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enter in the interactive international exchange
On this site of Ifrosa which gathers amateurs qualified in art of multiple countries, most of these texts are translated also also into English, French, Hebrew and Persian.
Link to these languages, here.
1. Launch of an interactive international exchange on the works of Roee Suffrin by Ifrosa webmaster: Yehoshua Rahamim Dufour (in English, French, Persian and Hebrew).
2. A tribute by Betina Edelberg, the eminent Argentinean poetess from Buenos Aires, who left us prematurely. Edelberg ended her tribute with these words: “I hope that I will one day be able to meet the artist and his works at an exhibition in Buenos Aires.” (reactions to her comments)
3. Comments by Jean-Philippe Moinet, a major figure on the European cultural scene. Moinet focuses on the dimensions of modernity, mysticism, ambivalence and tradition found in Suffrin’s work, as well as his distinctive trait of working without boundaries or limits.
4. Comments by Rochelle Owens, a major American avant-garde cultural figure. Owens is enthusiastic about Suffrin’s work, which she terms “a meditation and mental exploration” – strong words of praise, indeed, coming from someone who is herself a cultural icon.
5. Comments by Gerard Huber, an author with a revolutionary approach to art, psychoanalysis, discoveries and a major organizer of national and international collective debates on these questions and on ethics in international relations and conflicts. Huber is well placed to communicate his appreciation of Suffrin, an artist who confronts all these dimensions. He emphasizes the way the artist opposes serenity to persecution, action to inertia, suffering to indifference.
6. Comments by Yehoshua Rahamim Dufour, psychotherapist and university professor who has been involved, for more than 20 years, in the Middle East and in the coordination of international research on the psychological mechanisms of individual and collective destruction, in order to live better together. Dufour’s approach is based on respect for and acknowledgement of cultural diversity and rigorous ethno-psychology. He has also had the opportunity to meet and be involved with artists such as Andre Chereau, Charles Filoni, Moretti and other. As a rav, he stresses the multi-anthropological power that underlines Suffrin’s artistic work and demonstrates this.
7. Comments by George Economou, an American author of some twenty works dealing primarily with Greek philosophy and its encounter with modernity. He describes Suffrin’s work thus: “This collective picture of his many pictures might be called ‘The Workplace of Human Nature’, for the abiding and sustaining image that dominates and pervades the whole of this larger picture is that of us human beings involved in activities related to the cultivation of ourselves.”
8. Interview with Roee Suffrin. The message of a talented artist-painter is, of course, communicated fully and uniquely through his works but we have also tried to hear the words of the painter.
The interactive exchange enabled us to discover
- the immense international appreciation that exists for Suffrin’s works,
- the enthusiasm he arouses and his ability to stimulate personal awareness and creative development,
- but he contributes something even more important – the acknowledgment of the universal need to confront the same grandiose, intimate challenges of existence and of artistic creation.
In the past, in every country and culture, prophets or visionaries revealed these dimensions to the general population. Today, even more than the writer, the artist-painter is recognized as playing this role, when he is talented and transmits his talent. In Judaism, from the very first foundational moments, Moses asked the artist Bezalel to demonstrate the teachings to the people through the construction of a work of art – the sanctuary – which would serve as a source and constant interrogation. The same applies to the work of Jewish artist Roee Suffrin, how is a bearer of historical traditions stemming from the source and from the diverse exiles across the world. He also has – through his family’s Eastern origins, in addition to his European and Israeli origins – the immense privilege of being part of the Persian civilization. Indeed, this civilization was the only one in the world which succeeded in a fully fruitful relationship with the Jewish civilization, at the time of Esther and the King of kings. In its eternal appreciation towards the Iranian people, the Jewish people accorded a place of honor, in the last page of the Bible, to the words of the Persian king, Cyrus, and a plaque of honor dedicated to this people was always placed in the Temple of Jerusalem. A sign that, one day, the world will find unity and respect from this source.
In the same way, the works of Roee Suffrin – since they are an artistic and anthropological expression reflecting multiple cultures – resemble the inspirational works of history, which continue to awaken the beauty of humanity in all of us.
It was a magnificent debate, presented here on the occasion of Suffrin’s exhibition in Tel Aviv.
The comments of major international cultural figures on Suffrin’s work are not the only ones which reflect the artist’s following. Direct comments by the general public, assembled together in the golden book, have come from all parts of the world (link).
Appreciation of his works is also seen on sites that use his paintings as illustrations. And they are extremely admired by readers of the Modia site (link), which is the rank 9 of the 2962 greatest site in culture rfrend language. Control by Hit-parade.
