ellen wertheim
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five element series 2019
five element series 2019
five element series 2013
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שְּׁבָרִים/Sh’varim
Sh’varim: Hebrew-fragments, shards, broken pieces
Each of these fragments is created from a larger painting, labored over and cared for, and now splintered. They are symbolic of the brokenness in our world that resonates with all of us – and the obligation to repair what is broken.
I start a new series of Sh’varim with every annual cycle that begins with the Jewish High Holidays: a time assigned for deep self-reflection,
for an accounting and a righting of wrongs, and a time to consider our obligation to help heal the world we share.
שְּׁבָרִים/Sh’varim
Sh’varim: Hebrew-fragments, shards, broken pieces
Each of these fragments is created from a larger painting, labored over and cared for, and now splintered. They are symbolic of the brokenness in our world that resonates with all of us – and the obligation to repair what is broken.
I start a new series of Sh’varim with every annual cycle that begins with the Jewish High Holidays: a time assigned for deep self-reflection,
for an accounting and a righting of wrongs, and a time to consider our obligation to help heal the world we share.
dance series 1997
enamel 1990s
cancer series 1989 - 1991
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