Tamar Rubinstein (b. 2001, Tel Aviv) examines the shifting relationship between the self and its surroundings. Her paintings consider the distance between where we are and where we imagine ourselves to be, and how this tension shapes our sense of belonging.

Through vibrant colour, playfully naïve imagery, and polished atmospheres, Rubinstein presents viewers with her own vision of an idealised world. Her long-limbed figures emerge as extensions of their surroundings, their forms and colours shaped by the scenes around them. In this way, they become part of the setting itself.

Rubinstein has developed a signature ‘multi-layering’ technique in which each area of the composition is built gradually through repeated applications of the same colour. Ten to twenty exceptionally thin layers are applied throughout, with every part of the painting receiving equal attention. This meticulous process creates a pronounced sense of flatness, defined by smooth surfaces, crisp edges, and intensely luminous colours that seem to glow from within.

Her paintings do not tell a continuous story but unfold as different perspectives on the same world. Like recurring characters, her figures reappear across canvases, familiar yet altered. This ongoing narrative reflects a search for connection and belonging, moving between the reality of the present and a longing for elsewhere.

Email: tamar1.rubinstein@gmail.com

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