Tamar Hirschl (b. 1939, Croatia) creates work that intersects with her life story. journeys and passages between diverse cultures and traveling around the globe. The works presented in this exhibition focus on her period of residence in New York.

The paintings were created through observation of live performances in Manhattan. The musicians, dancers, audience, and artist become a single entity, an expressionist space charged with movement and emotion. The dancers and musicians are surrounded by rhythm, vibrant energy, and color.

Painting functions as a documentation of sound, capture the moment in which music, movement, light, color, and the painter’s presence merge into one living experience. Tamar’s art engages with synaesthesia - the blending of the senses: sight echoes melody, color evokes a physical sensation, and sound is translated into form and gesture.

Hirschl has exhibited in galleries and museums in Israel and internationally, and has participated in international projects for climate awareness (Cool Globes,2007). Her works are held in prestigious private and public collections.

Henry Crown Gallery
1.5.26-31.5.26

Tamar Hirschl, from the series "Jazz Dialogues" (detail) ,2016, acrylic on paper. Photo courtesy of the artist