Novoalexandrovsk (today Zarasai, Lithuania - home of, תבדל״א, the great Al Jaffee of Mad Magazine (and Moshiach Times) fame) to a family of Chasidic, likely Chabad origin.
His art school in Vitebsk was unique, teaching both classical (secular) arts, yet closed on shabbos - reflective of his own religious blending.
Of interest is his painting of the clockmaker actually appears to be part of series, showing Jewish tradesmen reading newspapers at work reflective of their various religious levels
I don't know if it can be said that Yudovin was the most Jewish of Yudel's talmidim - Chagall (the most famous) had a cheder education, something I don't know if Yudovin even had, and Ryback and El Lissitzky definitely had some intensely Jewish art (though the laters embrace of Suprematism follows in the path of the Polish goy Kazmir Malevich - his other teacher)
Yudovin definitely retained a classic recognizably Jewish style throughout, perhaps the result of his work for his uncle, S. An-Sky on their ethnographic missions.
Of course, you have met Lubavitchers from Vitebsk - the Mishulovin clan - even if their time in Samarkand has become dominant in their story.
How come? I love art (I thought we often bonded on a (somewhat) share aesthetic sense.
I think the UNOVIS school in Vitebsk was a sort of bizarro Tomchei Temimim - even many of the names students there (Kunin, Zevin etc) - though yes these are common Jewish names for the region.
It's my personal belief that Jewish art as born in Vitebsk was a descendant of chasidus - the love of the amcha, the desire to strip back the superficial and touch the inner-workings of the subject.
I wrote about it a little here in a post I unlocked.
Yudl Pen was of course born in
Novoalexandrovsk (today Zarasai, Lithuania - home of, תבדל״א, the great Al Jaffee of Mad Magazine (and Moshiach Times) fame) to a family of Chasidic, likely Chabad origin.
His art school in Vitebsk was unique, teaching both classical (secular) arts, yet closed on shabbos - reflective of his own religious blending.
Of interest is his painting of the clockmaker actually appears to be part of series, showing Jewish tradesmen reading newspapers at work reflective of their various religious levels
I don't know if it can be said that Yudovin was the most Jewish of Yudel's talmidim - Chagall (the most famous) had a cheder education, something I don't know if Yudovin even had, and Ryback and El Lissitzky definitely had some intensely Jewish art (though the laters embrace of Suprematism follows in the path of the Polish goy Kazmir Malevich - his other teacher)
Yudovin definitely retained a classic recognizably Jewish style throughout, perhaps the result of his work for his uncle, S. An-Sky on their ethnographic missions.
Of course, you have met Lubavitchers from Vitebsk - the Mishulovin clan - even if their time in Samarkand has become dominant in their story.
Congratulations, you seem to know about this subject. How come?
I forgot about Mishulovin, of course, as you said they are really from Samarkand. Everyone who was at the time of the war in Vitebsk, likely dead.
As far as Yudovin, I mean a certain gefill of yid, that central to your life. Granted Chagal, Lissitzky were traditional Jews but not as Yudovin.
How come? I love art (I thought we often bonded on a (somewhat) share aesthetic sense.
I think the UNOVIS school in Vitebsk was a sort of bizarro Tomchei Temimim - even many of the names students there (Kunin, Zevin etc) - though yes these are common Jewish names for the region.
It's my personal belief that Jewish art as born in Vitebsk was a descendant of chasidus - the love of the amcha, the desire to strip back the superficial and touch the inner-workings of the subject.
I wrote about it a little here in a post I unlocked.
https://mytechtribe.substack.com/p/-marc-chagall-and-the-rebbe-how-chabad
You know I can't read past "Mark Chagall and Rebbe". Anything and the Rebbe, really.
Besides, I don't think of Chagall as highly, as an artist and as a man. Contrast to Yudovin.
Serving the cult created by Ramash, referencing all to the cult, is not my idea of “bonding”.
It's about the Rashab... He was "the Rebbe" at that time. I prefer Yudovin as well. I like early Chagall, before he left Russia.
You're total welcome to ignore to ignore the link. You wanted to know my interest, I shared some of it there.
Ah, you should have stated Rebbe Rashab. I will read it then.