I am an Israeli painter based in Berlin, where I have been living and working for the past seven years. My work, primarily in drawing and oil, is rooted in observation. Through painting, I explore the human experience, the way we perceive time, and the delicate gap between our inner fantasies and external realities. Born in Israel in 1973, I grew up with a passion for painting and crafts. My father, Professor Amos Ar, is a retired biologist, and my mother, Nurit Ar, worked as both an architect’s draftsperson and jeweler. At age 14, I began studying art seriously at Wizo France High School of Art and Design in Tel Aviv, learning painting, drawing, and sculpture. After military service, I attended Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem, studying anatomy for the arts with Oswald Adler and drawing from observation with Abraham Bykov. I left Bezalel to pursue my own artistic path. 

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