Limited-edition print reproduction of the original painting series.
The series of paintings, inspired by El Lissitzky's Proun, are based on Der Nister's short story entitled Der Kadmen, published in Yiddish in Warsaw in 1910. Utilizing El Lissitzky's technique of geometric abstraction, the series emancipates the Zoharic concepts buried in the story's density. The paintings examine the anxieties associated with the creative act, and question how something can come from nothing. They attempt to map our self-consciousness and creative drive for self-expression through examining our relationship with cosmic silence and nothingness.
Tunni Kraus is a Melbourne-based contemporary artist. Since completing his Masters in 2010, Kraus has continued to study in the form of apprenticeships and training with master scribes of varied traditions in Australia and abroad. He is currently focusing on the sacred scribal practices associated with Hebrew.
The archival prints are printed by Hound and Bone and measure 30 x 32cm. They are numbered prints, an edition of 20.