Art of Yael Avi-Yonah - Jewish Symbols

Jewish Symbols

Tzimtzum (Contraction of Creation)

The process of creating the world was achieved by the Tzimtzum or contraction
which is likened to the folding in of G-d’s hand into its palm to create a “vacant space”
which was then occupied by heavenly Jerusalem and the lower & upper Gardens of Eden,
crowned by three letters of yod. The two menora forms suggest the seven heavens
and the seven lower worlds. The nether Jerusalem is the ellipse on the bottom.

mixed media on canvass
39" x 39" (99 x 99 cm)

Parallel Worlds

The white square in the middle of the painting is the junction of three "realities"
the Foundation Stone of the World, the Luz or atlas bone of Ze'er Anpin
and the Brit of Erech Apayim.

mixed media on canvass

40" x 40" (102 x 102 cm)

The Descent of the Letters

From cloud forms which suggest the hands of the Priestly Blessing
descend various letters into a pool symbolizing our world.
Within the triangular space are two words of transposed letters
representing the feminine and masculine aspects of G-d.

mixed media on canvass
31" x 39" (78 x 98 cm)

The Square in the Face

The alef letter on the top of the abstract face represents the presence of G-d
and the dark square within a square on the bottom implies
the luz or atlas bone as well as the foundation stone in the Holy of Hollies.
The square is the most important form in Judaism.

mixed media on canvass40" x 40" (102 x 102 cm)

Havdalla

Blessing the coming week, the colored fingers represent the four arch angels
covering the thumb symbolizing satan. The havdalah candle may be seen
as the trunk of the tree of life, which is a web of infinity based on three forces-
Faith ( the hebrew letters) Will (the protruding yellow lines) and Love (the red circles).

mixed media on canvass40" x 40" (102 x 102 cm)

My Prayer

new city 3

mixed media on canvass
30" x 40" (76 x 102 cm)

Alef Moving the Wheels

mixed media on canvass
36" x 48" (91 x 122 cm)

The Three Cubes

acrylics on canvass40" x 20" (102 x 51 cm)

The Source of Light

oil on canvass

75" x 55" (190 x 140 cm)

The End is in the Beginning

oil on canvass54" x 38" (137 x 97 cm)

Angel Movement

oil on canvass49" x 35" (124 x 89 cm)

Jerusalem in the Messianic Era

A vision of the future city and Third Temple seen from the Mount of Olives,
surrounded by the River of Life. Emerging from its entrance
is the Tree of Life represented by a DNA helix molecule.
oil on canvass

55" x 103" (140 x 260 cm)