'Harmony' - in the Gap between ThoughtsThe exhibit presents 34 works by Yanizki that take us on a journey through time, places and cultures, symbols and remnants of ancient heritages and primeval cultures. "Her work poses questions and seeks answers to questions of harmony, framework, freedom, and more. They often leave the viewer with a vague sense of self scrutiny", writes Erez Berzulik about her work.
The artist's inspiration for this exhibit was an unexpected encounter with her brother, Ilan, an artist living and creating in Japan. His visit to Israel several months ago, and the conversations they conducted, constitute the basis for this exhibit. Japanese calligraphy and the Zen sayings he taught her, triggered a desire to explore the influences of Japanese culture on her and her work style.
Yanizki spreads acrylic paint and expanding tulip paint on round, rectangle or triangular pieces of wood. She then pastes beads, dolls, animals, toys and other objects she collects, covering the work space. She chooses the objects carefully, matching them with precision to her works, to create a rich, expressive, layered language inspired by the arts and crafts movement that flourished in England between 1880 and 1910. The work is a Sisyphean mixture of pasted objects and small artifacts that combine to form a clear message. Her precise work method assumes ritual expression; an ongoing type of personal rite. This is a long process of engaging with minute details; with objects that are collected and stored in the artist's studio; objects that only assume new expressive meaning in their juxtaposition. The objects evoke her desire to paint, to layer with color, to move along a complex process based on an abstract idea, free association or fleeting image.
The unique manner, in which Yanizki chooses to present her work at her own studio, grants them a Kaleidoscope effect, rich in glimpses and images that take the viewer on a winding journey in time in search of symbols and images that reflect our lives and our everyday world.
Shimshon Crystal