This portfolio is a representation of Rafi’s art throughout the years. These examples represent the wide range of Rafi’s creative voice, from expressive abstracts and surreal characters to narrative-driven works that challenge and inspire. Most of these artworks are sold. if you would like to view artworks for sale, go to our SHOP.
Rafi Perez Artist Statement (Click Here To Read)
Artist Statement — Rafi Perez
My art is a visual conversation about being human, messy, beautiful, emotional, and alive. Every piece I create, whether it’s a painting, sculpture, or wall of color splashed on a building, is a reflection of the chaos and wonder that lives inside us. I’m fascinated by the space between who we think we are and who we actually are, the space where growth, laughter, and truth live.
I work in layers, literal and emotional, using texture, color, and words to create stories that people can feel. Sometimes it’s bold and raw, other times it’s quiet and reflective, but it’s always honest. My goal is to capture the imperfect beauty of being alive: the joy, the heartbreak, the resilience, and the tiny moments that remind us that we matter.
Each work begins as an emotion, a whisper, a spark, or a question, and evolves into a tangible reminder that art isn’t just something to look at; it’s something to connect with. I don’t create to impress; I create to express, to explore what it means to be human in a world that often forgets how to feel.
Ultimately, my art is about empowerment and authenticity. It’s a reminder that we all have the power to rewrite our stories, to forgive, to laugh, to love, and to live boldly, flaws and all.
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Past Your Own Horizons Original Painting By Artist Rafi Perez
Past Your Own Horizons is a painting about the quiet bravery required to step into the unknown. The figure stands at the threshold of a …swirling tunnel of texture and shadow, looking toward a bright and expansive world beyond. The surface is carved, layered, and weathered, a physical echo of the inner landscape we navigate when we are trying to move forward in life.
The words etched across the sky, “You don’t have to know where you are going, just a willingness to pass the horizon” are meant to feel like something whispered by the universe. Not instructions, not certainty, but permission. You do not need the whole map. You only need the willingness to take one more step past what you already know.
The lone figure stands still, but the light suggests motion, possibility, and the transformation waiting beyond hesitation.
This painting is a reminder that horizons are not endings. They are invitations. When you choose to move past your own fear, past your assumptions, past your limits, you step into a wider version of yourself. And that moment, that quiet willingness, is where growth begins.
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