ARTIST
Igal Fedida
Igal Fedida works with mixed materials, Hebrew letters and the language of creation. Shaped by Jewish-Moroccan roots and an intuitive approach to painting, his practice brings physical structure into conversation with spiritual inquiry.
MIAMI / SAFED
PRACTICE / THINKING
The act of seeking.
Fedida approaches painting as a process of discovery rather than the execution of a predetermined image. Bereshit and Jewish mystical thought form part of his inquiry into beginnings, language and the passage from what is unseen into form.
Hebrew letters, gesture and abstract forms enter into dialogue with wood, metal and construction paint. The materials are not merely supports for an image: their weight, resistance and irregularity are part of the work itself.
LIFE / CONTEXT
From observation to material.
Fedida’s artistic outlook draws on his Jewish-Moroccan background and a longstanding interest in art as a way of engaging with questions of meaning and spiritual experience.
He studied photography at UCLA and photographed nature while traveling, developing work that blended Polaroid images with watercolor. His exploration of the image eventually expanded toward a more physical approach to painting.
Working with metal, wood and unconventional construction paints, he brought his experience with structural materials into his artistic practice. He works in Miami and Safed, Israel, and previously maintained galleries in Manhattan and on Las Olas Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale.
ARCHIVE / INTERVIEW
In conversation with Igal Fedida.
An edited conversation on the work, the artist’s path, and the philosophy that continues to shape the practice.
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