The Art of Samuel Bak

Description

A conceptual artist with elements of post-modernism, surrealism, analytical cubism, pop art, and references to the old masters, Samuel Bak employs imagery that creates puzzling parallels to our history and experience. Although influenced by his experiences and evoking dark memories as a child surviving the Holocaust, Bak hasn’t painted direct scenes of mass death. Symbolism, metaphor, allegory, and devices such as substitution subtly reveal sober messages of the Holocaust, the aftermath of war, the burden of memory, and the importance of remembering the past.

Register here for the November 20 Open House:
http://www.jewishcleveland.org/news/event_rsvp/illuminations_samuel_bak_open_house/

Register here for the December 13 Open House:
http://www.jewishcleveland.org/news/event_rsvp/illuminations_samuel_bak_open_house_dec/


To schedule group tours, email israelarts@jcfcleve.org or call 216-593-2856. For more information about the artist and his work, visit http://www.facinghistory.org/illuminations-art-samuel-bak

Sponsored with support from the Jewish Federation’s Cleveland Israel Arts Connection and Cuyahoga Arts & Culture in partnership with Facing History & Ourselves.