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Deep, radiant colors,
inspired by Expressionism and Fauvism (an art move-
ment pioneered by Matisse and other French painters).
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Personal imagery,
particularlyfromhischildhoodinRussia—smilingbarnyard
animals, fiddlers on the roof, flower bouquets, huts, and blissful sweethearts.
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A Hasidic Jewish perspective,
the idea that God is everywhere, appearing in
everyday things like nature, animals, and humdrum activities.
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A fragmented Cubist style,
multifaceted and multidimensional, a perfect style
to mirror the complexity of God's creation.
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Overlapping images,
like double-exposure photography, with faint imagery
that bleeds through, suggesting there's more to life under the surface.
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Stained-glass-esque technique
of dark, deep, earthy, “potent” colors, and sim-
plified, iconic, symbolic figures.
