Art of Dov Lederberg - Dialogues

The Dialogue series, which has been my major preoccupation for the last two years,
is based on a simple illusionist form of two cartoon faces in confrontation.
Its artistic expansion and development has been certainly inspired on by my studies of
the teachings of the noted philosopher, Martin Buber (the famous I-Thou / I-It paradigm)
and its application in modern Gestalt psychology. The I-Thou Dialogues show two faces
in harmony and balance, while in the I-It paintings (which I call Anti-logues), the second face
is diminished or non-existent.
Another important influence stems from my studies of the kabbalah, which deals at length
with the “changing faces” of the cherub statues on the Ark of the Covenant
and their esoteric ramifications.

MORE INFORMATION ON THE CHERUBS

mixed materials on canvas

40" x 40" (102 x 102 cm)

Dialogue #2 - Empathy

mixed materials on canvas

40" x 40" (102 x 102 cm)

Dialogue #3 - Tenderness

mixed materials on canvas

40" x 40" (102 x 102 cm)

Dialogue #4 - Pathos

mixed materials on canvas

40" x 40" (102 x 102 cm)

Dialogue #5 - Sympathy

mixed materials on canvas

40" x 40" (102 x 102 cm)

Dialogue #6 - Transcendental

mixed materials on canvas

40" x 40" (102 x 102 cm)

Dialogue (Anti-logue) #7 - Envy

mixed materials on canvas

40" x 40" (102 x 102 cm)

Dialogue #8 - Love

mixed materials on canvas

40" x 40" (102 x 102 cm)

Dialogue #9 - Unfathomable

mixed materials on canvas

40" x 40" (102 x 102 cm)

Dialogue #10 - Trust

mixed materials on canvas

40" x 40" (102 x 102 cm)

Dialogue (Anti-logue) #11 - Greed

The I – IT paradigm.
Exploiting & sucking the life force of the other.

mixed materials on canvas

40" x 40" (102 x 102 cm)

Dialogue (Anti-logue) #12 - Anger

mixed materials on canvas

40" x 40" (102 x 102 cm)

Dialogue (Anti-logue) #13 - Pride

mixed materials on canvas

40" x 40" (102 x 102 cm)

Dialogue (Anti-logue) #14 - Gluttony

The I – IT paradigm.
Here the “other” doesn’t exist at all –
only me, me, me and my tummy

mixed materials on canvas

40" x 40" (102 x 102 cm)

Dialogue (Anti-logue) #16 - Sloth

mixed materials on canvas

30" x 40" (76 x 102 cm)

Dialogue #17 - Harmony

mixed materials on canvas

40" x 40" (102 x 102 cm)

Dialogue #18 - Birthing

Birthing can be considered the primal example
of the I – THOU dialogue paradigm.

mixed materials on canvas

40" x 40" (102 x 102 cm)

Dialogue #19 - Memory

mixed materials on canvas

40" x 40" (102 x 102 cm)

Dialogue #20 - Inside the Brain

The EEG battle between the good
and evil inclinations in one’s head.

mixed materials on canvas

40" x 40" (102 x 102 cm)

Dialogue #21 - Nuptials

mixed materials on canvas

40" x 40" (102 x 102 cm)

Dialogue #22 - See-Saw

mixed materials on canvas

40" x 40" (102 x 102 cm)

Dialogue #23 - Schizo

mixed materials on canvas

40" x 40" (102 x 102 cm)

37" x 37" (94 x 94 cm)

Dialogue #28 - Mystery

mixed materials on canvas

37" x 37" (94 x 94 cm)

Antilogue #29 - The Snake and Eve

The snake as Adam's alter ego

mixed materials on canvas

37" x 37" (94 x 94 cm)

Dialogue #30 - Amoebic Love

mixed materials on canvas

37" x 37" (94 x 94 cm)

Dialogue #31 - A Slip of the Tongue

mixed materials on canvas

28" x 28" (71 x 71 cm)

Dialogue #32 - Protection

mixed materials on canvas

28" x 28" (71 x 71 cm)

The last two works can be combined together as a variable diptych
or what I call a Dialogue between Dialogues.

Dialogue #33 - The Shechina

mixed materials on canvas

37" x 37" (94 x 94 cm)

The three partners in a marriage: the man, his wife and the Shechina
(the indwelling of the divine spirit)

Antilogue #34 - Pasha

mixed materials on canvas

37" x 37" (94 x 94 cm)

Dialogue #35 - Love in Outer Space

mixed materials on canvas

33" x 33" (84 x 84 cm)

Dialogue #36 - Keep Your Guard Up

mixed materials on canvas

33" x 33" (84 x 84 cm)

A defence mechanism borrowing from Picasso's minotaur.

Antilogue # 37 - Getting Visceral

A Slice of Life

mixed materials on canvas

33" x 33" (84 x 84 cm)

Dialogue # 38 - Searching for the Light

mixed materials on canvas

33" x 33" (84 x 84 cm)

Searching for the candle of illumination,
obscured by the hatching net of
"Skin of the Serpent", a kabbalistic
metaphor for our mundane "reality"

Dialogue # 39 - Don't Shout at Me

mixed materials on canvas

33" x 33" (84 x 84 cm)

Dialogue # 40 - The Eye of Providence

mixed materials on canvas

33" x 33" (84 x 84 cm)

Dialogue #41- Riding the Waves

acrylics on canvas

10 1/2" x 16" (27 x 40 cm)

Poster on the Dialogues

Invitation to Recent Gallery Exhibition in Manhattan

We welcome your comments and questions. Don't be shy!