Impressions from Nazareth

THEME CONCEPT

It is necessary, not based on purely political issues, that we, as one people, with a destiny and a common cause, present our one history, frankly, away from the daily labyrinths in which we have been placed, in order to reach the limit that aligns with awareness and realize our situation as a people with a free concept and thought, to be able to comprehend our history. Thus, we have assumed our responsibility towards our people and our land, and from here we have expressed it in the aesthetic concept from the impression we made with that painting or that sculpture that was executed in the name of the land that it founded.

We have always been fascinated by that land or that person, this craft or that social heritage, but we must date them in the memory of those who follow us. Hence the idea of the exhibition “Impressions from Nazareth”, where we were given the right to express our impressions of these sensory legacies.

ABOUT

The theme “Impressions from Nazareth” is the result of years of work through which I try to represent the Nazarene culture with its civilizational and cultural aesthetics through oil paintings, charcoal drawings and photos through which it expresses the social lifestyle in the city, the rich culture of a civil and social heritage in addition to natural landscapes.

movement: impressionism realism

the whole story

PALLETS FROM MEMORY2010 – 2018
{charcoal \ chalk \ pastels \ pencils}

“once upon a time, there was a village. it’s the same village of sharp consciousness . In this village, the priest, the carpenter and the teacher lived side by side in perfect harmony. telling stories from life. such as the snake and a fox and a ferret.. In the series “Paintings from Memory”, the artist displays paintings that were inspired by social life, urban landscapes and figures from ancient Nazareth. Medium: charcoal and pencil on paper

CHARCOALS ON PAPER
2010

PASTELS
2018

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NAZARENE IMPRESSIONS
2010 – ongoing, oils

Beautiful and neglected, beloved and torn, vibrates the heart and gives no rest to the eyes. This delicate puzzle of emotions and excitement consists of countless pieces, some visible and understandable, others hidden and disappearing.
Nazareth is a city of steep stone alleys, dotted with skinny cats. The old houses that have been lovingly renovated and also the centuries-old houses that stand desolate and half-ruined and still have exceptional beauty are evident in them.
The people who talk about despair and hope, about joy and anger, about what is good and what is difficult and complicated.
To get lost. It’s good wherever you go, it’s definitely great in Nazareth. When you walk and open your eyes – you discover wonders. Look at the thick stone walls, look for the small doors on the sides of the houses that you have to bend over to get through (so the members of the house were protected from a surprise attack). Look at the arches (some of them are clogged and their perfect shape can still be seen), look up at the hanging balconies, notice the small round windows above the large windows, designed to let the moonlight into the house. Peeked into inner courtyards, some deserted, around which lived several generations of the same family. In one of these abandoned houses