Giora’s art-making is a spiritual practice. He practices through meditation and through art making. The aim is to access the deepest and most subtle movements of energy within himself and interpret them through the art. These energies are the building blocks of the experiences of everybody’s life.

When they are expressed in an art-form, they calm down and enable the appearance of the infinite field of awareness, within which all experiences appear and into which they disappear too. When an art-work is finished, Giora usually writes a poem that “reads” the art and helps him let go of old beliefs and thought patterns that still stand in the way of clarity. Giora believes that art is the native language of the truth.

Born in Israel in 1944, a second son. Later a sister was adopted into the family. Grew up in a small village called Kfar Malal. Lost his father who was killed while fighting in Israel’s War of Independence (1948). Married in 1965. Later had two daughters and one son.
Fulfilled his obligatory army service. Had a series of spiritual experiences throughout life. Discovered his ability to “read” art. Discovered Zen. Studied Graphic Design at Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem. Was a freelance graphic designer and illustrator for 14 years.

Taught illustration and typography. Wrote and illustrated for the children’s magazine, Pilon. Came to the US in 1985 where he was a freelance illustrator in NYC for 17 years. Illustrated regularly for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, as well as others. Illustrated, both in Israel and the US, 42 children’s books, two of which he also wrote. Studied Zen for 12 years with the late Chinese Zen master Shen-yen. Studied Art Therapy at NYU. Worked as an Art Therapist for 14 years.

Developed a new approach to art therapy while doing two internships in a county jail. Later, after further development of the method, wrote the book, “Opening Intuitive Flow Through Artwork”, which is a recommended reading at NYU. Studied the Release Technique, Theta Healing, Reiki, and a few other approaches to human development. In 2020 he published the illustrated book “Who AM I?”, as a humorous but practical aid to self reflection.

In 2023 he published the book: PAINTINGS that read my mind & POEMS that read my paintings. These days he lives in NYC with his partner Anita Gold, where he paints, writes prose, poetry and nonfiction, including the blog “Intuitive Flow”.

gioracarmi.com
IntuitiveFlow.org
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https://parcusgallery.com/portfolio-type/giora-carmi/

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