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DITA LIRON

Lives and works in Israel
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THOUGHTS WHICH INSPIRE THE ARTIST WHILST CREATING ance”. It seems to be familiar to the viewer, but when he looks at it closely he
A painting is a “close-up” of information arriving in an instant, without the can’t truly complete it. He needs to make an effort to produce a new context.
aspect of time. The context remains outside the painting, and the viewer This guides me in my creation and my hope is that the scenario/situation
produces it out of the knowledge he has accumulated, enabling him to give presented to the viewer, is alluring enough for him to want to give the paint-
a clear meaning to the painting. Figurative painting makes it easier for the ing meaning. In my paintings, same elements are repeated over and over.
viewer to complete the context, because it relates to a familiar reality. However, occasionally a new element is brought-in which gives the viewer a
In abstract painting, the context is built out of the inner code created within “holding point” en route to understanding the piece.
the painting. My painting is different, in that it tries to show “figurative reli- ( RHYTHM IN COLOR )

UNTITLED 1, OIL ON CANVAS 44X44 IN. / 110X110 CM. 
UNTITLED 2, OIL ON CANVAS 41X61 IN. / 105X155 CM. 
 UNTITLED 3, OIL ON CANVAS 41X61 IN. / 105X155 CM.

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