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Ketubah Artist Spotlight
June: Micah Parker
Micah Parker’s broad repertoire is inspired by the array of artistic styles
he appreciates as a viewer: Claude Monet’s sun-dappled impressionism, Vincent
van Gogh’s exaggerated reality, Henri Matisse’s vivid modernism,
M.C. Escher’s tweaking of perceptions, Theodore Geisel’s whimsicality
and Romero Britto’s pop culture-infused cubism.
These preferences manifest themselves in his work. Micah’s penchant for
intricate, mathematics-based art is counterbalanced by the challenges (and relinquishing
of “control”) he enjoys during the creation of more expressionistic
pieces. Pseudo-realism – realistic textures and colors, even when the subject
matter may not be real – and fanciful interpretations of the everyday are
both present, and his frequent use of Hebrew characters as symbolic, graphic
elements demonstrates his fondness for fresh portrayals of traditional concepts.
Micah is accomplished with traditional artistic media and theory, but instead,
he chooses to craft his works utilizing a more modern tool, the computer. Although
he can occasionally be overheard musing, “It would just be easier to draw
this by hand,” he is an enthusiastic advocate of digital art. (Its advantages
include easier clean up and the archival quality of the original giclée
prints we produce for his ketubah, chuppah and fine art collections!) |
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Destiny Ketubah
by Micah Parker |
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...and My Beloved is Mine II Ketubah
by Micah Parker |
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I Am My Beloved's Ketubah
by Micah Parker |
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