Kosmic Kabbalah Art

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.

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Family Tree of Life

Rabbi Isaac Luria (known as the Ari) described the Ten Sefirot in great detail in a way known as Partzufim (Faces of God). This how Prophets and Kabbalists see God in their own likeness and form. And since humans come in many forms - Masculine and Feminine, Young and Old - the Partzufim are seen in all of these forms. In this picture, the blue square symbolizes the… more

Aleph Sunrise

This picture, in which the Hebrew letter א is hidden, can either be a sunrise or sunset, but we know that it is not the sun rising or setting, it is the earth spinning relative to the sun. Modern Science has united the Heavens and the Earth for us by seeing that both obey the same Newtonian laws of motion. Later, Albert Einstein united Energy and Matter into one for us with… more

Yin-Yang Aleph

The idea non-duality is found in many spiritual traditions. In this picture I fused the Hebrew letter א Aleph with the Chinese Yin-Yang symbol. Both symbols represent non-duality or the unification of opposites: Heaven and Earth, Hot and Cold, Masculine and Feminine, Outside and Inside, etc. The small circles inside both halves represent how there is Feminine is the Masculine;… more

Partners in Creation

The Sages of the Talmud taught that there are 3 partners in the creation of every human being: A father who gives the ‘white’ parts of the body; a mother who gives the ‘red’ parts; and God - who is present in the union of the two parents - and who gives us our consciousness, our 5 senses and our Soul. This whole picture can be seen as just one figure, a Grandfather סבא (associated… more

The Abuhav Synagogue

The Abuhav Synagogue is one of the most beautiful synagogues in Safed. Rabbi Yitzchak Abuhav was a leader of the Spanish Jewish community expelled from Spain in 1492. He died on his way to the Holy Land. The synagogue was built by his students to house his personal Torah scroll which is still read three times a year. A legend claims that this synagogue was actually built in Spain… more

KaleidoKosmic

This Geometric picture evokes a Tree of Life Diagram in that it has a ladder-like feel to it. Several six-pointed Star of Davids can be seen in it, but when one gazes at its center it changes and moves almost like a kaleidoscope. When the mind lets go of analyzing and trying the identify the parts it can quiet and just enjoy the experience of looking at the whole picture… more

Kosmic Energy Field

This is a recent abstract painting of mine, acrylic on paper. I like the play of colors here as well as the feeling of movement and energy. Many of my pictures are about light and colors - which are vibrations of light. The entire spectrum of visible light is just a small part of electromagnetism which is spoken of in science as electromagnetic 'fields'. This picture has the… more

Psalms Chapter One

In this picture is the entire first chapter of the Book of Psalms. It begins in the center and continues counterclockwise outwards. It is quite hard to read even for fluent Hebrew speakers because the letters flow into each other. It is inspired by the lettering found on 60's album covers and concert posters. "Fortunate is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor… 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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Since the ancient classic Sefer Yetzirah (Book of Creation) inspires much of the art that is shown on this site, I feel that is

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