Mixed Media
Artist's Statement: This picture depicts the Torah scroll as a map, alluding to the fact that its teachings are a personal guide for inner peace, as well as the divine map for global peace.
ב"ה
Road Map
By Sara Seldowitz
January 2, 2013 11:00 AM
Sara was born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Vibrant colors, rhythm and balance in nature influences her compositions. Sara, a self-taught artist, has enjoyed creating artwork since she was a child and has experimented with different techniques and mixed media. Sara combines rich colors and texture in her paintings inspired by Jewish themes and ancient texts. In her creative artwork she hopes to express the joy of living in G-d's world. Sara lives with her family in Brooklyn, NY.
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Amazed
January 16, 2013
Amazing! This is the most talented artist I've ever met yet! Go Sara!
Yaakov
NY
January 9, 2013
Wow! The colors are incredibly vibrant and give off a light that i just want to wrap my eyes in. The texture of the Torah is chunky and nature-like.... just like natural topography....
The Torah, as depicted, is the Jewish people's topographic map.
Well done!
Rachel
Israel
January 9, 2013
Beautiful & meaningful!
Thank you for this powerful beautiful picture!
יישר כח!
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"The primary talent of an artist is his ability to step away from the externalities of the thing and, disregarding its outer form, gaze into its innerness and perceive its essence, and to be able to convey this in his painting.This is how an artist can serve his Creator." — The Rebbe
"The primary talent of an artist is his ability to step away from the externalities of the thing and, disregarding its outer form, gaze into its innerness and perceive its essence, and to be able to convey this in his painting.This is how an artist can serve his Creator." — The Rebbe
About Sara Seldowtiz
Sara was born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Vibrant colors, rhythm and balance in nature influences her compositions. Sara, a self-taught artist, has enjoyed creating artwork since she was a child and has experimented with different techniques and mixed media. Sara combines rich colors and texture in her paintings inspired by Jewish themes and ancient texts. In her creative artwork she hopes to express the joy of living in G-d's world. Sara lives with her family in Brooklyn, NY.
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