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 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

Kosmic Chambers

The design of this picture is based on the Geometry used in my picture 'The Holy Palace' and derives from the order of the 22 Hebrew Letters according to Sefer Yetzirah - 3 Mothers, 7 Doubles, and 12 Simple Letters. There is a feeling here of spacial relativity I learned from the art of M. C. Escher. It is hard to know which is the floor, or wall, or roof, of each 'chamber'. Also,… 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

The Tree of Life

Life is a dynamic process of balancing between hot and cold; activity and rest; nature and nurture. Balancing between what we keep private and what we share with others; and between many other complementary pairs of opposites. The lower half of this picture shows the circular Root System of this Tree of Life. The 10 concentric Roots and the Seed relate to the tenth… more

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

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

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

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

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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