Within/Without - Giclee Print
Within/Without - Giclee Print
This painting is one of a series of meditations on wwo verses associated with the month of Iyar. The verses are "אני י-ה-ו-ה רפאך" from Shmot/Exodus 15:26 (due to the acronym being Iyar), and in Kabbalistic tradition, the verse "יתהלל המתהלל השכל וידוע" from Yirmiyahu/Jeremiah 9:23. Both of these relate to the theme: a mature, fully realized self lives with a true recognition of dependance on and connection with the Divine. In this image, the circle at the center and the surrounding outer circle shape represent the sense of the outer and inner light that we aim to be connected to at all times as a whole community (סובב כל עלמין וממלא כל עלמין/ אור מקיף ואור פנימי/ Immanent and Transcendent presence of God). Within that we are each individuals (with our own details and quirks), who (the goal is) all also have the awareness of God's presence at our individual center.