Reimagined : 45 years of Jewish art /
Mark Podwal is today's premiere artist of the Jewish experience, with a prolific portfolio of work lauded by visionaries ranging from Elie Weisel to Harold Bloom. His paintings and ink-on-paper drawings are not only beautiful but also offer profound and nuanced commentary on Jewish tradition, h...
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Glitterati Incorporated,
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Publisher Address: | New York, NY : |
Publication Dates: | 2016. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Edition: | First edition. |
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Mark Podwal is today's premiere artist of the Jewish experience, with a prolific portfolio of work lauded by visionaries ranging from Elie Weisel to Harold Bloom. His paintings and ink-on-paper drawings are not only beautiful but also offer profound and nuanced commentary on Jewish tradition, history, and politics. This unprecedented collection brings together the widest selection of Podwal's work ever published in a single volume in a stunning, lavishly produced, oversized hardcover. With more than 350 works, each beautifully reproduced, Reimagined is a must-have for every Jewish home-- "Mark Podwal is renowned for his innovative ink drawings and paintings of the Jewish experience. Initially known for his drawings for The New York Times Op-Ed page, he is the illustrator of numerous books in collaboration with the likes of luminaries such as Elie Wiesel, Harold Bloom, and Francine Prose. Reimagined: 45 Years of Jewish Art is a massive collection and first monograph of this famed and prolific artist; one who has connected with art lovers from New York, Prague, Israel, and everywhere in-between. In this extended collection, the reader encounters the diverse array of works that represent and span Podwals illustrious career; from the whimsical, such as Matzoh Moon and Talmud Typewriter, to the political, such as Munich Massacre and Annexing Arab Anger, to the religious, which includes Passover Haggadah illustrations and textile designs from the worlds most historic synagogues"-- |
Carrier Form: | 374 pages, 4 folded leaves : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 31 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: |
9781943876303 1943876304 |
Index Number: | N6537 |
CLC: | J209.712-64 |
Call Number: | J209.712-64/P742 |
Contents: | Foreword: celebrating dreams / Elie Wiesel -- Preface: Ink and an inkling -- Mark Podwal, master of the true line / Cynthia Ozick -- Introduction / Mark Podwal -- Essay: on Jewish magic in the art of Mark Podwal / Elisheva Carlebach -- Artworks -- Tapestries and objects. |