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 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, the central… more

32 Paths of Creation

"With 32 Mystical Paths of Wisdom God (Yah...) engraved and created His Universe with 3 ספרים Sefarim: With Sefer ספר (letters), with Sefar ספר (numbers) and with סיפר Sippur (a story). (These 32 Paths are:) 10 Sefirot of Nothingness and 22 Foundation Letters - 3 Mother Letters, 7 Double Letters and 12 Simple Letters." The 32 Paths of Mystical Wisdom derive from the first chapter of Genesis,… more

Beginning of Sefer Yetzirah

This picture contains the first words of Sefer Yetzirah: “With 32 Wondrous Paths of Wisdom, Yah - YHVH and Hosts, the God of Israel, El Shadai, Merciful and Gracious, High and Exalted, Dwelling Forever and Holy is His Name, Heavenly and Holy is He - engraved and created His Universe with three Sefarim: with Sefer, with Sefar and with Sippur.” In Hebrew, Sefer ספר is a book - comprised of… 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. Several years ago I… more

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 inhabit the quantum… more

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 Masculine, the red triangle… 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 with Keter… more

Ezekiel Meditation

A vision of the Divine Merkava is described in detail in Ezekiel Chapter 1. The Hebrew word מרכבה (Merkava) means a vehicle; or a combination (of abilities). The Kabbalah teaches that the more one becomes aware of one’s Eternal Soul, the more one sees oneself as a Merkava for the Shechinah. The Tree of Life Diagram in this drawing has 13 Sefirot (instead of the traditional 10) that form two… 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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