Monumental Jewish Fiber Art Wall Hanging by Smadar Lavine

This MASSIVE 1980's, 6ft woven natural fiber art wall hanging that is nothing short of amazing. The majority of the piece is a neutral cream base with natural rafia details and som...

Nice large scale mid-century landscape painting. Nice colors, chunky solid walnut frame. There is some water staining to the matte but it doesn't affect the painting, the balance...

One of a kind 1994 wool and fabric tapestry Smadar Livne is a contemporary artist specializing in abstract expressionism.

Smadar Livne, an Israeli born artist, is currently living and creating in Owings Mills, Maryland. An award winning artist, she is recognized as one of today’s leading Judaica artists. Educated at Haifa University, Livne has degrees in art, literature, and architecture. She has continued her education of philosophy through Baltimore Hebrew University. Portraying scenes from her life and learning is what gives her work an edge. Livne’s works are vibrant and exciting, and express the joy that Livne sees in life. Not only are the works beautiful, but subtle messages are also painted into each piece, and require time for observation and reflection. Technique sets Livne apart from the rest. Using bold, bright colors and wide strokes, she adds other items in a layering technique. The eye catching result contains layers of paint, fabric, wool and other materials objects, and meaning. Following in the manner of Calman Shemi and before him Kopel Gurwin, Itche Mambush and Georges Goldstein...