Yedioth Achranot, Kan New Jersey
Miriam Lamdan and friends at the opening
I met Miriam Lamdan (of Bergen County) about a year ago.
I've heard about all her work and met her quite a few times since then,
yet every time I see her I can't help but remark on her abounding energies.
She radiates tenderness and refinement combined with tremendous power.
She has exhibited all over the world, and, almost a week ago, a show of hers opened
in Manhattan. She has been wielding a brush as long as she can remember.
Her work hangs in the President's House in Jerusalem. Two motifs run through
her current show. I've chosen to call them sacred and profane. Lamdan's Jerusalem
is depicted as heat illuminated by blazing fires. She maintains that there is here
no allusion to the future. Her Jerusalem is living and breathing,
luxuriant with flowers. Sometimes the city is a bride in white; other
times it serves as a backdrop for the heat and the Shekhinah, the Divine
Presence that enfolds Jerusalem. And there are always flowers all around,
flowers so symbolic and so erotic that voluptuous dancers burst out of them.
Yin and Yang dance a victory dance. In the gallery, which overlooks the
Hudson not far from the George Washington Bridge, with the wonderful atmosphere
of a penthouse, Lamdan welcomed devotees from the past to the opening of her show,
which will continue through the month of January. (One of them even sat himself
at the piano and played love songs.) Guests included Kohava and Shmulik
Ben-Haim from Tenafly, Dr. Aryeh Ravah, Itsik and Sara Pearl from Closter,
Ricky Traum and other friends from Teaneck, Tenafly and Nyack, along with
a number of attendees who heard about the show from publicity and were
impressed by Lamdan's work. She spoke to the crowd and explained, and we,
the attentive audience, understood that when the spirit of creativity
infuses her, everything is spilt onto the canvas with all the strength
she possesses, and all without preconceived planning, with strong
colors (lots of red!) and much passion.
Another article from Yediot Achronot
Adults at Work
She has won recognition with shows around the world, exhibiting in Jerusalem,
Europe, Canada and throughout the U.S. Her painting combines a variety of styles,
but what stands out is her ability to bring motion to the canvas. Sometimes viewers
have to remind themselves that no wind is blowing on them from behind but, rather,
the clever play of brushwork and colors makes them seem in motion. Miriam Lamdan
is an entire world of spirit and creativity unto herself. She gives Jerusalem a
new interpretation, with flowers that penetrate into the most secret recesses
of the heart. It is not possible to remain indifferent. Lamdan is exhibiting
for the time being at a gallery in Englewood, New Jersey.
(Please contact J. RICHARDS at 201-871-1050). A new show opens in New York this weekend.
She welcomes guests to the opening.
Both articles by Ilanit S. Habot ilnitshabot@gmail.com
