Artistâs Statement: One day in class, during a critique in which I displayed a Jewish-themed drawing, my professor said to me, âI Googled âJewish art,â and most of what I saw was Holocaust-related; that seems to be the âthingâ for Jewish artists. Are you going to work with that theme?â
Words cannot express the extent to which that bothered me. Why should the worldâs view of the Jewish people be that of a formerly oppressed nation, not a culture that is rich in beliefs, traditions and Torah values? And how come the general population has no idea what Judaism entails? Why have we become âthe people who died in the Holocaustâ and âthe people who donât eat baconâ? With my art, I seek to change that perception, expand peopleâs horizons, and create works that encapsulate the Jewish culture and religion.
