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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The Holy Palace

"7 Doubles are the Foundation of 3 opposite 3 with the one deciding between them." (Sefer Yetzirah) In terms of colors, ‘3’ are the 3 primary colors - blue, red and yellow. The ‘opposite 3’ are their complements - orange, green and purple. Like in the 6-pointed Star of David (Magen David) seen here. One triangle (pointing down) is made with the primary colors and… more

Microkosmic

This pictures looks like something one might see under a microscope, thus the title - Microkosmic. To me it looks like cells that have a fractal nature - self-similar but in different sizes. Some of the cells also contain several smaller self-similar cells. The round shapes also evoke a coronavirus, that is challenging our planet in 2020.

Meditating on the Holy Name

This drawing shows a woman sitting in meditation, visualizing her body as the Tree of Life Diagram - the 10 Sefirot - and the 4 Letters YHVH, the Holy Name of God. Often called the One Name, it points to the Eternal Existence. YHVH means Was, Is, and Will Be. This Eternal Name was revealed to Moses by the burning bush in Exodus 3:15. In Exodus 20:21 God said, "Any place in… 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

A Tapestry of Holy Names

In Genesis, God created Adam "in His own Image, in His own Likeness". However, since we believe that God has no image or likeness, Kabbalists understand this as saying that God makes Himself known to us in our likeness by ‘clothing’ Himself in the 10 Sefirot of Adam Kadmon - associated with the 4 Letters of the Name of God יהוה (YHVH). The 4 Holy Names in this 'Tapestry' are the… more

Mandala Number 12

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

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

One Together

Although our bodies are made up of many parts - represented by the Sefirot - all of our parts interact with each other in a dynamic way, and together comprise one person. Kabbalists see the entire Universe in this same way. In fact, the word Universe means 'one verse'. In this Tree of Life Diagram, the network of lines that connect the circles represent how the Sefirot are ‘One… 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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| 15 November

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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