LOT 43
| Technique | Painting |
| Size | 220 x 120 cm |
| Availability | Available |
| Donation | 70% |
A large-scale work made of colored beads on plywood presents tongues of fire spreading across a landscape. The image engages the meeting point between man and nature, but also the friction between them—where control gives way to loss of control, and generative force is bound up with destructive force. The work approaches a threshold of extremity, engaging eruptive forces and human action within a broader system of processes. A tension is established between material and image: a simple material, often associated with decoration and softness, produces an image of violent, unstable fire. This gap points to a complex set of relations between beauty and threat, attraction and danger, and between aesthetics and actions that carry the potential for destruction.
About Dina Shenhav
Dina Shenhav
Born in Jerusalem, 1968, lives and works in Tel Aviv. Shenhav is an installation artist dealing with questions about issues related to politics, society, history, archeology and the complex relationship between man and nature. Working in large-scale installations, video, photography, and painting, she earned her BFA from Hamidrasha School of Art and her MFA in Haifa University. She has exhibited in over 20 solo exhibitions and participated in numerous group exhibitions worldwide, among them: Arte Laguna, Arsenal of Venice; Israel Museum, Jerusalem; Helena Rubinstein Pavilion, Tel Aviv Museum of Art; Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art; Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin; Kunstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin; Middle East Center for the Arts (MECA), Jersey City; Art in General, New York; and Goethe-Institute, St. Petersburg
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