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.

Artworks

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Kosmic Knots

This picture is influenced by the amazing art of M. C. Escher. This design is also reminiscent of Celtic Knots. It is based on the Sacred Geometry expressed in the order of the 3 groups of the 22 Hebrew Letters - 3 Mothers, 7 Doubles and 12 Simples - found in Sefer Yetzirah.

Waves and Particles

I made this Tree of Life Diagram diagonal to hint at the shape of the first Letter א Aleph. The 11th Sefirah, Daat, has a black dot to make it stand out, because it is the interface between the 3 higher Sefirot associated with the mind, and the 7 lower ones associated with the body. The Sefirot are spoken of as emanations of God's Light. א Aleph is the first letter of the Hebrew word… more

The 3 Parts of Breath

"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

Primary Shapes

“3 Mothers ש מ א Shin, Mem, and Aleph in the Soul dimension are the head, the belly, and the chest. The head is created from Fire, the belly is created from Water and in the chest is the Breath of Air that is between them." (Sefer Yetzirah 3:6) The 3 Mothers can also hint at the 3 primary shapes in Geometry - the triangle, the circle, and the rectangle. ש Shin is Gematria 300, or in… more

22 Foundation Letters

"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

Ancient Olive Tree

The ancient tree in this picture is at least one thousand years old. Its diameter is almost two meters wide. The insides of olive trees get hollow as they grow older, and their trunks twist in a spiral around their hollow core. I remember taking my wife and kids there when they were younger and all of us could fit inside the hollow core of this beautiful and ancient tree.… more

72 Holy Names

One of the most complex meditative techniques of the Kabbalah uses the 72 three-letter Names of God in this picture. These 216 letters (72 x 3 = 216) actually comprise One Name. This Name is mentioned in the Bahir and the Zohar, in Rashi’s commentary on the Talmud, but it was Rabbi Abraham Abulafia, the controversial 13th Century Kabbalist, who taught how to use this Name in order to attain… 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 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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