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YONA LEVY-GROSMAN

Lives and works in Hanegev, Israel
yona _lg @ walla.co.il

Ever since man tasted from the tree of knowledge of bad and good (knowing reality which then leads to the development of yet newer technologies and
only the extremes), his world has become one of opposites and paradoxes. so on and so forth. Today, the sciences are the pioneers of the endless
Ever since that day, man has been yearning and searching for the wholeness process of the architecture of human thoughts, and all of us are caught up
that has disintegrated. In his quest for the lost grail, there are three paths: in the scientific stream, collecting its victims along the way. The victims are
philosophy, art, and science. the result of humanity’s misunderstanding of the integral messages carried
The start of the expedition was through the arts. The rhythms and sounds within the scientific data that is collected.
of the drum, and the colors and shapes of cave paintings, seen with the The arts, in our contemporary world, is a reflection that attempts to be true
light of the torch, were the pioneers along the path of the quest. Stored to the vision of human thoughts and actions, in all of its greatness and all of
within these expressions are philosophical thoughts and the seeds of its weaknesses and dis-ease. Three separate paths were set upon to look
science. Later, philosophy became the forerunner of the quest; and then for the understanding of wholeness and the wholeness that stems from
philosophical thinking became the wellspring for both the arts and for the understanding. My path is via the arts. In order to create my own way within
buds of science, which began to sprout. this path, I hold philosophical thoughts tightly in one hand, and in my other
In contemporary times, science is the path breaker, with its sharpened knife, hand I grasp modern scientific understanding. As I learn to grasp them more
in the dense jungle of reality. Scientific understanding leads to the invention correctly, my path welcomes me. My name is Yona L. G. I live and create in
of modern technological means which enable deeper understanding of the Negev, the desert area of the state of Israel.

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