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to hold mementos of his late parent.
"After the first cabinet, I got interested
in doing different subjects from Jewish
culture. I started making more pieces,
and they were sculptural. Then, I started
working with two-dimensional forms."
One important piece is Homage to
Felix Nussbaum, a memorial to an
artist who perished in the Holocaust.
The work displays a likeness of the
late artist and presents some
Holocaust symbols.
"I always admired Felix Nussbaum's
paintings, and I wanted to create a
piece of work that was a tribute to
him," Rotstain says.
Lawrence Schlussel of West
Bloomfield was touched by Rotstain's
Holocaust work and bought one. He
chose it as a way to relate to his own
background.
"I was attracted to the piece
because it's a constant reminder of
where I come from and who I am,"
Schlussel says. "It's forceful and
dynamic and represents the Jewish
experience in Europe. I keep it in a
spot that I walk by every day so that I
can remember the pain that it shows."
Rotstain likes to include Hebrew
script in his works. Often, he uses
psalms that he thinks can extend the
visual impact, which also is cap-
tured through photos.
Dr. Arnold Zuroff, a
Dearborn dentist, was
moved by pictures and
Artist Ezequiel
Rotstain with
memorial cabinet.
text capturing the painter's family and
asked Rotstain to take on a project
capturing his own ancestry as shown
through an old photograph.
"I was wandering around the area
where Rotstain has his gallery, and I
noticed an ethereal-looking piece,"
Zuroff recalls. "It had a whitewash
over the image, and the people seemed
to be looking down from heaven. I
asked if I could send him an old
European picture of my grandparents
so he could make something similar to
what I saw, and he agreed.
"The image is on wood, and I keep
it in my den in a very special place. I
collect art, and this is my most
poignant piece because it's my family.
I look at this picture, and the people
jump out at me."
Recently, Zuroff bought a Rotstain
representation of the golem; it depicts
the essence of a European legend
about a superman coming to protect
the Jews.
"There are certain subjects from
Jewish culture that I have in my mind
and suddenly work with them," the
artist explains. "I don't plan very
much. The Golem has a single image
with a garment used by the Orthodox.
It's not very clear, and I did that inten-
tionally because I'm not really trying
to show a person.
"I worked with a wood panel and
photograph, and I transferred the
imagery onto a panel and painted
over it. When that was done, I
did the calligraphy and then a
layer over it for protection."
Since entering the world of
art, the single Rotstain
devotes most of his time
to professional activities.
He shows his work out-
side Florida. Four pieces
are in the Judah L.
Magnes Museum in
Berkley, Calif, while others
are at galleries in Illinois
and France.
"I [also] make time for
classes and seminars,"
Rotstain says. Ei
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The work of
Ezequiel Rotstain is
on display at his stu-
dio in Miami Beach,
Fla., located at 810
Lincoln Road. For
more information,
call (305) 538-4359
or (305) 479-4274.
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