Arie Vardi

Creative Mind

Arie Vardi was born in 1956 and he always had a skill and a passion for all things creative. He graduated from his degree in Graphic Design in Jerusalem, after which he went to become a member of a Kibbutz on the edge of the Negev Desert. Showing that he always had an aptitude for a range of crafts, this is when Arie started to experiment with creating jewellery.

Natural Landscape Paintings

Painting is where he has found his home. This is also a place where he is able to celebrate his abiding love for the natural world. Arie likes to go out into nature to find his inspiration, with sketchbook in hand. He sketches on location, drawing not only from what he sees in front of him but from the mood of the experience. He then takes these sketches back to his studio and begins work on them.

Scottish Coastlines

Arie is very much interested in the connective points of landscape, where different elements meet and merge. This is why you will often see a focus on coastlines in his work. There is also a great focus in this way in the visual interaction between the hills and the skyline. When you look at a piece of Arie Vardi art, you might well be moved by the vibrant colours. His roots are in the Mediterranean, a place on the earth known for its richness of colour. In these works, it is as though he has reimagined the Scottish natural landscape in such a way that its ferocity of colour has been newly awakened.