| Israeli Artist of the Month: Yaacov
Kaszemacher. This
special print is called Ari Tomb, of the old cemetery of Zefat. It
captures Ari tomb, Corcovera tomb, Shlomo Alkabetz tomb in the fog opposite Rabbi Simon
Bar Yochai. It is an edition of 180.
20" x 20"; natural photographic print; no filter; no digital enhancing;
please contact phyllis@artcnet.com
for price. Thank you. |
| Yaacov Kaszemacher immigrated to Israel, became Torah-observant, and added a
kabbalistic and Jewish content to his work. Kaszemacher works in various media, which can
actually be used as mandalas - mystical circles painted as visual stimulation for
meditation. While his geometric
art is intellectual, combining the universal wisdom of geometry with the numerical
concepts in Torah, his photography is emotional, capturing images and evoking feelings
about Israel, Zefat, Jewish, Israeli and Hassidic life. Photography is an opportunity to
freeze memories and impressions and is a great means for instant communication of mood,
emotion and statement.
Kaszemacher portrays the eternal aspect
of life and death, and leaves the viewer with an uncertainty as to when the photograph was
executed, now or in a bygone era before the war. Thus we see the timelessness of the Torah
life. We chose this print to be used as a memorial to our fallen heroes - civilian
and military, religious and secular. |
