Philip Rantzer

Philip Rantzer

(b. 1958, Romania; immigrated to Israel, 1960; lives and works in Tel Aviv)

The concepts and terms customarily used to describe the artistic medium, such as "painting", "sculpture", "collage", "assemblage", "readymade", etc., do not befit the carnivalesque, circus-like wealth typifying Philip Rantzer's work. Overflowing, it calls to mind Emir Kusturica's cinema or Mikhail Bakhtin's literary theory. Rantzer addresses such themes as immigration, absorption difficulties, failure to assimilate, and lamentation of a lost world, while challenging the viewer's static, often patronizing set of notions. More than any other Israeli artist, his work discusses the biography of the artist and the immigrant. (In this context, one should bear in mind that Israeli art rejected the biographical as a theme in art for many years). Rantzer's eternal iconic image of the house on wheels insinuates (possibly like Meir Pichhadze's man sitting on a suitcase) a constant state of migration, non-belonging; immigration as a mental state. His body of work is unique in Israeli art. In recent years he has created series of collages and assemblages indicating a rare, virtuoso sculptural ability and ingenuity.

Two UFOs
Philip Rantzer
Two UFOs
1987
oil and polyurethane lacquer on canvas
74
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38
 cm
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Untitled
Philip Rantzer
Untitled
1990
supercryl on wood
83
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x
120
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Self Portrait with Pita Bread
Philip Rantzer
Self Portrait with Pita Bread
1987
polyester, wood, glass and supercryl on wood
70
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50
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Untitled
Philip Rantzer
Untitled
2022
Mixed Media
57
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27
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 cm
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Untitled
Philip Rantzer
Untitled
2020
Mixed Media
86
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99
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Minciunile Din Vis
Philip Rantzer
Minciunile Din Vis
2021-2
Mixed Media
72
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40
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Father and Son
Philip Rantzer
Father and Son
2021-2
Mixed Media
52
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24
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A Black Boy Without an Ear
Philip Rantzer
A Black Boy Without an Ear
2014
Mixed Media
24
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20
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18
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America
Philip Rantzer
America
2006
Mixed Media
192
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30
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26
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Untitled
Philip Rantzer
Untitled
2000
acrilyc and polish on fabric and metal
148
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183
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 cm
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Mon Ami
Philip Rantzer
Mon Ami
2021-2
Mixed Media
48
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38
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24
 cm
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Untitled
Philip Rantzer
Untitled
2021-2
Mixed Media
57
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37
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28
 cm
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$
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