Rami Meiri

Rami Meiri (Hebrew: רמי מאירי; born 1957[2]), is an Israeli graffiti artist.[3] He defines himself as a multidisciplinary artist.[1]

Work

Rami Meiri is one of Israel's first graffiti artists.[1] He specializes in a number of graffiti techniques, including brush, charcoal and spray. His work depicts real-life scenarios and characters.[4]

He painted his first mural by the beachfront of Tel Aviv while studying art at the Avni Institute of Art and Design, Tel Aviv.[5]

He is being commissioned for works in Israel and in other countries, e.g., China, Brazil, the United States,[5] Portugal,[4] Austria,[2] Germany, Argentina, and South Africa. In a number of states his work was commissioned by Israel's embassies.[6]

Controversy

In 2020 Meiri created a mural depicting men peeping into the women’s changing room at a beach. He described it as a humorous tribute to the 1972 cult comedy film Metzitzim (English title: Peeping Toms) and was drawn by the bathroom at a beach in Tel Aviv, named the Metzitzim Beach after the film. However the Tel Aviv Municipality decided to remove the mural after the repeated attempts to deface the mural by feminist activists, who, in their view, is demeaning towards women and "normalizes behavior that is criminal according to Israeli law". Meiri tried to negotiate with the activists how to modify the graffiti to convey the idea of combatting violence against women.[7]

Personal life

He is married to Rachel.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c Reut Barnea, ״סיפורו של רמי מאירי״: חיים של אמן - דרך היצירות, April 21, 2024
  2. ^ a b Muza. "ציורי הקיר של רמי מאירי בוינה - להרגיש בחוף הים של תל אביב במסעדת משו משו". www.vienna.co.il (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2025-05-08.
  3. ^ Meir Uziel, מטפס על קירות: רמי מאירי ומלחמתו בטמטום [Climbing Walls: Rami Meiri and His War on Stupidity], Makor Rishon, 5 June, 2013
  4. ^ a b ALAN ROSENBAUM, Israel-Portugal Friendship Mural dedicated in Carcavelos
  5. ^ a b Stephanie Freid, Rami Meiri – from Israel with love, Israel21c
  6. ^ a b Diane Wolfson, "Street artist Meiri gives joy to Pretoria walls", South African Jewish Report, vol. 19, no.25, July 10, 2025, pp.1, 3
  7. ^ Michael Bachner, Tel Aviv removes peeping Tom mural seen as encouraging sexual harassment, The Times of Israel, 23 August, 2020
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