Thursday, May 15, 2008

Survival

Yellow Holocaust Star Exhibit israeli art

Photo is courtesy of Gabriel Cohen

Copyright: Gabriel Cohen 2008

Right now this works is taking part in the Yellow Holocaust Star Exhibit at Yigal Alon House, Safed, which started on 30-4-2008. Curator: Reli Wasser. 

Size: 100*120 centimeter. Oil paint, plaster and material on canvas

Gabriel Cohen wrote:

An integration of various elements which fuse together to create a work which depicts the unique People of Israel, forever the Nation of Israel. From the 4 corners of the world, from ancient times until modern times, through persecutions and exiles, the Jews have remained a united nation and people because of their enduring faith in God. I didn't utilize the color yellow because that was the color that the Nazis used for the Jews. I used white extensively to symbolize the purity and simplicity of the Jewish People's hope to return to the holy Land of Israel.

Gabriel Cohen, 45, Tzfat, multi-media artist who integrates, in a. unique fashion, various materials and mediums in his works. He exhibits his work in a permanent exhibition in Tzfat, the "Ma'ayan HaOmanut" in the Old City of Tzfat, as well as in group exhibitions.

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