Draft:Nechama Golan
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Nechama Golan (born 1947) is an Israeli artist, sculptor, and photographer whose work dwells in the intersection between religiously observant Judaism and women's issues.[1] She identifies herself as a "religious feminist" artist and highlights that her conception of feminism does not entail gender equality in the Western sense, but honors the roles of women within an Orthodox society.[2] Golan advocates for mutual respect between humans, no matter their religion—her piece about Muslim-Jewish interfaith relations, entitled "Messengers of Peace," was included in the Dr. Fischer Art for Peace collection.[3]
Life
Golan attended the Avni Institute of Art and Design of Tel-Aviv. Her mother stressed the importance of art and music: Golan explains that her love for art was "inherited" from her environment.[4] Though she was brought up in a secular household, when twelve-year-old Golan's parents divorced, she turned to faith as a source of support.
After college, she fully committed to strict Orthodox Jewish practice.[4] Her process of learning to live in accordance with Jewish law provoked a five year hiatus from the art world. She resumed her public creative process in 1990. Fusing these elements of her past, Golan asserts, "I acquired my artistic education in a 'secular body,' and when I came to fulfill it I was in a 'religious body.'"[4]
Religious Influences
Due to the Torah mandate against depicting human figures, Golan uses her discretion to determine whether a certain piece of art she envisions fits within her religious obligation.[2] She is also scrupulous about burying the sacred texts she utilizes in her work in accordance with Jewish law, which mandates such respectful treatment.
Work
Golan's most well-known piece is "You Shall Walk in Virtuous Paths." This sculpture consists of a high-heeled shoe covered in copies of pages from Tractate Kiddushin of the Talmud. Through it, she wishes to highlight the contrast between the heel's capacity for female objectification and the sacred text's holiness.[4]
Her works are often studied in Israeli high school classrooms.[5]
References
- ^ "Nechama Golan". AWARE Women artists / Femmes artistes. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ a b bit_editor (2020-02-26). "נחמה גולן: "יש לי ציפייה שאמנים דתיים יביאו את עולם התוכן שלהם, את התרבות וההוויה הדתית לתוך האמנות" | בית לאמנות ישראלית". לימודי אמנות, קורסים באמנות, לימודי אוצרות | בית לאמנות ישראלית (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-04-01.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Golan Nechama – Artiste Messengers of Peace". Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ a b c d www.makorrishon.co.il https://www.makorrishon.co.il/culture/391917/. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Nechama Golan – 'Body Text': Feminist Art in Diverse Religio-Cultural Spheres in Israel". Retrieved 2024-04-01.