Luke Feldman: The Sleep of One Hundred Years

16 August – 20 September 2008
 
Opening Reception: Saturday 16th August, 7:00 – 10:30pm
 
Black Maria Gallery
3137 Glendale Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90039
Gallery Hours: Tuesday – Sunday, 12pm until 6pm (or by appointment)
323.660.9393 
www.blackmariagallery.com
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Black Maria is pleased to announce the opening of The Sleep of One Hundred Years, a solo exhibition of Luke Feldman’s most recent work. The exhibition is inspired by a Jewish fairytale by the same name. It will showcase original paintings, ink and digital artwork by the Australian artist.
 
The fairytale is about a rabbi’s long journey just after the destruction of the First Temple in Jerusalem. He sees the destruction of the city from a distance and is so distraught and exhausted that he lays his head down and falls into a deep sleep. When he wakes, unbeknownst to him, 100 years have passed. When he makes his way to the city, he finds his grandson and asks to be taken back to where he had his long sleep to return to sleep, as he was no longer of this world. “He slept again, but not in this world will he awaken”.
 
Luke Feldman, the creator of Skaffs (www.skaffs.com), is an Australian artist that creates for a multitude of platforms.  Inspired by childhood experiences and a vivid imagination, his illustrations and animations are minimalist, with defined lines, detailed characters, and vividly vibrant colors that give his work depth and movement.
 
[1] Jewish Fairy Tales and Legends, by Aunt Naomi (pseud. Gertrude Landa), 1919, at sacred-texts.com