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The Eumenides 

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This series was created with women in mind.

Vulnerability and weakness, exploitation and violence women had to bear throughout history and to this day,

Emerged a deep need in me to grant women mythical powers in retrospect and in advance.

While I look at women throughout history as a part of an old mythology, I see a new one that is still developing.

I recruited the Erinyes goddesses of vengeance (also known as Furies) to my side,

Because they were strong enough to change the worlds order.

They were therefore considered evil, but maybe they are the strong women we all should be.

I delved into the works of various classical painters who were good at drawing stories from mythology

And treated women in tragedy in their paintings. I was especially inspired by the works of Italian painter –

Artemisia Gentileschi, whose tragic personal life is reflected in her art, and that is where her strength comes from.

The name 'Eumenides' refers to the mythological story of the Erinyes goddesses of vengeance,

Who were invited by the goddess Athena to sit on the high court of justice.

'This tragedy concludes the Oresteia trilogy. The Erinyes goddesses of vengeance, pursue Orestes, and the god Apollo sends him to be tried in Athens. The goddess Athena establishes the first criminal court for this purpose. The Erinyes goddesses and Apollo compete in the trial, and in the end, Orestes is acquitted, and Athena convinces the Erinyes goddesses to sit in Athens as 'The Eumenides' goddesses and leave matters of blood in the hands of civilian judges. The Oresteia is the great tragic work, dedicated to the path that man takes from the shedding of blood to the creation of the concepts and tools through which justice is done.'

(From 'The Eumenides' - Aharon Shabtai)

 

The series consists entirely of Transcriptions to original works while I add a personal interpretation influenced by place and time.

Eleven works in the series are already completed and the series will contain about 3-4 more works.

In total, there will be about 15 works. in the series (number not final). All works are oil on canvas.

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