Object Description
Integrated with some of the images are collaged reproductions. Also, behind a select group of images, “Mind Icons,” are hand-written notations on the “Possibilities” of human/nature’s creative potential. This subject remains a key source of inspiration and research for my ArtScience productions today. Date: 1991-92
Per the Artist: "My Artist’s Book, titled Metaphorming Minds, is an original, one-of-a-kind, multi-part work of art I created in 1991-92 in Old Jaffa, Israel. As you will read in the accompanying literature, this collection of 37 hand-bound monotypes forms the foundation of this portfolio of multi-colored serigraphs I had created during two of the most intense years in the history of the Middle East. When I embarked on this journey in January 12, 1991, threats of ss-1 Scud missile attacks on Tel Aviv jolted not only this raw, aching region of the world, but also the fragile future of modern civilization. The visual notations I call “Possibilities” fuel this soulful artwork, highlighting my silent meditations on the ever-anxious state of the world. They prompt us to wonder where in the world our global tribes (some mindless and merciless) are heading in such a hurry, as we race towards an uncertain destiny. Here, the whole History of Art mirrors the History of Thought, which encompasses the interrelated stories of Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and civil Societies. It reflects on the preoccupations of humankind over millennia: pursuing a deeper understanding of the ultimate “essential tension”—our conflicting passion for love and power; two intangible and tangible things we value above everything else."
