Reli Wasser Gallery Safed
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| − | + | The MiKedem Gallery, located on [[Art Gallery Street Safed|Alkabetz Street]] in the [[Old City Safed|Old Jewish Quarter]] is one of the newest galleries in [[Safed|Tzfat]]. The gallery, owned and managed by Bezalel Shemesh and Ehud Yotam, exhibits the artwork of some of Israel’s best-known sculptors and painters including Leonid Balaklav, Ruth Bloch, Zvi Lachman and Nadav Bloch. | |
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| − | + | === Ruth Bloch === | |
| + | Ruth Bloch grew up on Kibbutz Alonim which afforded her many opportunities to develop her artwork. She studed at the Avni Art Institute in Tel Aviv and established herself as a sculptor whose work is sharp and sturdy and displays moral integrity and resolve. Ruth studied psychology and her sculptures represent the process of searching for ways to perpetuate good through feelings, actions and deeds. Ruth sculpts masculine and feminine forms. She works in bronze and glass and carefully avoids any type of “statements” in her artwork. Her sculptures reflect her optimism and display visions of nature, life and humankind. | ||
| − | === | + | === Leonid Balaklav === |
| − | + | Leonid Balaklav was born and raised in Moldavia. He studied at the Kiev School of Arts and at the Odessa Art Institute. He settled in Jerusalem upon his 1990 immigration. The blacks and browns of Balaklav’s Russian paintings gave way to a palate of light pastels and colorful hues upon his arrival in Israel. These colors, as well as the lighter subject matter of his Israeli paintings, express Balaklav’s delight with the feeling of lightness that he experiences in Israel. Balaklav paints portraits and landscapes of Jerusalem’s alleyways, doorways and other local scenery. His self-portraits are often found within his paintings. | |
| − | === | + | === Zvi Lachman === |
| − | + | Zvi Lachman was born and raised in Tel Aviv. He studied sculpture with some of Israel’s greatest sculptors including Ashkenazi, Sternschuss and Danziger. In addition to his sculpture, which he studied at the Parsons School of Design in New York, he studied painting with Paul Resika and Leland Bell. Lachman’s busts incorporate the formation of the head’s tissues which emphasizes the piece’s creation -- the layers, small indentations, notches and combinations. | |
| − | === | + | === Nadav Bloch === |
| − | + | Nadav Bloch is an artist-in-residence at the Artists Village of Ein Hod. His work focuses on Hebrew, Arabic and Latin letters as representatives of the three monotheistic faiths. He builds transparent layers of letters in earthy tones which express different periods in the development of man. The ongoing process of construction and extinction is seen as new layers are added to his works and old layers disappear. For Bloch this represents extinction, confusion and a lack of understanding that language barriers create. Bloch aims to create a dialogue of compromising and understanding between the three monotheistic languages. | |
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| − | + | Mikedem represents a number of other artists as well including Ya’akov Agam, Ziona Tagger, Mark Tochilkin, Ilan Baruch, Motta Brim and Tolla Inbar. | |
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Latest revision as of 18:49, 26 July 2012
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| גלריה רלי ווסר | |
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| Re’el-y Vas-ser | |
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| ReliArt | |
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| Young artist whose experiments and unconventional art is bringing a new look to the Tzfat art scene. |
One of Tzfat’s most dynamic and innovative young artists, Reli Wasser, continues to develop a name for herself with her unique paintings and mixed-media crafts. She is also very active on behalf of the Tzfat Artists Association as well as a wide variety of social and environmental projects.
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[edit] Background
Reli grew up in Israel and moved to Tzfat over 20 years ago. Changes in her personal life encouraged her to pursue her dream to create art which she has been doing for many years.
[edit] Art
Reli divides her work into three distinct categories. The first involves creating fine art where “the idea itself is the major guide for the creation.” The second category centers around creating crafts from mosaic mixed media. The third category relates to her work in curating exhibitions as part of her mission to revive Tzfat’s Artist Quarter and draw new young artists to the area.
[edit] Fine Art
Reli expresses her idea that “Idea” is the main cause for Creation” in her paintings and mosaics. She employs different techniques in these works including applique and mosaics. Subject matter includes Stars of David, nature, life-cycle events and Jewish-themed and Israel scenes.
[edit] Crafts
Much of Reli’s work centers around the crafts that she makes using her mixed-media techniques. She produces Judaica, Kabbalah jewelry, unique housewares, frames for pictures and mirrors and decorated furniture using materials such as different types of stones, glass, wood, metal and other substances.
[edit] Curator
Reli has become a sought-after curator for many different types of art exhibits. Some of these exhibits center around a theme or event such as her exhibitions for the Seven Species Project, the Sun Blessing Festival, and the Pri HaGalil Project. Others center around a specific issue -- The Yellow Star, Jerusalem and Romance. There are also exhibitions that highlight a particular type of art -- Color Exhibition and Sounds of Matter. Each exhibition is designed to give recognition to many different types of artists and craftspeople, oftentimes those who otherwise do not receive recognition.
[edit] Social Activism
Much of Reli’s work and activities center on showcasing social justice. She is passionately involved in animal welfare as well as women’s rights and social justice. One of Reli’s well-publicized “exhibitions” involved activating a community whose central factory was in danger of closing. Reli coordinated local residents who, together with their children and local artists, created a giant “sculpture” of the factory’s cans. The factory remained open.
Reli makes every effort to use recycled materials for her artwork whenever possible.
[edit] Gallery
The Reli Wasser Gallery is located in the General Exhibition courtyard of the Artists Quarter on Alorsoroff Street. Reli is available to answer questions and explain her work at the gallery.
