Northeast
Spotlight Artist
Nava Gidanian-Kagan
Northeast
Artist Statement
The core subject of my work is the nature of impermanence
and its manifestation in our daily life. Coming from an Iranian
family and moving from Israel, where questions of life and
death are a daily struggle, I know that life is precious. The series
Written in Skin is painted in layers of wax and oil, emulating a
memory of the body and its fragility. Abstracted within the figure,
I stretch the limits of what is seen and what can be represented,
confronting mortality and vulnerability. The goal of my work
is to bring these tender moments to the front of the stage,
moving them from my personal view to a universal one and
transforming them into a meaningful experience that embraces
all shades of life.
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