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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Ten Sefirot of Nothingness

In Sefer Yetzirah the 10 Sefirot are always referred to as Sefirot of Nothingness בלימה (blimah). Unlike the 22 Letters which can be expressed in speech, the10 Sefirot are conceptual, perceived in the mind. And so are numbers. This image depicts the 10 Sefirot as a Tree of Life Diagram with 3 vertical columns. It representsthe human form as a reflection of the Divine.… more

Kosmic DNA

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

Flower Sefirot

I used flowers to represent the Sefirot in this Tree of Life Diagram. Although an Aleph cannot be seen in this picture, its presence can be felt in this ‘Slanted Sefirot’ motif where the red higher Sefirot hint at the Heavens; the blue lower Sefirot hint at Earth; and the yellow diagonal hints at the Air that is between them.

Quantum Uncertainty

Some people see this picture as stars in space, but I see it as subatomic particles, quanta. That is why I named it Quantum Uncertainty. According to the Kabbalah, everything created - whether large or small is relative and subjective. Only God is Absolute and Unlimited. Even the totality of Space is 'tiny' compared to the Divine Infinity; and even the particles that… more

Meron Landscape

This is a multi-media painting I made many years ago from a photograph I took. Meron is to the west of Safed and is famous as being the site of the tomb of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, the famous 2nd Century kabbalist who is the leader of the group of kabbalists whose teachings are presented in the Zohar. The tomb (which is not seen in this painting) is to the right on the top of the… 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

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

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 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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