ARTCNET.COM FINE ART GALLERY
Monday April 9, 2002, 11:40 am Eastern Time
SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 2002, 8:00 P.M.
SUNDAY, APRIL 28, 2002, 3:00 P.M.
RECEPTION, LECTURE & DISCUSSION, EXHIBITION
TITLE: ART INSPIRED BY KABBALAH AND SCIENCE
Israeli artists Dov (Bernie) Lederberg and Yael Avi-Yonah will be honored at a reception given by the ARTcnet.com Fine Art Gallery in Lower Merion Township, where they will give lectures, followed by discussion on art, Kabbalah and science. Please visit the special event online.
Dov (Bernie) Lederberg (born 1941) grew up in the Philadelphia area and began his involvement in the arts at Haverford College and the Columbia University Graduate School of Fine Arts, concentrating on the experimental film, and became an active film-maker within The New American Underground. One of his works, entitled "Eargogh", an interpretation of the life of Vincent Van Gogh starring Jack Smith and Marie Menken, was widely screened at the time.
In the late Sixties Dov studied in the Hadar Hatorah Rabbinical Seminary in Brooklyn (770). Between 1970 and 1994 he worked as an independent film director, mainly for Israel Television, making documentary and educational films.
Since 1983 Dov has been deeply involved in using new art mediums and techniques to express the subtle ideas of Jewish mystical teachings and meditation. He has created many original oil paintings and prints inspired by the Hebrew letters in the scribal style, as well as fractal visions of angelic beings, the texture of the rock surface at the Wailing Wall and the Dynamics of Marriage. His current work is involved with Kabbalah mandallas and collages of found objects. His paintings and video art are exhibited in museums and galleries in the United States and Israel.
Yael Avi-Yonah was born in Jerusalem, a graduate of Bezalel Academy of Art, and operates, with her husband Dov Lederberg, the Avi-Yonah Gallery in Jerusalem. Her father was the distinguished archaeologist and historian, Michael Avi-Yonah, who provided her with the rich background in art, archeology and bible which emanates from her works. Her subjects are Jerusalem landscapes and biblical themes. Her series of oil portraits of 15 great contemporary Israeli authors was exhibited at the Jerusalem International Book Fair in 1984 and abroad. In 1987 she completed a series of paintings on the 12 Tribes for the Yad L’’Mordechai synagogue in Jerusalem. Since 1988 she has been working on a series of works in oil and tempera on canvas and wood in a new and original style of anaglyfic art. Her themes are inspired by Jewish mysticism and the Kabbalah and include the Angels of the Divine Chariot, the Four Supernal Worlds, Jerusalem in the Messianic Age and other prophetic visions. Her works have been on display in the Jewish Museum in London, as well as galleries in Israel and abroad.
Phyllis Zemble, President of the ARTcnet.com Fine Art Gallery, has a goal of helping Israeli artists and artisans during these difficult economic times in Israel. Her gallery exhibits the artwork of such distinguished Israeli artists as Yoram Raanan, Joshua Neustein, Moshe Kupferman (currently having a retrospective at the Israel Museum), Miriam Neiger-Fleishmann, Nili Kook, and artisans Frank Meisler and the Hadad Brothers silversmiths. Zemble exhibits the work of 53 artists and artisans, and sells over 1600 distinct artworks. Her online gallery, at http://www.ARTcnet.com , is over 2000 pages.
Admission to the reception and lectures is free, but reservations are required. Telephone Phyllis at 610.949.9488 or email phyllis@artcnet.com .
The Primordial Light, Dov Lederberg
Israel Art Tours ( http://www.IsraelArtTours.com ) is a division of ARTcnet.com that was opened in October of 1999. A bricks and mortar gallery was established in June, 2000. Zemble feels that to keep pace with the fast-moving business world of today, ARTcnet.com has to offer new and exciting possibilities for its visitors. The ARTcnet.com Fine Art Gallery has an auction, new works gallery, forums and special events. Free consultation is available for residential homes and corporate offices. Dealers and decorators are welcome, as are travel companies.
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