ARGAMAN JEWISH CULTURAL PROJECT
24.10.2021
“FRESH PAINT” ART FAIR - WITH MASHA MALAKH
October 24th, 2021 – Tel Aviv and Central Region
Jewish educator and Art-guide Masha Malakh started with an explanation about the history of the Art Fair “Fresh Paint” – how projects and young artists are selected and curated for the "greenhouse". Then we walked through and she shared the stories of some of the participating artists. For example we saw the works of Elena Ceretti Stein, an Italian-Israeli artist who made Aliyah in 2014, and is studying in Bezalel’s MFA program in Tel Aviv. Based on the mosaic floor of a 4th-century synagogue featuring a pagan zodiac wheel alongside traditional images of a Torah ark and menorahs in Hammat Tiberias, she painted oil color zodiac signs and traditional images on IKEA carpets. Another young artist that we talked about is Yael Serlin who computerized gold embroidery on black fabrics according to drawings (symbols) from the Jewish cemeteries in Edirne and Poland 2018-2021. After the excursion we took a half an hour to walk through the Art Fair by ourselves and then met outside to discuss what we saw and felt in the exhbition.
It’s so cool that Argaman takes us to important israeli Art Fairs with professional guides year by year. It was my third “Fresh Paint” experience with your project and I feel more confident about my understanding and knowing Israeli Art.
Alona P.
MEETING ARTIST ELENA REVENKO
October 21th, 2021 – Tel Aviv and Central Region
Israeli artist and graphic designer Elena Revenko first shared the story about her childhood in Belarus, how she started to love art and learn to draw. Then she told us about her “Aliya” at age 14 years old and how different the art schools are in Israel. She was accepted to Bezalel Academy and her first big art project was about the psychology of the mind - ego, superego, id… She worked as a graphic designer and designed some of the milk cartons we drink from today! She’s participated in "Fresh Paint", in international exhibitions and creative collaboration with her artist friends, such as costumes based on her sketches which are used in the Moscow Circus. One of her most interesting works is "The Wall of the Communities" in the ANU Museum. After Lena finished, we talked for a long time about the artist's place in Israel, how to succeed in the Israeli art scene and where to look for inspiration.
Incredible woman! Now I want to visit the ANU museum to see her last works. I’m an artist and new in Israel, so the conversation after her lecture helped me very much. Thank you Argaman, for this opportunity.
Alona M.
VISITING JOSEPH BAU MUSEUM
October 7th, 2021 – Tel Aviv and Central Region
Joseph & Rebecca Bau’s daughter, Tslila, shared the story about her father by showing his animation works. He was Israel’s first cartoonist, and he created the first Hebrew fonts, assembling an animation studio at his home from parts he found in the trash. Few remember him for this, because Yosef Bau became a Mossad spy, a man who made false documents for all covert operations abroad. He gave up fame for the sake of serving Israel. He wrote books about his life in the Holocaust, and his work with false documents saved many Jews.. We talked a lot about creativity, about Yosef's love for Hebrew, about the importance of humor in difficult situations.
Such a strong man with a hard fate, but also with a lot of humor and very talented. It was such an inspiration for me – please take us more to places like this.
Alevtina G.
“FRESH PAINT” ART FAIR - WITH MASHA MALAKH
October 24th, 2021 – Tel Aviv and Central Region
Jewish educator and Art-guide Masha Malakh started with an explanation about the history of the Art Fair “Fresh Paint” – how projects and young artists are selected and curated for the "greenhouse". Then we walked through and she shared the stories of some of the participating artists. For example we saw the works of Elena Ceretti Stein, an Italian-Israeli artist who made Aliyah in 2014, and is studying in Bezalel’s MFA program in Tel Aviv. Based on the mosaic floor of a 4th-century synagogue featuring a pagan zodiac wheel alongside traditional images of a Torah ark and menorahs in Hammat Tiberias, she painted oil color zodiac signs and traditional images on IKEA carpets. Another young artist that we talked about is Yael Serlin who computerized gold embroidery on black fabrics according to drawings (symbols) from the Jewish cemeteries in Edirne and Poland 2018-2021. After the excursion we took a half an hour to walk through the Art Fair by ourselves and then met outside to discuss what we saw and felt in the exhbition.
It’s so cool that Argaman takes us to important israeli Art Fairs with professional guides year by year. It was my third “Fresh Paint” experience with your project and I feel more confident about my understanding and knowing Israeli Art.
Alona P.
MEETING ARTIST ELENA REVENKO
October 21th, 2021 – Tel Aviv and Central Region
Israeli artist and graphic designer Elena Revenko first shared the story about her childhood in Belarus, how she started to love art and learn to draw. Then she told us about her “Aliya” at age 14 years old and how different the art schools are in Israel. She was accepted to Bezalel Academy and her first big art project was about the psychology of the mind - ego, superego, id… She worked as a graphic designer and designed some of the milk cartons we drink from today! She’s participated in "Fresh Paint", in international exhibitions and creative collaboration with her artist friends, such as costumes based on her sketches which are used in the Moscow Circus. One of her most interesting works is "The Wall of the Communities" in the ANU Museum. After Lena finished, we talked for a long time about the artist's place in Israel, how to succeed in the Israeli art scene and where to look for inspiration.
Incredible woman! Now I want to visit the ANU museum to see her last works. I’m an artist and new in Israel, so the conversation after her lecture helped me very much. Thank you Argaman, for this opportunity.
Alona M.
VISITING JOSEPH BAU MUSEUM
October 7th, 2021 – Tel Aviv and Central Region
Joseph & Rebecca Bau’s daughter, Tslila, shared the story about her father by showing his animation works. He was Israel’s first cartoonist, and he created the first Hebrew fonts, assembling an animation studio at his home from parts he found in the trash. Few remember him for this, because Yosef Bau became a Mossad spy, a man who made false documents for all covert operations abroad. He gave up fame for the sake of serving Israel. He wrote books about his life in the Holocaust, and his work with false documents saved many Jews.. We talked a lot about creativity, about Yosef's love for Hebrew, about the importance of humor in difficult situations.
Such a strong man with a hard fate, but also with a lot of humor and very talented. It was such an inspiration for me – please take us more to places like this.
Alevtina G.
