I'm an Artist From Israel and This Is My Art

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About

I'm an Artist From Israel and This Is My Art, also known as I Am an Artist From Israel and This Is My Art, refers to a catchphrase originating from a viral TikTok video posted by Israeli artist Albert Levi in January 2024 in which he showcased his paintings that many thought were ugly and vapid. The perception was compounded by the growing negative perception of Israel and the IDF among some amid the 2023-2024 Israel-Hamas Conflict. Levi's paintings were pop art artworks that had splatter paint. Featured in the original video were paintings of a blue horse, a sportscar, a lion, a parrot and a woman screaming and smiling. Screenshots of his TikTok were reposted across social media platforms like Twitter / X in 2024 as they became exploitable templates in which meme creators replaced the artwork on his canvas. The catchphrase "I Am an Artist From Israel and This Is My Art" was also used to label other vapid artwork and memes.

Origin

On January 5th, 2024, Israeli artist Albert Levi posted a video to his TikTok^[1] account @albertart that had text overlay reading, "I'm an artist from Israel and this is my art 🤍🇮🇱💙." Levi is first seen in military attire and then seen in his studio showing the viewer his paintings, including a blue horse, a sportscar, a lion, a parrot and a woman screaming and smiling. Over seven months, the video amassed over 195,300 plays and 16,500 likes (shown below).

@albertart בא לי שסרטון כזה יגיע לכל העולם . שכולם יבינו ששום חבורה של חולדות ארורות לא תצליח לגרום לנו לעצור את השגרה שלנו . ואם צריך אנחנו נלחם ביום ונעבוד בלילה, אבל אנחנו נמשיך לעשות את מה שאנחנו אוהבים !🤍🇮🇱💙 #עםישראלחי #foryou ♬ original sound – edited audios

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On January 10th, 2024, X^[2] user @wramented posted two screenshots from the abovementioned video, showing the painting of the sportscar with paint splatter. Over seven months, the post gained roughly 28,000 likes (shown below).

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In the tweet's replies, many users exploited the screenshot of Levi showing his painting, such as X^[3] user @isamaelvalerius on January 11th, who added an image of the infamous 1 Guy 1 Jar video, gaining over 460 likes in seven months (shown below).

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On February 7th, 2024, X^[4] user @jake_romm quoted a post about "young Tel Aviv artists" who were "confronting the horrors of Oct. 7 and the Gaza War," with the "I'm an Artist From Israel and This Is My Art" screenshot, gaining over 2,500 likes in six months (shown below).

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On July 24th, 2024, X^[5] user @joethecuban011 captioned a fan art of the characters Fiona and Shrek, "I’m an artist from Israel and this is my art ❤️," gaining over 11,000 likes in a month (shown below).

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Usage of the catchphrase continued in August 2024, such as a quote tweet shared by X^[6] user @hmevilwrftrut on August 15th, that captioned a new Donald Trump and Elon Musk AI Dance Video with the phrase, amassing over 2,900 likes in a day (shown below).