Sunday, December 16, 2012 6:30 PM
Opera Gallery, 115 Spring Street, New York, NY 10012

For tickets: http://elem.org/events/

The 5th Annual Israeli Art Auction for ELEM- Israeli Youth in Distress
Public Auction by Mr. Eric Silver of the PBS Antiques Roadshow and Lillian Nassau Gallery

Noa Yekutieli




Title: We Walk Alone Together
Year: 2012
Size: 30x39 cm
Description: Manual paper-cutting
Value: $1000
About the Artwork:

We Walk Alone Together' brings up the principle of the cycle of life and the baggage that one carries from birth until death; whether if referring to a physical subject of a conceptual idea, an object or a memory - each person has their own baggage that is accumulated during his or her life time that is eventually left behind.

Through the minimalistic use of material and the contrast between black and white, light and darkness, entire philosophical viewpoints compacted into a dichotomy the exists between the difficulties in the ability to release and let go and the easiness of doing so.
The emphasis that Yekutieli puts on the dialogue between control and acceptance, is on the option of choice, the need of being aware and identifying; and at the end of process, the individuals capability to maneuver between being in his or her own and belonging to a much larger happening.


About the Artist: 
For the past two years, Noa has been independently researching the technique of paper-cutting in various formats and sizes.
  
The artists work is characterized by high aesthetics and complexity, creating a certain notion of beauty that allows a direct and immediate connection with the viewer.
In her work, dynamic situations are translated into 'frozen' or static scenes. The works often deal with crises, tragedy and a human struggle that is viewed through a filter of fragility that deceivingly beautifies them, tempting the viewer to look deeper into the surprising content of the pieces.

The starting point of the artists work is black, sealed paper, which is later carefully cut, only to create slits of light- irreversible openings of hope.
By using rigorous, or even obsessive methods to alter the paper, Noa reinterprets and tames the difficult scenes to create an illusion based on a cutting technique. This combines a careful and calculated hand, alongside intricate patterns, challenging the use of light and shadow.

The pieces are often presented in a way that allows the organic shadows to be seen, by using specific methods of framing and lighting.
The idea of 'the shadow' is inseparable from the work itself-opposed to the feeling of control that the cutting technique transmits. The shadow in the work functions as a metaphor for the uncontrollable aspects in life, the truth and its warping that sometimes bears heavy on our existence, but also is a proof of it.

Solo exhibitions:

2012 - Al Ha'tzuk Gallery, Netanya
"Baggage"
Curator : Maya Kashevitz

2011 - Opus DV, Tel-Aviv
"We Forgot It In People"

Group shows & art fairs:

2012 - Fundraiser "Kav La'haim' Art Station Gallery, Tel-Aviv

2012 - Zadik Gallery, Tel-Aviv
"On a Small Scale"

2012 - "Fresh Paint" Art fair, Tel-Aviv
Collaboration with Art Station Gallery

2012 - Jaffa Salon of Modern Art, Jaffa
Curator: Yaara Oren

2012 - Gallery P8, Jaffa
"Buy Something"

2011 - Ba'alie Hamelaha, Tel-Aviv
"Other Places"
Fundraiser for the Levinsky garden library
Curator: Know Hope

2011 - Riviera Gallery, Bat-Yam
Portrait exhibition
Curator: Yona Reuveni

2011 - "Wind - Sea" residency, Bat-Yam
Installation "We Are All a Part"
Curator: Adi Yekutieli

2011 - Fundraiser show "ZeZe", Tel-Aviv
Bar Yohai 7
Curator: Daniel Goldstein

Future exhibitions:

8 / 2012 - Contemporary by Golconda Gallery, Tel-Aviv
Group show

1 / 2013 - Contemporary by Golconda Gallery, Tel-Aviv
Solo exhibition
Curator: Hila Tadmor

4 / 2013 - Eretz Israel Museum
Group show
Curator:  Dr. Sorin Heller


Website: www.NoaYekutieli.com

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