Art Guide
For each song in our playlist, we offer an example of contemporary Israeli visual art that connects with the themes and narrative of the lyrics. This adds another dimension to your exploration of each song while enriching your familiarity with Israeli art and culture.
Artwork: Frau L.
Artist: Roey Victoria Heifetz
Roey Victoria Heifetz is an example of the song’s narrative, an Israeli who lives in Berlin.
Her choice to relocate stemmed from negative experiences at home, where her art was unappreciated and her gender identity and sexuality were rejected.
In Berlin, Roey has found her voice, both as an artist and as a gender-queer human. Her visceral depictions of human figures are meant to explore layers of lived experience that cannot necessarily be seen externally.
The floor to ceiling drawings deal with identity, gender, confusion, sadness, strength, and remorse.
Her breakthrough work “Frau L” (now owned by the Israel Museum), tells the story of a trans-woman she met in Germany, one of the first to undergo gender reassignment surgery. The woman privately confessed to Roey that she regrets this choice, something that Roey has powerfully captured in the portrait.
Roey Victoria discusses this work and her artistic/personal journey at https://gicf.online/heifetz/
And Now You
- Looking at this image, what are your immediate reactions to it? After pondering it for a few moments, are there other thoughts or feelings that emerge?
- What do you think that the artist is trying to convey to us about gender and beauty?
- The piece has two very distinct art techniques, one a very fine, highly structured pencil drawing, the other a wild mass of loose color. Is there significance in this dichotomy? How do you think that this might be connected to the artist’s biography?
- How do you think the story of Frau L has impacted the artist? Can you see this in the portrait?
For a look at Roey Victora Heifetz’s portfolio, visit her website: http://www.roeyheifetz.com/
Visual Art
Artwork: Frau L.
Artist: Roey Victoria Heifetz
Roey Victoria Heifetz is an example of the song’s narrative, an Israeli who lives in Berlin.
Her choice to relocate stemmed from negative experiences at home, where her art was unappreciated and her gender identity and sexuality were rejected.
In Berlin, Roey has found her voice, both as an artist and as a gender-queer human. Her visceral depictions of human figures are meant to explore layers of lived experience that cannot necessarily be seen externally.
The floor to ceiling drawings deal with identity, gender, confusion, sadness, strength, and remorse.
Her breakthrough work “Frau L” (now owned by the Israel Museum), tells the story of a trans-woman she met in Germany, one of the first to undergo gender reassignment surgery. The woman privately confessed to Roey that she regrets this choice, something that Roey has powerfully captured in the portrait.
Roey Victoria discusses this work and her artistic/personal journey at https://gicf.online/heifetz/
And Now You
- Looking at this image, what are your immediate reactions to it? After pondering it for a few moments, are there other thoughts or feelings that emerge?
- What do you think that the artist is trying to convey to us about gender and beauty?
- The piece has two very distinct art techniques, one a very fine, highly structured pencil drawing, the other a wild mass of loose color. Is there significance in this dichotomy? How do you think that this might be connected to the artist’s biography?
- How do you think the story of Frau L has impacted the artist? Can you see this in the portrait?
For a look at Roey Victora Heifetz’s portfolio, visit her website: http://www.roeyheifetz.com/
