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HAND THE AND!
PAINTINGS and DRAWINGS
by DAVID M SWARTZ
Each man in his place
Each man in his mind,
Is the Emperor of space
And Creator of time.
(from: PROMETHESU THE FIRE-EATER (A Tragical-Comedy In One Act)
Each man in his mind,
Is the Emperor of space
And Creator of time.
(from: PROMETHESU THE FIRE-EATER (A Tragical-Comedy In One Act)
Artist's Statement
The ability to “hand the and” is the creative measure of man!
Let the Hand discover its own Land!
Hand The And The... Hand!
Son Carries On Family's Artistic Tradition
By Rick Kardonne
Tribune Correspondent
TORONTO - David M. Swartz, son of the wellknown mid-20th century artist Marvin Swartz, and himself a worthy artistic successor to Picasso, Matisse and Chagall in terms of innovative cubism, bold use of colour, and Jewish imagery, will be prominently featured in the exhibit Maraud'Age to take place at Index-G gallery, 50 Gladstone Ave. (near Ossington Avenue and Queen St.West), Sept.16-23. Marvin Joseph Swartz was a prolific painter and lithographer. His brother Robert Swartz produced and directed a film entitled Provider, which was screened in Toronto (including on Bravo TV) and in Jewish film festivals in Toronto, Tel Aviv, Vancouver and Warsaw. David told the Jewish Tribune: "My father often drew hands and birds, and the bird theme was very prominent in his art." David's mother Rochelle Strauss was an English teacher at Seneca College and also an excellent artist in her own right. While some of David's many paintings also have the bird and the hand themes, in terms of creative imagination, he goes much further than that. His works display a remarkable degree of exciting, colourful, multi-image innovation in exploring such themes as Prometheus The Fire Eater; Fire, Cake, Wine and Pie; and HAND THE AND! All of these titles are the names of his many art shows in Toronto in the recent past. Jewish themes in his art are amply explored, such as his exhibit on Shadrach, Meshach and Aved-Nego and, in contrast to his vivid use of colour, the black and white reflective Portrait of a Chassidic Master in Jerusalem. David's studio was, for a long time, in the Parkdale area of west-end Toronto, but he has recently moved his studio to the Broadview- Dundas area. While he feels that the Toronto art scene is exciting and inspiring in terms of maximizing creative expression, he also believes that "Toronto is not a great place to sell one's art. I have not been able to use the many government art subsidies" that are the mainstay of many Toronto artists. The arts subsidy basis of Toronto art, he maintains, is in contrast to the more commercial art promotion atmosphere of New York. "There are no agents here who can truly represent and promote artists" as is the case in New York, David says. He hopes that Louise Pharand-Doren, who is currently representing him and placing him in the Index-G gallery, will signify a more business-oriented approach to art, which he would like to see develop in Toronto. While this exhibition, which will also include a work each of Andy Warhol and Philip Pearlstein as well as works by two other Canadian artists, will run between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur for a short period of time, a visit to Index-G is highly recommended. David Swartz is a boldly original painter in the best modern art tradition while maintaining a strong sense of Jewish identity. This exhibition is not to be missed.
Tribune Correspondent
TORONTO - David M. Swartz, son of the wellknown mid-20th century artist Marvin Swartz, and himself a worthy artistic successor to Picasso, Matisse and Chagall in terms of innovative cubism, bold use of colour, and Jewish imagery, will be prominently featured in the exhibit Maraud'Age to take place at Index-G gallery, 50 Gladstone Ave. (near Ossington Avenue and Queen St.West), Sept.16-23. Marvin Joseph Swartz was a prolific painter and lithographer. His brother Robert Swartz produced and directed a film entitled Provider, which was screened in Toronto (including on Bravo TV) and in Jewish film festivals in Toronto, Tel Aviv, Vancouver and Warsaw. David told the Jewish Tribune: "My father often drew hands and birds, and the bird theme was very prominent in his art." David's mother Rochelle Strauss was an English teacher at Seneca College and also an excellent artist in her own right. While some of David's many paintings also have the bird and the hand themes, in terms of creative imagination, he goes much further than that. His works display a remarkable degree of exciting, colourful, multi-image innovation in exploring such themes as Prometheus The Fire Eater; Fire, Cake, Wine and Pie; and HAND THE AND! All of these titles are the names of his many art shows in Toronto in the recent past. Jewish themes in his art are amply explored, such as his exhibit on Shadrach, Meshach and Aved-Nego and, in contrast to his vivid use of colour, the black and white reflective Portrait of a Chassidic Master in Jerusalem. David's studio was, for a long time, in the Parkdale area of west-end Toronto, but he has recently moved his studio to the Broadview- Dundas area. While he feels that the Toronto art scene is exciting and inspiring in terms of maximizing creative expression, he also believes that "Toronto is not a great place to sell one's art. I have not been able to use the many government art subsidies" that are the mainstay of many Toronto artists. The arts subsidy basis of Toronto art, he maintains, is in contrast to the more commercial art promotion atmosphere of New York. "There are no agents here who can truly represent and promote artists" as is the case in New York, David says. He hopes that Louise Pharand-Doren, who is currently representing him and placing him in the Index-G gallery, will signify a more business-oriented approach to art, which he would like to see develop in Toronto. While this exhibition, which will also include a work each of Andy Warhol and Philip Pearlstein as well as works by two other Canadian artists, will run between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur for a short period of time, a visit to Index-G is highly recommended. David Swartz is a boldly original painter in the best modern art tradition while maintaining a strong sense of Jewish identity. This exhibition is not to be missed.
The poet in the painters head
Grew amaranths around his bed,
And learned to raise the cadaverous dead
With poppies green, and blue and red.
Grew amaranths around his bed,
And learned to raise the cadaverous dead
With poppies green, and blue and red.
FACE OF A CHASSIDIC MASTER IN JERUSALEM
Charcoal On Paper, 8" by 11", 2000.