#vintage israeli art

[koenji]

Vintage stamps by the Israeli Society for the Protection of Nature depicting the Sinai rosefinch (Carpodacus synoicus) and the Ornate mastigure (Uromastyx ornata) a spiny-tailed lizard, both of which are endemic to Egypt and parts of the southern Levant as well as South West asia.

Organisms exist independently from states and borders, which are man made constructs. Still humans have always had complex relationships with nature around them and species can have deep, ancient and diverse cultural meaning for many different peoples at once.

[tilbageidanmark]

Last photos: 17 miniature rooms from the collection of Helena Rubinstein at the Tel Aviv Art Museum.

[drsonnet]

Battle of Suez, 1973: The IOF casualties in the battle were 80 dead and 120 wounded.

شملت الخسائر الإسرائيلية من80-125 رجلا و 28 مركبة مدرعة. كانت الخسائر المصرية ضئيلة. انتهى القتال من أجل تحرير مدينة السويس في 28 أكتوبر مع بقاء المدينة تحت السيطرة المصرية.

وبلغت خسائر جيش الاحتلال الإسرائيلي في المعركة 80 قتيلا و120 جريحا

Players or Spectators? Heavy Force Doctrine for MOUT A Monograph by Major John R. Kennedy Infantry

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[valenciamidknight]

“Benevolence” (July 2024) alongside the original photograph (est. mid 1930s, location unknown)

[i-am-aprl]

Happy new year but in Jesus homeland there are no celebrations.

Designed by : Jamal Bakeer

[aas-eg]

Animals have a heart and compassion for humans more than the zionists.

Cat Hugs a little Palestinian child killed by the Israeli air strike. This is the cruelty Israel and the countries who support do. For everything they do, there will be a day when they will stare in horror with their eyes wide open and God will never forgive them. #freepalestine🇵🇸❤️ #catsoftiktok #emotional #beautifulless #israel gaza #funny #cat cats #catwalk #cats#cat#kitten#kittygirl #vintage #ancient# تمبلريات#تمبلر بالعربي#art#اقتباس#شعر#lovely#gaza news#free #kitten #kitty # catty #animal #kids #gaza#gazaunderattack#save palestine#palestine#gazania#meow

[writer-at-the-table]

Unorthodox Menorah II by Joel Otterson, 1993, Mixed metal pipes, cast bronze, porcelain, and glass

"A key component of Joel Otterson's art is the relationship between an object's function and its symbolic purpose; this ideological stance makes Otterson an ideal candidate for creating Jewish ceremonial objects. But despite his interest in the symbolic, Otterson never made a ritual object until 1991, after he visited Israel and became aware of the power of the menorah form. Otterson discovered that this ancient form could be understood on many levels: it has deep religious meaning and is connected with the story of Hanukkah; it is a symbol of the State of Israel and an essential presence in many Israeli homes; and it is even a favorite souvenir for tourists. Touring the large and impressive collection of Hanukkah lamps in the Israel Museum inspired him to make a special Hanukkah lamp entitled Orthodox Menorah, which is in a private collection. The Jewish Museum commissioned this second version in 1993. Otterson's lamp builds on traditional forms but follows the artist's quirky style, which reclaims objects from their everyday existence and reuses them in visually arresting and innovative ways. One of the most striking elements of his lamp is the ornate armature of copper pipe fittings, which he welded together to form the menorah's branches. Copper pipes and soldering are a recurring theme in Otterson's work and recall the profession of both his father and brother, who were plumbers.

Otterson is a master of displacement-that is, juxtaposing unlikely elements to create surprising visual effects, such as the hypermasculine Hulk Hogan figure that crowns Unorthodox Menorah II. During his stay in Israel, Otterson noted that cartoon characters had invaded the realm of ceremonial objects. Bart Simpson, the Smurfs, and the Peanuts characters were regularly emblazoned on yarmulkes (skullcaps) worn by Jewish boys. The playfulness and charm of this idea inspired the artist to choose Hulk Hogan for this lamp. He reasoned, "If they can make a Bart Simpson yarmulke, I can make a Hulk Hogan menorah." The cast glass image of Hulk might at first seem completely incongruous, but traditional Hanukkah lamps often featured a victorious figure, such as the biblical Judith, to suggest the victory of the Jews over their oppressors. The artist updated this idea with an image of the famous television wrestler.

Along with its spreading copper arms and triumphant Hulk Hogan figure, Unorthodox Menorah II features what appears to be a vintage ceramic lamp as a decoration for the main shaft. The base is a cast creation that the artist made to suggest the garish flower-covered ceramic lamps popular in the 1940s and 50s. Otterson uses this object as if it were a precious memento or souvenir It is at once familiar and jarring but resonates with the story of an old lamp that kept on burning." (Berger, Maurice et al. MASTERWORKS OF THE JEWISH MUSEUM. New York: The Jewish Museum, 2004, p. 160.)

[justforbooks]

One of the most subversive and original figures in 1980s popular culture was a whey-faced, cherry-lipped, matchstick-thin child-man who wore a red bow tie, white tasselled loafers and a shrunken grey suit, and lived in a giant playhouse with sentient furniture and a floating head. This was Pee-wee Herman, created and played by the actor Paul Reubens, who has died aged 70 of cancer.

The character appeared on stage in The Pee-wee Herman Show during the early 1980s but did not become known internationally until the release of the film Pee-wee’s Big Adventure (1985), which marked the doolally debut of the director Tim Burton. US cinema in the Reagan era drew heavily on the iconography of the 50s and early 60s, whether for purposes sweet (Back to the Future, Peggy Sue Got Married) or unsavoury (Blue Velvet, Parents); this big-screen outing for Pee-wee, who was already suffused with the spirit of bygone children’s shows such as Howdy Doody and Captain Kangaroo, fell somewhere in between. As with the stage and TV incarnations, the film’s undercurrent of kinkiness and innuendo never contaminated its air of gleeful innocence.

In a story modelled on the Italian neo-realist classic Bicycle Thieves, Pee-wee travels across the US in search of his beloved stolen bike. Along the way, he meets the undead truck driver Large Marge, poses as the wife of a convict, charms a gang of snarling bikers by dancing on the bar in platform heels, rescues the occupants of a burning pet shop (saving the snakes for last because he’s scared of them) and ends up at the premiere of a Hollywood movie about himself.

Pee-wee’s nasal voice and honking laugh seemed cultivated to irritate every bit as much as his playground rejoinders (such as “I know you are, but what am I?” repeated ad infinitum). But Reubens’s single-minded focus on playing him utterly straight – if that’s not the wrong word for a character steeped in camp – was vital to his success, which ballooned with the children’s TV show Pee-wee’s Playhouse (1986-90).

“We never tried to do ‘a-kids’-show-but-weird,’” he said in 2014. “I feel like my commitment to Pee-wee, the concentration required to stay in that character, makes it real to me.

“It’s a throwback and has lots of homage elements to it, but I always considered it a full-on real kids’ show even though it had all this adult humour in it. I took a lot of pride in being able to figure out ways to do stuff that could be seen by kids and grownups.”

Pee-wee’s Playhouse pushed the surrealism of the film even further. In one episode, Pee-wee marries a bowl of fruit salad, which is wearing a wedding veil. Years later, the scene was held up as an example of the character’s progressiveness, though in truth it would be a challenge to find a moment from Pee-wee’s oeuvre that did not serve that function.

Whether filling his 1988 Christmas special with LGBT+ performers and allies such as Grace Jones, kd lang, Cher and Little Richard, or hiring strapping, shirtless construction workers to build an extension made of fruitcake on the side of his playhouse, Pee-wee personified queerness without frightening the horses. One of the show’s messages, said Reubens, was that “nonconformity isn’t bad”.

Bumps in the road arrived in the form of a lacklustre film sequel, Big Top Pee-wee (1988), and two scandals: the first in 1991 when Reubens was arrested and fined for masturbating in an adult cinema, and then in 2002 when a police search of his collection of vintage erotica resulted in a misdemeanour charge for possession of child pornography, later reduced to probation for possession of obscene material.

He was born in Peekskill, New York, to Judy (nee Rosen), a teacher, and Milton Rubenfeld, a former founding pilot of the Israeli air force, who went on to sell cars and to own a lamp store. When Reubens was nine, the family moved to Sarasota, Florida. He was educated at Sarasota high school and Boston University, and studied acting at the California Institute of the Arts, where his classmates included David Hasselhoff.

He became a regular fixture on the comedy club circuit, and appeared 14 times on The Gong Show, the competitive TV variety series. “You could go on more than once if you were in disguise,” Reubens explained; he acquired membership of the Screen Actors Guild after winning the contest.

It was as part of the Los Angeles improvisational comedy group the Groundlings that he first developed Pee-wee Herman. He also went on The Dating Game (known to UK audiences as Blind Date) as Pee-wee, having filled out the application form and auditioned entirely in character.

After failing an audition for the 1980-81 season of Saturday Night Live, Reubens borrowed $5,000 from his parents to produce The Pee-wee Herman Show. It ran for five months in Los Angeles, later touring the US, and led to a one-off HBO special as well as absurdist turns on Late Night with David Letterman, during which Reubens never broke character.

“I always felt it was conceptual art, but no one knew that except me,” he said. “I went out of my way to make people feel Pee-wee was a real person. It worked way better if people were going: ‘Who the hell is that?’”

His non-Pee-wee appearances were largely restricted to the years after Pee-wee’s Playhouse ended in 1990. Burton gave him a cameo as the Penguin’s father in Batman Returns, and he played a vampire in the original film version of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (both 1992).

He starred in the family comedies Dunston Checks In and Matilda (both 1996) and played a flatulent superhero in the comedy Mystery Men (1999) as well as a pot-dealing hairdresser in the crime drama Blow (2001). Most of his subsequent roles took the form of animation voice-work or eccentric guest spots on sitcoms, such as 30 Rock (2007) and What We Do in the Shadows (2019).

Pee-wee’s periodic returns were always greeted with affection. A new version of The Pee-wee Herman Show, which reached the stage in 2010, and the delightful, Judd Apatow-produced Netflix film Pee-wee’s Big Holiday (2016), gave Reubens a chance to repair definitively any lingering damage done by his arrests.

“I wrecked it to some degree, you know?” he told the New York Times. “It got made into something different. The shine got taken off it. At a certain point, I just wanted to have a better end to my career.”

He is survived by his sister, Abby, and brother, Luke.

🔔 Paul Reubens (Paul Rubenfeld), actor and writer, born 27 August 1952; died 30 July 2023

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[epfcmoberlyfieldhouse]

EPFC NORTH November 2024 EVENTS

EPFC North Moberly Fieldhouse is located at Moberly Park, 7646 Prince Albert St, Vancouver, BC V5X 3Z4.

WORKSHOP: KNOW YOUR GEAR Saturday, November 2: 1 – 4 PM Explore a wondrous array of cameras, projectors, and other image-making gizmos from the EPFC North equipment closet. Learn how to test, maintain, operate, and store these magnificent machines! FREE, ALL-AGES EVENT.

SCREENING: WHERE OLIVE TREES WEEP Saturday, November 2: 6 - 8 PM | Where Olive Trees Weep offers a searing window into the struggles and resilience of the Palestinian people under Israeli occupation. It explores themes of loss, trauma, and the quest for justice. FREE, ALL-AGES EVENT.

WORKSHOP: FIELDHOUSE FABRICATIONS: FRAGMENTS Wednesdays, November 6, 13, 20, 27: 2:30 – 5 PM A weekly crafternoon with a focus on bookmaking and paper arts, Fieldhouse Fabrications invites artists and emerging artists of all ages, abilities and interests to come together and make, create, learn, do, meet and share. Facilitated by Penelope Harris, Fieldhouse Fabrications provides materials, inspiration, and gentle assistance (if requested). No right or wrong way, no criticism, no deadline. Everyone is an artist. FREE, ALL-AGES EVENT.

WORKSHOP with EPFC International Online via Zoom | FINIS TERRAE: ENSAYAR (FILMAR) PARA ESCRIBIR 2 Fridays, November 8 and 15: 1 - 3 PM PACIFIC In this writing workshop you will explore the possibilities offered by the Spanish language following specific prompts and creative stimuli. We invite you to explore non-hegemonic narratives, flawed mechanisms, abandoned broken materials. To waste, lose and fail. Whether you’re a native Spanish speaker looking to find the right words to express that idea you have in mind, or someone who’s learning Spanish as a foreign language and wants to experiment with writing, this workshop is for you! Instructor: Andrea Márquez. Tuition $40 with 50% discount for participants zooming in from Latin America! Workshop limited to 12 participants. Sign up at epfccollective@gmail.com with the heading FINIS TERRAE

WORKSHOP: FOUND FOOTAGE FIESTA: A 2-DAY WORKSHOP Saturday, November 9 and Sunday, November 10: 1 – 5 PM Make your own experimental movie without using a camera! We’ve got piles of vintage “found footage” in a variety of formats for you to cut, colour, soak, scratch, splice, and project! Come by for one day or both. No prior filmmaking experience necessary! Please RSVP to epfccollective@gmail.com so we know who to expect. FREE, ALL-AGES EVENT!

Online Workshop with EPFC International via Zoom | ART CLUBTuesday, November 12: 11 AM – 1 PM | The only rule is MAKE! Materials provided. All-ages! Free event! Everyone welcome! More info: https://www.facebook.com/ArtClubFrome/ FREE, ALL-AGES EVENT.

WORKSHOP: FIELDHOUSE FABRICATIONS: THIRD SUNDAY OPEN STUDIO | Sunday, November 17: 1 – 4 PM Join us for an all-in Open Studio Make-A-Thon! Facilitated by Penelope Harris, Fieldhouse Fabrications provides materials, inspiration, and gentle assistance (if requested). No right or wrong way, no criticism, no deadline. Everyone is an artist. FREE, ALL-AGES EVENT.

WORKSHOP; MAKE IT + TAKE IT Saturday, November 23: 1 – 5 PM Greeting cards, stenciled t-shirts, felted animals, plant prints, collage, paintings, protest signs, phytograms, zines…you name it, (the collective) WE are making it and (the individual) YOU are taking home whatever you make! Put a bird on it! Supplies and snacks provided. FREE, ALL-AGES EVENT..

Workshop with EPFC International Online via Zoom | HAIKU YOU Wednesday, November 27: 4 - 5 PM PACIFIC “A Japanese verse form most often composed, in English versions, of three unrhymed lines of five, seven, and five syllables. A haiku often features an image, or a pair of images, meant to depict the essence of a specific moment in time.”—Poetry Foundation Now in its fourth fabulous year, this workshop for poets and filmmakers, taps into the natural wonders of the season as our inspiration to write and share haikus and then turn them into experimental short films. Free event! To sign up and receive the Zoom link send an email with HAIKU in the subject line to epfccollective@gmail.com FREE, ALL-AGES EVENT.

[rich4you]

Check out this listing I just added to my Poshmark closet: Vintage By A. Kedem Moses With 10 Commandments Israel Sterling Silver 925.

[alexlevin2024]

Explore Unique and Modern Israeli Art on Vintage Newspapers

Do you like the history of Erez Israel? Find here the unique and modern Israeli art and painting on vintage Israeli newspaper by Israeli artist Alex Levin.

[koenji]

Vintage Israeli stamps depicting the Seven Species designed by Zvi Narkiss (צבי נרקיס, Israeli, 1921-2010), 1958.

The Seven Species (שבעת המינים‎, Shiv'at HaMinim) are two grains and five fruits mentioned in the Torah as special produce of the Land of Israel: wheat, barley, grape, fig, pomegranate, olive (oil), and date (honey). These staples were central to the diet of the Jewish people in the Land of Israel in biblical times and hold spiritual significance, as shown by the unique blessing recited after eating them to thank G-d for the land's abundance. Their first fruits were offered as bikkurim in the Temple in Jerusalem.

אֶרֶץ חִטָּה וּשְׂעֹרָה וְגֶפֶן וּתְאֵנָה וְרִמּוֹן אֶרֶץ־זֵית שֶׁמֶן וּדְבָשׁ

"a land of wheat and barley, of vines, figs, and pomegranates, a land of olive trees and honey" - Devarim (Deuteronomy) 8:8.

[tilbageidanmark]

17 miniature rooms from the collection of Helena Rubinstein at the Tel Aviv Art Museum.

[drsonnet]

Art is the way I feel free’: the artists working under siege in #Gaza

[nityarawal]

10/24/23

What You Seek

Is Seeking You

Afternoon Songs

What You Seek

Is Seeking You

Did Marilyn

Monroe 

Know This

Is That What

Gave Her Confidence

Against The Odds

What You Seek

Is Seeking You

Too

That's The Joy

Of Love And Life

Guessing Einstein

Knew

What You Seek Is

Seeking You

Too

Rumi Always Said

The Great Persian

Mystic

Poets

What You Seek

Is Seeking 

You Too

Go Within

Wrap In

Blankets

Of Dreams

Transcend

And Find The Joy

Of It

A Union Appears

An Understanding

A Bird Call

Heard

Never Know Where

Just An Inclination

Did Marilyn

Walk Here

In The Fields

Walking Her Dogs

Near My Gardens

Did Marilyn

Walk Here

Was This Her

Vintage

Dressing Trailer

Should've Bought

A Cloth Bag

For All My New

Clothes

Maybe More

Will Come Back

Italian Leather

Coats

Muubaa

Soft Leather

Isabella Fiore

Woven Stitched Bags

Johnny Was

Israeli Designers

All My Things 

Around Town

Cowboy Boots

Florentino Baker

Old Gringos

Golden Goose

Still Walkin'

Around

Dancin'

Swedish Clogboots

Cloggin'

A Rosebud Mirror

In Jen's Garden

Vintage Tin Rosebuds

Sent All The Way

From San Miguel 

De Allende

With Love

Mexico Treasure

Hunting

For Maestro

Chile Gonzalez

Mirror

Found In Encinitas

Finally 

Thrifting After

Years Of 

Ebay Hunting

Real Estate

Bargains

Celebratin' Beach Home

Closes

Just A Tin Junk

Art Fan

For Your Garden

A Loan

A Memory

Of Nitya

Slumlordings

And Alibis

To Come

Oceana Said She Has

My Persian Carpets

Collected From Grandparents

One Made Especially

For Kings Taster

With Sill Fuschia Rose Buds 

On Silk

White Wool

Just A Vintage

Dressing Room

For A Movie Star

Covering Old Wallpaper

In White

Might Make It

An Art Box

With Peacock Wash 

Motif

Om Symbols

Ganesh

My Kids Names

In Sanskrit

Just A Walk

On An Old Dirt Road

In The Sunflowers

Alone At Last

Like Marilyn

Know How She 

Feels

In The Sage

And Red Shenk

Old Trails

Peace

At Last

Peace,

Nitya Nella Azam Davigo Moezzi Huntley Rawal 

[artlevin]

Unveiling the Beautiful Modern Israeli Masterpieces Online

Modern Israeli art encompasses a wide range of artistic practices, reflecting the creativity and diversity of the Israeli cultural landscape. Artists explore personal and collective narratives, drawing inspiration from their heritage, social and political contexts, and global influences. Their art reflects the dynamism and innovation that characterize contemporary Israeli society.