B o d y, L a n d & W a t e r
ROZITA FOGELMAN a b s t r a c t p a i n t i n g s 2005-11
Body
Land
Water
ROZITA FOGELMAN a b s t r a c t p a i n t i n g s 2005-11
.................................................................... copyright © 2011 Rozita Fogelman
Body
Red Body #I a (detail), 2007 ¦ acrylics on canvas 24"x 24"
Red Body #I b (detail), 2007 ¦ acrylics on canvas 24"x 24"
Pink Body #II a, and b (detail), 2005-08 ¦ acrylics & sand on canvas 2(24"x 24")
The Code is Pink
As little girls we dressed into pink, and as mature
I was looking into hidden places, thinking pink.
mothers, we dress our daughters by the same dress
Pink is a provocative color. In Western society, the
code. As an artist, and woman, I too grew out of pink,
color pink is associated with the female gender.
and since my early twenties, the color pink was for
Throughout human evolution, our challenge to
years almost completely eliminated from my
identify for the sake of classification grew out of
palettes. Looking Into Hidden Places was an
idealistic simplification into categorization. Humans
experimental project, which concentrated on
are the only species that mark their newborns by
rediscovering this disregarded and long forgotten
their genital identification with two distinctive hues;
hue. Coming back into my 'Pink period' marked a
pink for girls and blue for boys.
great transformational point in my life. Rediscovering
It is not just a fashion; it is the silent voice of a dress
the very basic of my working surface, rediscovering
code passed on from mothers to daughters.
the basic hues of my inside-out body space led me
However, when examining the human body closely,
to a greater healing process. Surrounding myself and
regardless of gender or race, our inside-body
rediscovering the power of this magnificent hue
consists of millions hues of pink. Pink marks the
became a deep transformational journey of my life
opening of the most sensitive places in human body.
that reconnected my feminine power with the
We are all pink from inside out. Pink is the universal
forgotten universal power of my hidden space.
color of a hidden life.
Rozita Fogelman
Pink Body #I a (detail), 2006 ¦ acrylics & sand on canvas 2(24"x 24")
Pink Body #I b (detail)
O Pink Body #I a (detail), 2007 ¦ acrylics & sand on canvas 18 x 18 , 18 x 18
O Pink Body #I b (detail)
Quilted with Pink Body #I a (detail), 2007 ¦ acrylics & sand on canvas 24" x 24 , 24 x 18
Quilted with Pink Body #I b (detail )
Magenta Body #I a (detail ), 2007 ÂŚ acrylics & sand on canvas 24" x 24"
Magenta Body #I b (detail)
Land
Land Dialogues by Grace Munakata of rain drenched earth worked over rhythmically with Rozita Fogelman is currently working on a series
tools. Although she is selective about the colors she
of mixed media abstract paintings based on our
uses, their hues/contrast shift significantly when dry,
collective connection to land and water (our
a metaphor for spiritual changes and the impact of
environment) and to each other. These dark,
weather and time on land.
multilayered and strongly textured works repeat
She believes the distractions of our multi-tasking
horizontal rhythms and incorporate a central band of
culture need balance, and hopes to create a quiet,
clustered stones.
interactive space where viewers can respond to the
Although individual pieces are slightly different in
artwork in a meditative manner, perhaps reminding
size, the central horizontal stripe of stones will
us of our actual connection and dependence on
create a continuous path. Earth hued works on either
elements of earth and water and of our collective
side will flank paintings in cooler colors evoking
consciousness as a society. Interestingly, the
moisture.
components (paintings) must be a collective
She is also interested in the inherent change in the
assemblage for her idea to be understood.
appearance of the work while it is literally wet, and
Although they will function as independent artworks,
after each layer dries. The work must be done on a
the message of dryness/earth/water will operate
flat surface allowing for heavy textures reminiscent
when all the pieces are in dialogue in actual space.
Land Dialogues by Rozita Fogelman
I want to create a connection between past s collective ideas and
In Hebrew, adama, maem, dam and
knowledge with our current disturb-
adam; translated as ― land, water, and
ing reality, a grounding place where
body, ― all connected and share the
one can reconnect with all and with
same root.
the concept of living in duality and balance.
My series, Land Dialogues, is my attempt to create a space addressing
What seemed so obvious and straightforward to my
the need to reconnect the link
ancestors who knew how live together as one
between human body, land and water.
big family is no longer so evident in the present days. I wondered, why?
Land Dialogues # I (detail), 2010 ÂŚ mixed media: stones, sand, marble dust, acrylics on canvas 24 x 30
Land Dialogues # II (detail), 2010 ÂŚ mixed media: stones, sand, marble dust, acrylics on canvas 24 x 30
Land Dialogues #III (detail), 2010 ÂŚ mixed media: stones, sand, marble dust, acrylics on canvas 24 x 30
Land Dialogues #IV (detail), 2010 ÂŚ mixed media: stones, sand, marble dust, acrylics on canvas 24 x 30
Land Dialogues #V (detail), 2010 ÂŚ mixed media: stones, sand, marble dust, acrylics on canvas 30 x 40
Land Dialogues #VI (detail), 2010 ÂŚ mixed media: stones, sand, marble dust, acrylics on canvas 30 x 40
Land Dialogues #VII (detail), 2010 ÂŚ mixed media: stones, sand, marble dust, acrylics on canvas 36 x 48
Land Dialogues #VIII (detail), 2010 ÂŚ mixed media: stones, sand, marble dust, acrylics on canvas 36 x 48
Philosophy of Art after J. Kosuth by Rozita Fogelman
The artist is a philosopher.
Art is not mechanical or automatic.
The artist is not a craftsman.
Art is the artist s analyses.
The artist is not a synthetic machine.
Art is the artist s humor and critique.
The artist is not an artifact maker.
Art is an examination of the artist being.
The artist is a witchdoctor.
Art is the artist s conscious hallucination.
The artist is a healer.
Art is the artist s unconscious fantasy.
The artist is the thinker.
Art is an awareness of intellectual being.
Art is not for recreation.
Art is an awareness of the artist s higher being.
Art is not for decoration.
Art exists because the artist had the vision.
Art is not about highlighting objects,
Art is the artist's seeing and observation.
or repetition of the previous.
Art is the artist's dream.
Art is the idea or a suggestion of something new.
Art is a dream.
Art is a pure idea of the artist s imagination.
Art for the artist is to be.
Art is the action of the artist s thoughts.
Art for the culture is to dream.
Water
Water #V (detail) 2011 ÂŚ acrylics & sand on canvas 36 x 36
Water #VI (detail) 2011 ÂŚ acrylics & sand on canvas 36 x 36
Water #I (detail) 2011 ÂŚ acrylics & sand on canvas 36 x 36
Water #II (detail) 2011 ÂŚ acrylics & sand on canvas 36 x 36
Water #VII (detail) 2011 ¦ acrylics & sand on canvas 36 x 36
Water #VIII (detail) 2011 ¦ acrylics & sand on canvas 36 x 36
Water #III (detail) 2011 ¦ acrylics & sand on canvas 36 x 36
Water #IV (detail) 2011 ÂŚ acrylics & sand on canvas 36 x 36
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