Land scape
CONTEMPORARY ART REVIEW
LandEscape meets
Tali Navon
An interview by and
, curator
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Exploring the expressive potential of a wide variety of materials , artist Tali Navon ’ s work inquires into the themes of contemporary culture , urbanism , collective memory , identity , femininity , motherhood , and the fragility and innocence of childhood . Her approach considers the vital relationship between direct experience and visual interpretation , drawing viewers into a multilayered journey . In her work Forward , that we ’ ll be discussing in the following pages , she encapsulated both traditional heritage and unconventional sensitivity to trigger viewers ’ perceptual parameters . One of the most impressive aspects of Navon ’ s work is the way it accomplishes the difficult task of unveiling the elusive connection between the abstract and the concrete . We are very pleased to introduce our readers to her stimulating and multifaceted artistic production .
1 ) Hello Tali and welcome to LandEscape . We would like to start this interview with a couple of questions about your multifaceted background . You have solid formal training , having studied textiles at the Shenkar College of Engineering and Design , art at the Kalisher School of Art , and film at Tel Aviv University . How do these experiences influence the way you currently conceive and produce your works ? And , in particular , how does your cultural substratum inform the way you relate to the aesthetic problem in general ?
I have been creating art for as long as I can remember , from the time I was a child . As an adult , I have always had a studio . My family has an affinity for art , especially my father and my grandmother ’ s brother , who lived in Thessaloniki . I started to delve into this more seriously at the age of 16 by taking private art lessons . Later I went on to study at Shenkar College of Engineering and Design , art at the Kalisher School of Art , which connected me to the world of art , and began to exhibit my work at galleries . As an artist , I found myself responding to my surroundings , to the land , to the different cultures in Israel and to how I fit into all this . In my video work , Land of promise , which was displayed at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art , I questioned the importance of the existence of the State of