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Azrieli Tower Observatory Gallery Features Exhibition of Rehovot Artists
"TEL AVIV - A group show of artists from the city of Rehovot currently on display in a dramatic gallery setting atop a soaring Tel Aviv skyscraper shows a freedom of spirit in a modern, creative context. The exhibit combines a variety of styles and media, but taken as a whole gives off a feeling of freshness and liveliness.
Art and city at the Azrieli observatory
One unusual painting was done by Barak Nachsholi, whose art is characterized by the newspaper pages he pastes over the canvas before painting. His piece showed a group of dark figures standing on a desert landscape, gazing at the horizon. The paint itself was so thin that headlines, pictures and obituaries were visible from underneath, jolting the painted scene out of its dreamlike atmosphere into a black and white reality.
Nachsholi said he got the idea to paint on newspaper from the Jewish-Arab conflict. Seven years ago he took meaningful newspaper pages, enlarged them and used them to paint a series of paintings called, "It is the Same Blood," meaning that Jewish blood and Arab blood are the same. Since then he has continued with the technique.
"The idea came from my aspiration for peace," he said. "Now I do not always choose the newspapers for their text."
Among the painted canvases hung one photograph that appeared to have a chaos of scrachy lines under the surface. It was visible that the subject was a man, bending over to pick something up off the floor, but nothing else was clear. The unusual greens and blues of the photograph, along with the blurry surface, make the seemingly standard subject look surreal.
Photographer Yael Ever-Hadani said she used a technique she has developed herself, but she would not disclose secrets of the trade. "I based it on something I was taught," she said. "I experimented and achieved results that surprised me."
Ever-Hadani, who studied art and now paints, sculpts and takes photographs, said she draws inspiration from visiting the beach frequently. "Many of my characters come from the beach," she said. "My pictures are spontaneous, not produced."
The works, chosen by curators by Vered Alonol and Thomas Detroit, also included Leah Tokair's painting of two one-story houses, in bright colors, soft shapes and unidentifiable details, and Sarah Ezer's colorful representation of the Garden of Eden in paint and beads on canvas.
The paintings framed behind glass reflected beautifully the buildings, roads and the coast of Tel Aviv, visible from the observatory. The combination of art and city made for an unusual and satisfying art gallery experience. The current exhibition will close by the end of July. In August, the observatory gallery will feature a new exhibit by an Italian painter.
Source: Gila Babich. Skyscraper hosts art show: Azrieli Tower observatory gallery features exhibition of Rehovot artists along with breathtaking view of Tel Aviv. YNet.com (26 July 2005) [FullText]
Art and city at the Azrieli observatory
One unusual painting was done by Barak Nachsholi, whose art is characterized by the newspaper pages he pastes over the canvas before painting. His piece showed a group of dark figures standing on a desert landscape, gazing at the horizon. The paint itself was so thin that headlines, pictures and obituaries were visible from underneath, jolting the painted scene out of its dreamlike atmosphere into a black and white reality.
Nachsholi said he got the idea to paint on newspaper from the Jewish-Arab conflict. Seven years ago he took meaningful newspaper pages, enlarged them and used them to paint a series of paintings called, "It is the Same Blood," meaning that Jewish blood and Arab blood are the same. Since then he has continued with the technique.
"The idea came from my aspiration for peace," he said. "Now I do not always choose the newspapers for their text."
Among the painted canvases hung one photograph that appeared to have a chaos of scrachy lines under the surface. It was visible that the subject was a man, bending over to pick something up off the floor, but nothing else was clear. The unusual greens and blues of the photograph, along with the blurry surface, make the seemingly standard subject look surreal.
Photographer Yael Ever-Hadani said she used a technique she has developed herself, but she would not disclose secrets of the trade. "I based it on something I was taught," she said. "I experimented and achieved results that surprised me."
Ever-Hadani, who studied art and now paints, sculpts and takes photographs, said she draws inspiration from visiting the beach frequently. "Many of my characters come from the beach," she said. "My pictures are spontaneous, not produced."
The works, chosen by curators by Vered Alonol and Thomas Detroit, also included Leah Tokair's painting of two one-story houses, in bright colors, soft shapes and unidentifiable details, and Sarah Ezer's colorful representation of the Garden of Eden in paint and beads on canvas.
The paintings framed behind glass reflected beautifully the buildings, roads and the coast of Tel Aviv, visible from the observatory. The combination of art and city made for an unusual and satisfying art gallery experience. The current exhibition will close by the end of July. In August, the observatory gallery will feature a new exhibit by an Italian painter.
Source: Gila Babich. Skyscraper hosts art show: Azrieli Tower observatory gallery features exhibition of Rehovot artists along with breathtaking view of Tel Aviv. YNet.com (26 July 2005) [FullText]
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