By Inna Rogatchi—
BEREISHIT ILLUSTRATED
Part I of II with Highlights
Part II of the Introduction to the Bereishit Illustrated project can be read here.
Inna Rogatchi © Light Solo. Watercolor, wax pastel, oil pastel, encre l’alcool, Luminance Caran d’Ache, pigment of bronze, pigment of pale gold on authored original pigment print on cotton paper mounted on board. 60 x 80 cm. 2022.
What to imagine while visualizing the Creation ?
There are endless efforts of artistic imagination of Bereishit, from Renaissance masters (and before), through Chagall’s Bible series, until intent simplicity of Barnett Newman who did address the process of Creation on his abstract canvases , and engaging harmony of Nehemia Azaz in his splendid stained-glass windows at the Western Marble Arch Synagogue in London.
While working on my BEREISHIT ILLUSTRATED which is a process in making from 2020 onward, I wanted to be as close to the principal source and some important commentaries as possible, and at the same time to bring some new perspectives into visualizing the Bereishit, the process of Creation.
Previously, in my series on Jewish mysticism, I dealt with pre-Creation matters, such as Primordial elements. I understood its scope and magic, thus the prerequisite for me to immerse into the Bereishit as such was fulfilled.
There are two ways to deal with Bereishit for an artist: either to reflect on the text directly, as one feels and imagines things, or to get into the studies of this most commented in history, the first parsha (chapter) of the Torah, before processing it into one’s creations. Continue Reading on Times of Israel….
