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Art Exhibition "Magna Mater"
CLICK HERE to take a look at some of the
paintings which will be displayed
This September, you are invited to attend an opening reception, co-hosted by artist Ilana Raviv and Seeds of Peace, where they will join together to celebrate their shared interest in strength and courage. September 21, 2000
Ilana Raviv is an accomplished Israeli-American artist who has exhibited her works in the United States, Europe and the Middle East in various galleries and museums. Her works are woven into rhymes and tied up in a geometry of poetic expression, which a handful of artists refer to as "Synthetic Realism". The "Magna Mater" exhibit is a vibrant reflection on women of mythology, history and literature. The paintings in this exhibition include Leda and the Swan, Cleopatra, Alice in Wonderland, The Pieta, Sheherazade, Eve and other sisters of Womanhood. Raviv draws from many different cultural traditions to highlight the inner strength that women throughout history and literature share. "…Never before have Europa and Leda, Flora,
Helen, Pandora, Shehrezade, Alice and Lady Godiva been portrayed this way:
in a haze of colors and expressive forms that exhibit their relations with
their spouses or the way they see themselves from within…"
"The art (paintings and drawings) of Ilana
Raviv has the kind of perceptive rightness as its base as do a certain
period of Jackson Polock, Hals and Miro…"
"…The sublime essence of the "Magna Mater"
is the source of feminine manifestations… The paintings of Ilana Raviv
are true, tempestuous outbursts of creative force, generating powerful
images which express the creative unrest surrounding the lyrical, intimate
and the effervescent temperament of Ilana Raviv's artistry - a genuine
song of praise to intuitive art..."
Seeds of Peace (www.seedsofpeace.org) is proud to announce its cooperation with artist Ilana Raviv on a unique exhibition of Raviv's new work: "Magna Mater", (the Great Mother). Since 1993, the non-profit organization Seeds of Peace, has brought together 1500 Arab and Israeli teenagers from the Middle-East to its summer conflict resolution program in Maine. Selected by their governments and destined to become their nation's future leaders, these youngsters represent a new generation commited to ending the violence that has plagued their region and creating real peace with their neighbors. Half the profits of each sale of art will directly benefit Seeds of Peace, a registered 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization. Seeds of Peace has received the enthusiastic endorsement of world leaders including: President Bill Clinton, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, President Yasser Arafat, His Late Majesty King Hussein, His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan, Her Majesty Queen Noor Al Hussein, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, Vice President Al Gore, First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton, the former Israeli Prime Ministers Binyamin Netanhayu, Shimon Peres, and the late Yitzhak Rabin Exhibition at The National Arts Club - Gregg Galleries September 16, 2000 - October 1, 2000 Monday - Friday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Saturday - Sunday: 12:00 - 5:00 PM
Seeds of Peace
Ilana Raviv
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