Sara & Elisheva Arsenyuk: Upon a Second Glance
Sara and Elisheva Arsenyuk (27), identical twins and graduates of the Department of Multidisciplinary Art at Shenkar College (2024), present a collection of their past works in their debut exhibition, exploring the boundaries between reality and imagination. This exhibition offers an observation and discussion on the limits of the visible world versus the experienced one.
Elisheva鈥檚 works delve into everyday spaces drawn from her Israeli urban surroundings. Yellow fences, orange rooftops, house facades, and bus stops鈥攁ll undergo a distinctive transformation. Her paintings start from a realistic place but incorporate imaginative elements: vibrant colors, unconventional perspectives, and a subtle sense of emptiness devoid of human figures. Her familiar landscapes lack street-dwelling humans, giving her works a surreal atmosphere that balances between reality and fantasy.
In her paintings, the street transitions from a clear reality into a scene for encounters with the hidden. Through her artistic choices, Elisheva elevates simple moments, turning them into an urban dream. Her works prompt viewers to reassess their daily routines, uncovering concealed and imagined layers. Her art probes the question: How can imagination reshape the way we experience the familiar?
While Elisheva embeds imagination into reality, Sara Arsenyuk constructs fantastical worlds where reality serves merely as a starting point. For example, in one of her works, a woman moves between bare trees in a mysterious field, creating a delicate tension between the tangible and the abstract. Sara designs spaces where familiar elements鈥攖rees, the moon, or the sun鈥攁re absorbed into an imaginary environment with its own internal rules. In contrast to Elisheva鈥檚 work, Sara鈥檚 use of human figures anchors her scenes in reality, while Elisheva鈥檚 absence of figures highlights the role of imagination in her art.
Sara鈥檚 paintings invite viewers to wander into worlds where reality melts into an emotional and imaginative experience. Her use of open spaces, blurred colors, and implied narratives creates a sense of daydreaming, with human figures serving as anchors to their origins in reality. Her works question: What is reality in our eyes and how can imagination expand its boundaries?
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Sara and Elisheva Arsenyuk (27), identical twins and graduates of the Department of Multidisciplinary Art at Shenkar College (2024), present a collection of their past works in their debut exhibition, exploring the boundaries between reality and imagination. This exhibition offers an observation and discussion on the limits of the visible world versus the experienced one.
Elisheva鈥檚 works delve into everyday spaces drawn from her Israeli urban surroundings. Yellow fences, orange rooftops, house facades, and bus stops鈥攁ll undergo a distinctive transformation. Her paintings start from a realistic place but incorporate imaginative elements: vibrant colors, unconventional perspectives, and a subtle sense of emptiness devoid of human figures. Her familiar landscapes lack street-dwelling humans, giving her works a surreal atmosphere that balances between reality and fantasy.
In her paintings, the street transitions from a clear reality into a scene for encounters with the hidden. Through her artistic choices, Elisheva elevates simple moments, turning them into an urban dream. Her works prompt viewers to reassess their daily routines, uncovering concealed and imagined layers. Her art probes the question: How can imagination reshape the way we experience the familiar?
While Elisheva embeds imagination into reality, Sara Arsenyuk constructs fantastical worlds where reality serves merely as a starting point. For example, in one of her works, a woman moves between bare trees in a mysterious field, creating a delicate tension between the tangible and the abstract. Sara designs spaces where familiar elements鈥攖rees, the moon, or the sun鈥攁re absorbed into an imaginary environment with its own internal rules. In contrast to Elisheva鈥檚 work, Sara鈥檚 use of human figures anchors her scenes in reality, while Elisheva鈥檚 absence of figures highlights the role of imagination in her art.
Sara鈥檚 paintings invite viewers to wander into worlds where reality melts into an emotional and imaginative experience. Her use of open spaces, blurred colors, and implied narratives creates a sense of daydreaming, with human figures serving as anchors to their origins in reality. Her works question: What is reality in our eyes and how can imagination expand its boundaries?
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