"Almost Completely Abstract"

July 2025

Group exhibition, Teo Cultural Center, Herzliya, July 10-August 23, 2025

Rust, 2008, 75x63in | 190x160cm, Dyluted acrylic and charcoal on canvas

Zelda’s poem “A Fragrant Scent of Distance” ends with a powerful image: a white curtain embroidered in white thread, inscribed with the verse, “To You, silence is praise.” In it, she reveals abstraction as a space of reverence, subtlety, and profound presence.

In a world saturated with images and noise, abstraction offers an alternative mode of expression—intuitive, emotional, and conceptual. While sometimes perceived as detached from meaning, abstract art is deeply rooted in culture, memory, and material. Even in the absence of recognizable imagery, viewers instinctively seek meaning and connection.

Somewhere Sometime #2, 2017, 16x35in | 41x90cm, Dyluted acrylicl on canvas, (triptych)

"Almost Completely Abstract" presents a spectrum of artistic approaches—from expressive gestures and intuitive marks to methodical explorations of form and material. Together, the works explore abstraction not as escape, but as a language for presence, reflection, and reimagining.

Like Zelda’s embroidered curtain, these works invite us to listen for the unspoken, meaning that emerges from within the silence.

Curator: Gabi Yair

Teo Cultural Center

168 Wingate St. Herzelya, Israel