Tania Bonar Prestent her Backgammon Box

The Time is Ripe

The project is devided into two parts.

The outer section - is decorated with sunflower seeds, garbanzo beans, olive pits, date pits and seashells, all representing the plentiful ecology of the Middle East.

This is truly the land of milk and honey.

The words Shalom and Salaam hint that two nations can easily live side by side.

Inside the box - Two situations are presented:

First - Describes a threatening situation, the eve of war.

The backgammon pieces face each other on guard, with a wall between them.

There is no eye contact, no possibility to converse, just the demonization of the other.

Second - The Israeli hat has acquired the color of peace, the wall has come down, and there is now interaction between the two sides.

Games are a wonderful way of talking and connecting.

Tania Bonar

born in Israel- Eighth generation

Style - Portrays the long endless journey of self- discovery, painful growth through the search of the unknown and the vivid blending of emotional turmoil and rebirth in her artwork. Like a midwife delivering a newborn child, Tania uses a palette of vivid colors on a blank canvas to create; she paints with passion, courage and a strong sense of self - expression.

Education - Graduate of the Art Institute of Tel Aviv

Selected solo exhibitions in recent years:

1998 – Environmental sculpture of municipal celebrations, Givatayim,

1998 - Anis Auditorium, Jaffa,

1999 - Nofar-Gordon Gallery, Tel – Aviv,

1999 - Steinberg Art Center, Tel – Aviv,

2000 - Jerusalem Cultural Center, Jerusalem,

2001 - The New Israeli Opera House, Tel – Aviv,

2001 - Tmuna Theater, Tel – Aviv,

2001 - Municipal Gallery of Art, Tel – Aviv,

2002 - Artists Association, Rishon Le Zion,

2004 - Tsavta Theater, Tel – Aviv,

2005 – Givatayim Theather, Givatayim,

2008 – The Journalists Association, Tel – Aviv,

Selected group exhibitions:

2001 – The Bible Museum, Tel – Aviv,

2002 – The Art Museum, Kibbuts Bar-am,

2002 – Hanita Contemporary Art Museum, Hanita,

2005 – Dolphin Sculpture Street Exhibition, Tel – Aviv,

Selected group exhibitions abroad:

2002 – European Art, Paris, France,

2006 – Art Shanghai, Shanghai, China,

2007 – Markers 4 Divine In.Tent, Venice, Italy,

2007 – Markers 4 Divine In.Tent, Kassel, Germany