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In the first exhibition "Embroidered and Embedded", all the works were etched, the images taken from the texture of carpets and embroidery. It is possible to classify them as abstract. In "Miriam is your beloved daughter" I worked with authentic textiles. My daughter is woven into the fabrics. Weaving her into the work, I was able to wonder at her essence and create her anew each time. The body of the work "Between Trees and Non Trees" centers on the Cypress tree, cast onto new textiles and based on some of my previous works. Here I give my commentary on the Cypress as an Israeli symbol. "Mashaker" – Head Pendant was created from the images in the book "Embroidered Works" which my sister, a cultural researcher, edited and in which are found close ups photographed by my daughter. The exhibition deals with the missing and the yearning of my Mother for her jewelry which she was forced to leave there. My works of etching are on a small scale, like working with jewelry. All this together allows some form of closing the circle.
Shoshanna Givon July, 2010
CV Shoshanna Givon, born 1950
Education 68 - 72 – B.A in Archeology and Geography, Hebrew University, Jerusalem 85 – Art and Painting studies, Kalisher, Tel Aviv 87 - 92 –School of Art, "Hamidrasha”, Ramat Hasharon, Print and photography 97 – Member of the "Professional Visual Artists Associatio" Israel- IMPACT 1989- 2006 –Art teacher and teacher training
Individual Exhibitions 97 – "Embroidered and Embedded", Efrat Gallery, Tel Aviv 98 – " Embroidered and Embedded ", Jerusalem Theatre 2006 – "Miriam is Your Beloved Daughter" Artisits House, Tel Aviv 2007 – "Between Trees and Non- Trees", Beit Shmuel, Jerusalem 2010 – "Mashaker", Beit Shmuel, Jerusalem
Group Exhibitions 92 – School of Art, Ramat Hasharon 96 – Group Exhibition, Printing Workshop, Beit Berel – Kalamania 2006 – Personal Femininity, Urban Gallery, Kfar Saba (Catalogue) 2007- Portrait, The Gallery on the Cliff, Netanya (Catalogue) 2009 – "Expression Says", Hillel 17 Gallery, Jerusalem 2010 – "Coats of Light", The Other Gallery, Talpiot College, Cholon
2010 – 30thMini Print International Cadaqes, Spain
2011 - Marziart Internationl Gallery, Hamburg, Germaney, curator Marion Zimmermann |
The treatment of different topics is achieved through the use of different textures and shapes. They are found in my visual conscious and influenced by the surroundings I grew up in. My works make use of photography, etching, and screen printing on different linens: paper, hemp and textiles. In my screen printing, I continue to paint with fabric paints. A considerable part of my work is monotypes – one print, another part being variations of the image and in my etching, series, which are generally on a small scale. Over the years I have created, in the College of Art's printing workshop, I have exhibited, in four individual exhibitions and taken part in a number of group exhibitions.