Dorit Saphir

Nurit Tal Tene, cauretor

Dorit Saphir's paintings are loaded with […] stormy drama, which expresses itself in color and in abstract images that hint at a plot.

Her sources of inspiration stem from prehistoric cave drawings and symbolize ancient archetypes. […] She seeks to hint at a reality that is concealed beyond the visible: myths, mythology, a right-of-passage ceremony, a hunting expedition, a ritualistic camp-fire - various anecdotes from a wild and primitive ancient era.

Mythical figures that bear a symbolic meaning, that exist in a state of motion and conflict, are presented in the paintings alongside figures that emerge from the abstract and the chaotic. The mythological story is offered on occasion as the end of a string, as the beginning of a journey, and occasionally as a painting that commences in an obfuscated manner, and gradually, slowly, the figures within it become defined.

In the density of the stains and the airiness that lies between them one can sense the energy that has accumulated in the painting process, loaded with a storm of emotions. An aura of mystery encompasses the painting, and concentration and condensation are distilled.