{"product_id":"earths-palette-20924","title":"Earth's Palette","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis painting was created in 2026, for much of 2026 (it took one day for Kashetsky to paint 1 - 3 stones, given their complexity!).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is presented on a gallery wrapped 1.5 inch deep stretcher and is ready for hanging.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eARTIST STATEMENT: “Earth’s Palette”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A palette is a surface a painter uses to layout and mix paints to produce an endless combination of colours \u0026amp; tones. Similarly the geological forces of our planet, under heat \u0026amp; pressure combine with rocks and minerals to create an endless variety of shapes \u0026amp; colours which in turn are further refined by forces of wind \u0026amp; water, revealing an awesome display of natural beauty, created by Nature, the consummate artist.\" - Herzl Kashetsky, 2026\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The BEACH STONE PAINTINGS in general; besides being an expression of visual aesthetics, are an attempt at trying to contain chaos and keep it restrained within some kind of aesthetic order thereby trying to make sense of the randomness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis randomness in nature is also reflected in our populated world of human activity. I’m trying to make sense of everything so I can feel that there is some control in my life. The beach stone paintings are simply an act of imposing order on apparent chaos. The multitude of stones along the beach, are they there randomly? Are all those stones lying on the shoreline in a state of chaos? Or is there some kind of natural order taking place, caused by natural forces?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd are we as humans also here randomly, or here with some kind of purpose to our lives? The stones have been acted upon by natural forces over time, by heat, by wind, water and contact with one another. Similarly, are we as human beings not shaped and sculpted by natural forces; physical, emotional, psychological, and spiritual? So, the beach stone paintings besides being an aesthetic image of our landscape, can be seen as a metaphor for ourselves, questioning whether we, or anything on this planet exists as an act of randomness or as part of a greater order or purpose in the scheme of things.\" - Herzl Kashetsky\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eARTIST BIOGRAPHY -\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHerzl Kashetsky, born in Saint John NB in 1950, received a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from Concordia University in Montreal, graduating in 1972 and has had a studio in Saint John to the present day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecognized for his realistic style, Kashetsky’s meticulously rendered portraits, still-lifes and landscapes are intense explorations of time and space. Kashetsky engages in a wide range of themes rooted in personal experience that transcends the individual to speak of universal themes of chaos \u0026amp; order, spirit \u0026amp; time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHerzl received an honorary doctorate from the University of New Brunswick and the NB Strathbutler Award for excellence in visual arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA watercolour of his studio interior won “Best in Show” at the 53rd exhibition of the Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour. His works are in the collections of the Canada Council Art Bank, the NB Art Bank, NB Museum, Beaverbrook Art Gallery, Confederation Centre Art Gallery PEI \u0026amp; the Robert McLaughlin Gallery, ON.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCurator Roslyn Rosenfeld wrote; “I believe Herzl Kashetsky to be as important to this country’s art as were Jack Humphrey \u0026amp; Miller Brittain before him…No subject lies beyond his thoughtful consideration\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArtist Molly Lamb Bobak wrote: “I saw your show at the Art Centre and want to write you this little note to tell you how deeply moved I was by it…I so seldom love exhibitions and this was a blessing and surely what ‘art’ is about\".\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Herzl Kashetsky","offers":[{"title":"48 x 48 x 1.5 in.","offer_id":44442950664279,"sku":"20924","price":18000.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/5937\/2083\/files\/20924.jpg?v=1791818160","url":"https:\/\/gallery78.com\/products\/earths-palette-20924","provider":"Gallery 78","version":"1.0","type":"link"}