Serie
KOI
2012-2014
Inspired by a visit to Portugal, summer 2012.
By chance, everywhere we stayed there was a pond with koi carp.
I sat for hours in silence fixing my gaze on the different layers I saw before me, observing movements, reflections, transparency, shadows, the light in each layer, in order to project the vision I saw in each one, so that the observer might feel free to dive into each one simply by changing their point of view.
In this series, I try to communicate with a few brushstrokes the hypnotic essence which leaves us feeling relaxed, watching the inhabitants of this underwater world.
Works made in Portugal and in the studio of Sevilla, years 2012 - 2014.
![KOI No.4](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5be9d5_59f244b49af341b69d50de0311cc4c62.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1332,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/5be9d5_59f244b49af341b69d50de0311cc4c62.jpg)
Rinat Izhak 2012 / 24X32 cm / tinta china, pan de oro y pigmentos sobre papel
![KOI No.2](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5be9d5_78e3aa5563d54a9a9e5f9ea4c4d27cea.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1311,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/5be9d5_78e3aa5563d54a9a9e5f9ea4c4d27cea.jpg)
Rinat Izhak 2012 / 24X32 cm / tinta china, pan de oro y pigmentos sobre papel
![KOI No.8](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5be9d5_245fca114e6b4d3c9e9a04aa81878948.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1347,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/5be9d5_245fca114e6b4d3c9e9a04aa81878948.jpg)
Rinat Izhak 2012 / 30X40 cm / tinta china, pan de oro y pigmentos sobre papel
![KOI No.10](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5be9d5_c15ef453a2b046e19cb60c952c6070d5.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1351,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/5be9d5_c15ef453a2b046e19cb60c952c6070d5.jpg)
Rinat Izhak 2012 / 30X40 cm / tinta china, pan de oro y pigmentos sobre papel
![KOI No.11](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5be9d5_be4a42c7484a461084c6fd0c67574a15.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_740,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/5be9d5_be4a42c7484a461084c6fd0c67574a15.jpg)
Rinat Izhak 2012 /30X40 cm / tinta china, pan de oro y pigmentos sobre papel
![KOI No.12](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5be9d5_27a52ffce6c34d52ab566ca1d536a7ff.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1336,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/5be9d5_27a52ffce6c34d52ab566ca1d536a7ff.jpg)
Rinat Izhak 2012 / 30X40 cm / tinta china, pan de oro y pigmentos sobre papel
![KOI No.15](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5be9d5_83f4178d9d28442b9ae5d99515252241.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1307,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/5be9d5_83f4178d9d28442b9ae5d99515252241.jpg)
Rinat Izhak 2012 / 81X100cm / tinta china, pan de oro y pigmentos sobre lienso
![KOI No.16](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5be9d5_b7a946ca55704950b6ff30e9c6046519.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_710,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/5be9d5_b7a946ca55704950b6ff30e9c6046519.jpg)
Rinat Izhak 2013 /30X40 cm / tinta china, pan de oro y pigmentos sobre papel
![KOI No.20](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5be9d5_66657756f5de47689dceec82181d31e1.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_522,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/5be9d5_66657756f5de47689dceec82181d31e1.jpg)
Rinat Izhak 2013 /125X60 cm / tinta china, pan de oro y pigmentos sobre madera.