Last week I had a few hours of pure pleasure at the Ohel Shalom school in Gedera.
Beginning with a short introduction to my work, we moved on to discussing the relationship between the objects and background in a painting. And to working in layers.
Concepts that may take hours when I teach adults, were absorbed so intuitively and applied. The kids paintings were truly amazing. Third, fourth and fifth grades.
What a wonderful group of artists!
Lead by our talented curator, Elhai Solomon of the far left.
Oil 110/100 cm. Like so many of my recent paintings, this one began in dialogue with earlier paintings partially hidden below.
Sumi ink and gouache on paper 36/51 cm.
As I painted this, I began to feel something wrong. Omicron (Covid 19) Fortunately, we both had very mild cases. BUT it didn’t detract from my creative concentration.
Sumi ink on paper 40/40 cm
מוזמנים לאירוע הבא בפורום קפה שפירא:
מפגש עם שני אמנים ייחודיים – חנן מזל ושמואל שלסט – בהנחייתו של בני ציפר.
המפגש יתקיים ביום רביעי יא׳ טבת 15.12 בשעה 19:00 בבית אורי,
רח׳ היצירה 28 רמת גן.
מוזמנים!
חנן מזל הוא צייר שחוקר את התחדשות הזהות ויצירה היהודית-ישראלית ע״י שילוב סמלים מקראיים וחלוציים.
שמואל אנטולי שלסט הוא צייר העוסק ברעיונות יהודיים קבליים בשפה ייחודית ועכשווית.
כולם מוזמנים! להרשמה לזוּם
https://tickchak.co.il/21153
www.facebook.com/chanan.mazal/videos/1315245445563403/
Hebrew language video of short gallery talk about ”A Small Upper Chamber” exhibition, until Dec 29, 2021.
Finally! Exhibiting and meeting art lovers! This year’s Fresh Paint art even was bigger and more joyful than ever. After 2 years of quarantine, 40,000 people came to this week long event.
It was an amazing eye-opening and affirming experience for me. My work was met with love. It was an affirmation of my personal voice and talent. But more than that, the response was an affirmation of my call to relate to the very local and to the inner lives of our viewers. For art to relevant and be more than a status symbol, we must speak to our audience. Addressing only a handful of gate keepers, purse holders or glamor galleries in Berlin or NYC, is a way to guarantee that we alienate most others.
What is the story? Not sure that it is done
Chanan Mazal | Israeli Artist 