Adam and Eve
Yoav Efrati
2015
Animals at Night
Yoav Efrati’s artist’s book features linoleum cuts in relief printing. The book was printed at Dfus Golem Publishing in a limited edition of 420 copies. The book tells the story of the Garden of Eden from the point of view of an elephant in a zoo, without any accompanying text.
- Copies: 420
- Pages: 60
- Type of binding: hardcover
- Dimensions (cm): 19X22.5
- Type of printing: Printed from the original linoleum engravings in 420 copies on a Heidelberg Tiegel machine and a Fag 40 proof press
- Publication: Dfus Golem Publising
- Place of publication: Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Israel
Yoav Efrati (b. 1965, Tel Aviv) is an Israeli artist known for his minimalist pencil drawings that explore memory, family, and the everyday. A graduate of the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Efrati has been focusing on drawing as his primary medium since the late 1990s. His works often feature subtle, nearly invisible lines that emphasize restraint and poetic presence.
Efrati has exhibited widely, including solo shows at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Haifa Museum, and Dvir Gallery. He also teaches at the Midrasha School of Art and has published several artist’s books.
