JUDAISM: THEN AND NOW
June 14th through July 16th
Opening Reception on Monday, June 14th from 6-8pm
Z Space Gallery is pleased to announce the first of our Cultures in America series of art exhibits, Judaism: Then & Now. It focuses on the oldest extant religion in the world, an indespensible and vibrant part of our Brooklyn community. It is a group exhibit of Judaic art created by Brooklyn artists depicting Judaism's ancient architecture, landmarks, and traditions, as well as scenes of modern Jewish life and traditions passed down through the generations, together spanning millennia of history, culture, perseverance and faith. As these works show, it's a religion that's always growing but never changing.
In Brocha Teichman’s Kikar Shabbos, the jeans clad Israeli plasters posters on ancient stones. Just as old man and young girl meet in Esti Kiss’ The Old City, new style collides with ancient ritual in Anshie Kagan’s iPray. Tzivi Weinraub’s In the Old City is softly lit with electric lights while Marc Kruter’s pieces are new and innovative treatments of revered modern day Rabbis and an ancient synagogue. In Leslee Ostrow’s Eternal Lights the fire burns and its warmth continues to glow in the hearts of Jewish children, just as the small flask of oil continued to burn in the days of the Maccabees and Jessica Shulman’s Greeting the New Year would have been as relevant 500 years ago as it is today.
Free Painting Demonstration by Brocha Teichman on Tuesday, June 22
Brocha Teichman demonstrated her technique of palette knife painting at the gallery on Tuesday, June 22. Her most recent work (such as Jerusalem Old City) is painted with a knife, giving it the sculptural quality of a fresco, a mosaic of un-poluted color in which the artist's hand is plain to see. She demonstrated how to apply paint with a knife, as well as how easy it is to fix mistakes in knife painting. Attendees were left inspired by the dynamic results that appeared before their very eyes. Thanks to everyone who came.
Left to Right: Meier Sharim by Mel Levine, The Kotel by Esti Kiss, and New Parents by Brocha Teichman