Maya Angelou Mural Festival, Rabi & JR Collaboration Via Branded Arts, Unframed, LACMA.org, July 18, 2019
- Shepard Fairey, JR, and Other Artists Painted Murals Honoring Maya Angelou at a High School, Art Net, June 2019
- RABI of CYRCLE teams up again with French artist JR’s inside out project, Maya Angelou Mural Festival 2019, Graffiti Street, June 2019
- RABI Remixes Reality At Nomad Gallery, LA Weekly, September 2022
- Rabi & Masego Attend Hublot & Shepard Fairey Timepiece Collaboration In Hollywood, October 2022, Hubolt.com
- Water Garden, Featured Artists, wg-la.com, 2023
- With A Little Help From My Friends, Gallery III, Thinkspaceprojects.com, June 2024
- Wall Tales with RABI, US Consulate Honk Kong Youtube, 2024