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We are all players on the world's stage.
Changing identities. Changing roles. |
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The disguise and the mask are an integral
part of our lives. The transition between
roles often happens almost unconsciously. |
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Questions of identity are concerns which are
constantly being repeated in life and in art
-the dialogue between authenticity and
hypocrisy, between exposure and concealment,
and matters which surround us everywhere, on
billboards, on the TV and in adverts. The
question: Who am I? How do I want to look?
What do I want people to think about me?
What is real? Indeed, is there anything such
as "real"? Or is everything in the eye of
the beholder – these are everyday questions
which go to the basic meaning of human
existence. |
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These questions keep returning and echoing
around us in art a well, from the dawn of
history. They appear in tribal worship in
ceremonies of festivals, coming-of-age,
marriage and going off to war. Illustrations
of myths and history on cave walls and
through to museum exhibitions, and
presenting images not only of real animals
but also imaginary creatures, devils, ghosts
and primeval parents. |
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The masks found their way into festivals and
events in each and every religion, each of
them relating to a particular time of the
year where changing identities in
legitimate, with the mask and the disguise
becoming a festival, a carnival. |
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The invitation to the "Carnival of Masks"
exhibition resulted in a many reactions and
enquiries, from all areas of art: drawing,
sculpture, and photography. 90 artists from
Israel and abroad sent pictures of works.
Each artist sent his own mask. The
collection of works selected for the
exhibition present the modern interpretation
of the subject of "masks". |
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The works presented in the exhibition, were
chosen by a variety of artists and creators,
according to 4 main criteria: |
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Innovation -
A new angle on the subject |
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Sophistication - Complexity
of the idea and level of execution |
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Art – Visual
esthetics, creativity, artistic
ability |
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Does it do something for me –
Exciting, surprising,
intriguing or confusing |
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About the
artist who made the selection |
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Ayelet Amit: Net print artist and
painter. Manager of the YNET art
forum 2006-2007. Active in promoting
Israeli artists. |
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Shai Ferdo: Multi-disciplinary
artist, director of the Shai Ferdo
Studio in Bat Yam. Director and
curator of the New Gallery of the
Art Institute and teacher of art and
photography. |
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Yoram Lilach: Painter, living and
working in Kfar Yehoshuah, owner of
a net print workshop. |
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Shimon Reznik: Sculptor, who has
been presenting a wealth of
sculptural techniques for some 25
years. |
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Iris Ziv: Senior manager at a
hi-tech company, creator and lover
of art |
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Adi Kol: Curator of art1, graduate
of Bezalel, ceramicist. |
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Iisraela Angel: Multi-disciplinary artist,
art director of the art1 site |
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