Noa Reichenberg – “Knockin’ on heaven’s door.”

Description

Noa Reichenberg, born 1983, an Israeli-based artist.
Noa holds a BA in Arts and Philosophy, Tel Aviv University, Israel (2010), and an MA in Philosophy, Tel Aviv University, Israel (2014).

In her art, she uses a technique of Cerne reliefs and glass paints on mirrors to create geometric abstractions. By taking mirrors out of their original context and deconstructing the viewer’s field of vision, she studies the connection between visibility and identity through the art prism.

The geometric shapes correspond, creating elements of symmetry or asymmetry in changing compositions that express movement. The use of mirrors as the basis of the artworks creates an art form that is not indifferent to its reality. Rather, it is responsive to its environment and puts the person observing the art – in its center. Her art is meant to change the way we commonly use mirrors as means to search for flaws and imperfections, trying to fit into the beauty ideal advertised by the media. She raises questions regarding the way we perceive reality – are there not always “filters” obstructing and manipulating our vision?

Each of her artworks is regarded as incomplete until a person stands in front of it, changing it by being reflected through the geometric abstractions, textures, and transparencies, becoming a part of a work of art. Each artwork is thus perceived differently, changed by the person observing it.

Her works have been exhibited nationally and internationally, including at Haze gallery, Berlin (2021), CICA museum of contemporary art in South Korea (2020), Menier Gallery in London (2019), Nachum Gutman Museum, Israel (2019), and last year in a solo exhibition at ZEZEZE gallery, Israel (2019).