VISIONS
Here are the Remarks I made at the opening:
For years I have been fascinated by patterns of light, often ephemeral, often almost abstract. But, in trying to represent the play of light in my art I have always been conscious of the fact that it represents a glimpse of the “real” world. I have followed the classicists, who painted a group of people illuminated by a candle, or the impressionists, who used natural light as a major theme in their work. My motto is that “reality is a harsh taskmaster,” and I have tried to communicate to the observer the essence of the play of light in ordinary human experience, from patterns on a ceiling to rays of light coming through a geometric lattice. I prefer to paint the reflection of a tree rather than the tree itself. What exists, the tree (that is not seen) or its reflection (that is)?
In assembling this collection of my paintings I was greatly assisted by Gypsy Ron, who is well known at AACI-Netanya. It was refreshing for me to have someone who had not seen my work before to help select and critique it. Her input was crucial in the decision to combine paintings on different themes into this exhibit.
I started painting seriously when I lived in Bethesda, MD, USA. Some of the paintings I did then focused on the theme of the Holocaust. These paintings were hidden away for ca. 20 years and they were seen by very few people. I am grateful to Gypsy for helping me to decide to include them in this show. Every artist represents his or her experience of the world through their paintings and in this sense the division between abstract and representational art is artificial. I seek to represent through my paintings a representational abstraction of my own unique vision.