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Imagining the Real with Zvi Szir


Zvi Szir is a co-founder and director of the newARTschool in Basel, Switzerland, where he has been teaching painting, contemporary art, and Anthroposophy for the last 24 years. He is a painter, writer, and lecturer.

Working with paintings inspired by pivotal moments of world development, from old Saturn to the present. For Painters, those who love to paint or would love to paint.

Zvi Szir will be leading courses in painting over three weeks this Summer. It is possible to attend all three weeks or to attend one or two.

The courses will take place at Lightforms Art Center in Hudson, NY, from July 11th - July 29th, 2022.

It is possible to attend single week long classes or to attend all three weeks.
 
Week 1: How can we imagine and paint the event of the big sacrifice at the beginning of the world? (Old Saturn Imaginations)
 
Week 2: A world of light and air; how to create unimaginable figures? The human being in its paradisical plant-like stage (Old Sun).
 
Week 3: The soul is a cosmic battleground; can we re-imagine the images of the fall from grace? Lucifer and the art of painting.

Cost: Suggested contribution $400 per week - sliding scale $0-800

In preparation for the courses, Zvi will be hosting five online presentations in April and June 2022:
April 9, 10am-12pm
and June 4, 11, 18, 25, 10am-12pm.
CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE APRIL 9 PRESENTATION
It is not necessary to register for the summer courses in order to attend the online presentations.