Land scape
Mally Elbaz Almandine
CONTEMPORARY ART REVIEW
served me as a swing. When I felt hurt, I took comfort in the shade of the chinaberry tree, nature which has and still is a source of comfort.
Many of your pieces have a symmetrical perspective to them and quite varied contrast in light and dark colors. Also, we see a recurring theme of straight lines in some of your paintings as My silence that accentuate one-point perspective. Can you describe how you determine the particular subject matter when you create?
I set the theme of the work in the early planning of the work. In most cases, however, I do not plan what to paint and how to paint it but rather feel it in both my body and mind- emotions lead the first steps of the painting, and as I am working on the canvas, I deliberately stop and look and check what the images represent or symbolize to me. After a thorough observation on life and my work, I set the theme that will lead to the creation and progress of the painting. As you indicated, some of my pieces have light and darkness indicating a contrast. This is a deliberate choice since according to my perception, difficulties and pain represent the darkness in the painting, yet in every dark spot, I added a point of light as a metaphor. In " My Silence ", the movement of the image and the absence of the mouth create a greater and more powerful silence. The gap between the unpleasant / tough experiences and the colorful spectrum of my works- expresses the manner in which I chose to deal with some difficult realities.
The effective combination between both delicate and thoughtful nuances of tones sums up the mixture of thoughts and emotions. How much does your own psychological make-up determine the nuances of tones you decide to use in a piece? Moreover, any comments on your choice of " palette " and how it has changed over time?
My psychological makeup is a barometer of my work, through which I express my feelings. Fabric is the platform that“ receives” my thoughts and my state of mind. It is possible to notice some differences between the formation of a cloud and of silence. as an example: in“ Clouds” contains light and open space for the soul, whereas in“ Silence” is it clear that the space is dense and cramped, expressing inner emotional burden. As described above, the change in the palette is due to the emotional state. The piece " My silence " was painted during