This blog (by Zeev Barkan) is dedicated to the Star of David, its history, its various meanings and usages in different cultures. It includes thousands of pictures of Star of David, six-pointed stars, hexagrams, Solomon's Seals, Magen Davids and yellow badges,and served as a resource for three books and four art exhibitions.
Photo of this lovely Star of David is courtesy of hojpoj who published it on Flickr where I found a testimonial that expressed what I felt when I saw this work - plasticpumpkin says:Hojpoj is one of the most creative individuals I've ever met. Her playful sense of style and life-blending color schemes are intriguing and gripping. She has the ability to take a common theme … and make it fresh and new in every conceivable setting.
The famous ‘786’ which is believed by many to be the Arabic numerical value of “Bismillah Arrehman Nirrahim” (In the name of God the beneficent the merciful) is in fact symbolization of this six cornered star formed after interlocking the Arabic numerical ‘۷’ (seven) with ‘۸’ (eight)...
A small Star of David inside a bigger one inside a circle.I already wrote about a Jewish Dreamcatcher, but this one is a present from my son and I hung it above my bed.
Photo of Star of David print is courtesy of Israeli artist Cheli Ben Hur. Cheli told me that from her POV it is a protest against labeling - she thought about the Nazis marking the Jews with a yellow badge as if they were not human beings, but things.
Photo of paper sculpture Star of David on a Ketuba is courtesy of Karny Rivlin Vorona There were traces of paper sculpture as early as the year 105 AD. That was around the time when paper became known and available to everyone. Before that, it wasn't made in large quantities. With this new product coming out, creativity was sparked in the minds of people, and small paper sculptures were turned into masterpieces.
Photography-art showing unstitched Star of David is courtesy of Israeli artist and historian Dr. Yigal Bin-Nun who wrote to me that it was exhibited in 1988 in Herzliya Museum and these days it is exhibited in Ein Hod Museum as part of a video art work titled “one from here and one from there”.
