Description: JAI is an arts organization committed to fostering visual art by Jewish artists and dialogue about Jewish identity among members of the arts community.
My on-going work, Lamentation & Jubilation, consists of two installations of individual portraits, the placement of which shifts as I continue to add new images.
Initially, I painted Lamentation to express my reaction to the tragedy of September 11th. As I worked, the world situation worsened. I realized my subject, Lamentation, was not restricted to this one horrific event, but was universal and historical. I needed to make a more global statement against war, hatred, and intolerance.
Lamentation/Jubilation, oil/wood panels, overall: 42″ x 101″