Rami Meir

Meir created paintings in such styles as realism, symbolism, and impressionism. The plots of some of his pictures are realistic, but are set out by means of characters and symbols. That is the language Meir employed to share with audiences his life experience and accumulated knowledge about the world including the role of human beings in the universe.[2]

Working in a figurative style of painting, he built up his own art language, which involved the use of a technique of 3D strokes based on classic methods in combination with glazing. The use of a "golden stroke", which Meir began each artwork with, reflects his creative process. When painting, the artist tended to saturate the canvas with a range of bright colors, which both imparted a sense of positivity and filled his works with meaning. All of this leads some to consider Meir as one of the most prominent figures in contemporary art in Russia and Israel.[3]

Jewish studies and culture are two of the major themes in his artwork. With the help of historical records, old postcards, and photos, he explored the industrial arts, everyday life, and traditional clothing of Mountain Jews from the Caucasus and South Caucasus regions in a unique series of paintings called Mountain Jews.

The creativity of Meir is not intuitive, it's the expression of the author's rich knowledge acquired after many years of studying world religions, the wisdom of great thinkers and religious figures, exploring the laws of the Universe as well as the laws and principles of the existence of any form of life. Meir's artworks reflect the knowledge empowered with earth's energy to the globe.[4]

An innovative approach in Meir's art was the hidden use of ЗD strokes when making paintings, resulting from being educated as an engraver of artistic goods and jewellery.

Meir developed a unique technique of "golden strokes" and introduced it into his painting process. This technique represented a sort of performance art.[5]

A crucial part of Meir's paintings is the way of "golden stroke founding" before beginning each one. The symbolism of the word "to found" captures the essence that the artist makes on canvas with the first stroke. According to Meir, the first stroke of each painting founds the content of the artwork and "fills it with living spirit". A key part of the technique is that the "golden stroke" must be made by a woman.[6]

Rami Meir had his own gallery at the Grand Furniture mall. The Rami Meir Art Studio offers a collection of artworks: more than 60 paintings, chased items, and sculptures made of wood and marble. There are about 180 canvases in total.

A presentation of Meir's Hudo Kumek! Tiro Kumek! (God speed you! Torah speed you!) album as well as an exhibition of his paintings took place at the Radisson Collection Hotel (Hotel Ukraina, Moscow) in 2019. The event was attended by Moscow's elite of Azerbaijani and Mountain Jewish ethnicities.[9] Nisu Nisuev,[10] an artist and member of the Moscow Union of Artists, thinks that "Rami Meir is a very multifarious person. A lot of his works have something in common with the style of the first impressionists. The artist skillfully conveys his wealth of life experience into the language of fine art. His Mountain Jews series of paintings is particularly impressive.[2]Ephraim Amiramov, a singer, mentioned: "Rami is a man of great talent. He is a poet, singer and artist. I'm inspired by everything he creates."[11] Garri Kanaev,[12] a music maker, stated: "All what we saw and listened to performed by our friend Rami Meir at Hotel Ukraina in Moscow is a real feast of creative work."[11]

On the goals of his creativity, Meir said, "I want to embellish the lives of others, to give them the light. I don't only mean the top layer of joy and impression out of nice image and well-done job, the main goal is very integral: to reflect how wonderful the world around us, how heavenly everything around us. It happens when a person comes up to the painting and sees that it lights up with a kind of internal warmth, which is put into the canvas by the artist. The energy of painting is the energy of artist. It makes you smile and feel the excitement of joy, it brings positive thoughts to your mind".[13]