Lawrence Strauss
The Wind on the Mouth of the Vase in the Tree
oil on paper
5″ x 5.5″
2024
The world’s oldest synagogue has a visual language that stands in bald contrast to the texts from the same period in the same region. The images lack contemporary interpretation and so render Judaism unfamiliar. My picture recasts this oldest synagogue imagery to give a new chance to meet the ancient challenge to convention.
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