Avot V'imahot

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by Marlene Burns

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$2,400

Dimensions

48.000 x 48.000 x 1.500 inches

Title

Avot V'imahot

Artist

Marlene Burns

Medium

Painting

Description

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AVOT V'IMAHOT
"Blessed are You, O Lord, our God and God of our Patriarchs and Matriarchs, the great, mighty and awesome God, the supreme God who bestows beneficial kindness and creates everything, Who recalls the kindnesses of the forefathers/mothers and brings redemption to their children's for His namesake, with love.
O King, Helper, Savior and Shield. Blessed are you, O Lord, the Shield of Abraham and Sarah."

This image, laced with symbolism, is an expression of the opening paragraph of the Amidah (standing) prayer, also known as Shemoneh Esrei, and Tefillah.
This paragraph praises God and acknowledges that He remembers the promises made to our forefathers.
The symbols in the painting float in metallic fields of color to personify the holiness and importance of God and His kingdom, in this prayer.
The choreography of this opening paragraph is included in this expression. The three red blocks shooting down the center, illustrate the three steps forward that one takes at the beginning of the prayer. The heavily textured bows that frame the image on either side, represent the actually bowing we do twice, in this opening section. The bows also allude to trees. The Torah is often referred to as the Tree of Life. Furthermore, their placement creates an allusion to the tablets of the Ten Commandments.
The four circles, positioned behind the center three (patriarchs), represent the matriarchs standing behind their men.
The left orb is Abraham, the first Hebrew. His orb is filled with ten smaller circles, representing his ten trials. The center orb is Isaac, epitomized by his binding as referenced in the story of the Akedah ( the binding of Isaac, Abraham's tenth and last trial) and Jacob, ( Israel) is illustrated as the one from whom twelve sons (tribes) came forth. The letters and colors of each band is appropriate to each tribe of Israel.

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December 18th, 2009