Eran Shakine

The Israeli artist Eran Shakine is known for his cryptic, minimal drawings. His primary motif is the Graffiti Girl, which he has repeatedly painted, drawn, sprayed, and shaped for over a decade now. The publication exposes for the first time all the facets of the Graffiti Girl and presents the unique relationship between artist and motif.

Whether Eran Shakine found the Graffiti Girl or she found him is difficult to say. While engaged in a psychological research and listening to recorded sessions, Shakine scribbled on old magazines and soon the lines and curves began to assume the outline of a faceless girl. She followed him out onto the street and soon appeared as urban art in the city. Fo r over 15 years the Graffiti Girl has accompanied Shakine now; he has created her out of different materials and placed her in the most varied ituations.

The artist has discovered a motif that transcends borders in her undefined, reduced form. The Graffit i Girl allows emotional access beyond all class, cultural, or religious affiliations and is an icon working against today’s loss of truth.