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What is Kosmic Kabbalah Art?

The word 'cosmos' refers to the physical universe seen as an orderly harmonious Whole.  The original Greek word 'Kosmos' however, refers to the Whole of all existence - in all realms - physical, emotional, mental and spiritual. The Hebrew word Kabbalah refers to the ancient mystical teachings that describe the Kosmos as an orderly harmonious Whole.

The teachings and much of the artwork presented on this site deal with Kosmic themes that are based on the Kabbalah:  Infinity, Eternity, Kosmogeny, Holy Names, Mandalas,  Sacred Geometry, Fractals, and Sefirotic Maps of the Kosmos (Tree of Life Diagrams).

 

All of the Giclee prints on canvas as well as all the prints on paper are hand-signed.  The canvas prints can be stretched and framed without glass.  The paper prints should be framed with glass.

There are some new pictures that are only now available as Giclee prints on canvas.  To view them go to 'New Works' under the 'Artworks by Subject' heading.


This is a Geometric picture based on the number 12.  A circle can be seen in the center of this image with a 12-pointed star embedded in it.  There are 12 more circles of the same size surrounding and touching the central circle.  They overlap each other.  The number 12 is an important organizing number in the Kabbalah. In Sefer Yetzirah, the 12 Simple Letters in Time are the… more
When the Sefirot are presented in the Tanya (the classic text from the first Lubavitcher Rebbe) they are called 3 Mothers and 7 Doubles.  The 3 Mothers refer to the three higher Sefirot.  The Seven Doubles refer to the seven lower Sefirot. However, the original source of the terms Three Mothers and Seven Doubles is the Sefer Yetzirah, where the 22 Hebrew Letters are presented as three… more
"With 32 Mystical Paths of Wisdom God (Yah...) engraved and created His Universe with 3 ספרים Sefarim:  With Sefer ספר (letters), with Sefar ספר (numbers) and with סיפר Sippur (a story). (These 32 Paths are:) 10 Sefirot of Nothingness and 22 Foundation Letters - 3 Mother Letters, 7 Double Letters and 12 Simple Letters." The 32 Paths of Mystical Wisdom derive from the first… more
"3 Mothers א Aleph, מ Mem and ש Shin are Air אויר (avir), Water מים (mahyim) and Fire אש (aish). Fire is above, Water is below, and the Breath of Air balances between them.  Mem hums, Shin hisses, and Aleph is the Breath of Air between them. (Sefer Yetzirah) This picture can be used as a focus for meditation.  Sit comfortably and become aware of your… more
"These are the 22 Letters with which God engraved and made Three Sefarim, and with them He created His Universe.  And with them He formed all that was ever formed, and all that will ever be formed.  Three on Seven; Seven on Twelve; and all are bound together." (Sefer Yetzirah) In this picture can be seen all 22 Hebrew letters.  The 3 Mother Letters are in the triangle/pyramid in… more
Psalm 107, called the Psalm of Thanksgiving, describes four perilous situations that could befall us.  It tells us that someone who has gone through any of these situations and survived has a special obligation to give thanks and praise to God.  There is even a special blessings to say in the synagogue when called to the Torah.   The perilous situations described in Psalm 107 are:… more
This Geometric picture is based on the number 6.  A bright orange 6-pointed Star of David (Magen David) is embedded in the central circle.  A smaller white Magen David is embedded in the hexagon that is the center of the orange Star.  The hexagon at the center of that white Magen David can be seen as a cube.  This motif is similar to the one I used in my picture 'The Holy… more
A vision of the Divine Merkava is described in detail in Ezekiel Chapter 1.  The Hebrew word מרכבה (Merkava) means a vehicle; or a combination (of abilities).  The Kabbalah teaches that the more one becomes aware of one’s Eternal Soul, the more one sees oneself as a Merkava for the Shechinah.  The Tree of Life Diagram in this drawing has 13 Sefirot (instead of the traditional 10)… more

THE ARTIST DAVID FRIEDMAN

I immigrated to Israel in 1977 at the age of 20, and spent two years studying Torah in Jerusalem, where I met my wife, Miriam. We got married in 1979 and moved to Zefat.

In Zefat, I mostly immersed myself in the study of the Talmud and other classic texts of Judaism as well as Kabbalah, but I continued to make art at night. 

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