Jerusalem or Tel Aviv: Which is more of a Draw?
Many have asked this question. Poets have sung of beauty; writers tell of her past; the young live in time with her pulse and heartbeat; and tourists traverse her many paths.
And artists? Artists present the tensions, the difference, the details; great and small that help concretize the question.
JERUSALEM: The elder, brimming with experience and the generations; upon her shoulders are built epochs and communities, great religions and empires. All this can be felt in her buildings, neighborhoods and alleyways.
TEL AVIV: A pretty, graceful creature. Outwardly, she appears to be lighthearted and upright; exuding newness. Yet, Jerusalem, dwelling above her in the hills, smiles and offers a knowing wink and declares “all of who you are, that you desire to be is drawn from my history, from the majesty of my buildings and towers".
King George and Ha-Neviim (prophets) are streets in both Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, long, parallel roads that will never meet. Gunia and Ofra, two young artists who come from radically different worlds, attempt to try and find an artistic meeting point on the corner. Gunia utilizes a distinctive combination of ink and paper cut to create characters with a tale to tell. Ofra engages in a mix of style and design that explores the boundaries of texture and colour using both abstract and representational forms. |
