Monday, September 17, 2007

Kaszemacher Cubic

Yaacov Kaszemacher israeli-art-david-shieldPhoto is courtesy of Tzfat painter and photographer Yaacov Kaszemacher, who created a series of Star of David paintings, each revealing a new aspect of this compound symbol. Here we see a wooden cube, which is made mostly from a wooden Star of David, which encircles another blue Star of David.

They say of artists in general and of painters in particular that each work creates a world of its own with rules of its own - and in Kaszemacher’s Star of David series of paintings this saying is clearer than in many other instances: It is not only a painting - it is also an invention!
Copyrights: Yaacov_Kaszemacher 2007
Contact : kaszema@netvision.net.il
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Kaszemacher, How Did They Get There

israeli-art-david-shield-1Photo is courtesy of Tzfat painter and photographer Yaacov Kaszemacher, who created a series of Star of David paintings, each revealing another unknown aspect of this mysterious symbol. Here we see a cubic wooden frame which holds six trianglular glass pieces which form a Star of David - but one must wonder how did they get there...

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Contact : kaszema@netvision.net.il
97246974566

Amos Plaut, Christian Attitude Towards Jews

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Photo of work of art with Star of David is courtesy of Amos Plaut.Title: Christian attitude towards Jews.
Amos wrote to me that usually he does not create Judaica, but sometimes events or passing thoughts have this influence on him…
Amos Plaut was born in Tel-Aviv, studied Art and interiour design in H. Heine university, Duesseldorf;  since 1985 he lives in Germany.
Copyright: Amos Plaut 2007