Mally Elbaz Almandine
Land scape
CONTEMPORARY ART REVIEW
cultural substratum inform the way you relate yourself to the aesthetic problem in general ?
My cultural infrastructure is the source of all the ideas and imagery in my work today . This cultural heritage , to which I was exposed from early childhood , is a part of my DNA . I absorbed socialization process values , codes of behavior , stories and moods . These tens of thousands of days have become a part of my repertoire of personality . In Yemen , the craft of embroidery was passed from generation to generation . My father learned this craft from his father , and my father taught me . This craft is characterized by using bold shapes and colors , according to a certain pattern that repeats itself . Today , in my paintings , I try to recapture the art of embroidery so that the painting is made up of small forms that are interwoven into one complete image . Throughput the creative process , I feel a high sense of closeness and love to its resources and this in fact increases the cultural heritage on which I grew up into . In doing so , I tell the story of my family , origin , tradition and culture . This is akin to writing a life story , through colored lines , shapes , spots and images .