The Kotel

The Kotel represents the shared history and future that bind us together as a people, no matter how different we are as individuals. The three-dimensionality of this painting capitalizes on the perspective of the wall moving into the distance as the words “Hear O Israel” dance in the heavens, a testament to the Oneness that is the source of everything. Remembering the Temple is a theme that is interwoven through Jewish ritual life. I would like this piece to serve as a reminder of our connectedness, and prioritizing the things that are most important as we go about our day-to-day lives.

When art has been around for thousands of years, it’s not easy to come up with something truly original. In 1992, Jean-Pierre Weill hit on an innovative idea: painting in three dimensions by arranging different parts of a single image on multiple levels of glass. Jean-Pierre Weill discovered that he could use this technique on a variety of motifs, from portraits and still-lifes to landscapes, fantasy, and Judaica.
This technique allows each painting to be enriched by elements of light and shadow, and creates a delightful sense of movement. Success was immediate.
About 10 years ago, the studio moved to Israel, where his daughters, Davida and Safira, joined. A new dimension was added to Jean-Pierre’s original dream. Davida and Safira brought new ideas and a fresh palette to an already rich library of paintings.