As things quiet down and life takes a more mellow tone during the summer, we’re going to look at a set of landscape and still-life pieces. Often, people focus on the difficulty of capturing a face or emotion in their examination of art, but that also means that other types of paintings are overlooked. First, this fantastic pencil and brown …
Anna Zarnitsky: An Artist for the Ages
Today I want to do write a feature for Anna Zarnitsky, a famous Judaica artist. Born in Irkutsk, Russia to a creative family, she gravitated towards art her whole life. She studied at the Irkutsk College of Arts and at Senezh Moscow House of Creativity, as well as several other institutions. In a careful blend of realism and abstract, Zarnitsky …
A Quick Trip in the Shuk
After much worry that my university would close to in-person classes this fall, I’m very relieved that for the time being, I’ll be moving back to campus. Of course, moving back to campus means I have to do quite a bit of online shopping. While online shopping has its benefits, there’s something I miss about being in person- which brings …
Tisha B’Av: A Day of Mourning
This Thursday, we fasted and mourned for Tisha B’Av- a Jewish fast on the 9th day of the month of Av that commemorates the numerous disasters in Jewish history, but most prominently the destruction of both the first and second Beit Hamikdash. Tisha B’Av follows a similar structure as Yom Kippur: a sunset to nightfall duration, no washing or bathing, …
The Message in the Materials
Hi Everyone! If you’ve taken a look at our Instagram recently, you’ll see that we’ve featured a whole host of different media, everything from gouache to ink to oils. Materials and medium not only effect the process of making a painting, but also what message an artist tries to convey with their work. When most of us think of “fine …
The Significance of the Western Wall
Hi Everybody! Did the heading give it away? It’s Livia! Back in 2017, I visited Israel for the first time with my family. For years, I learned about the country, studied its history, and developed a deep connection with the land without ever having set foot upon its soil. We travelled all over: Jerusalem, Tzfat, Tel Aviv, and more. While …