Heart of the Onion

Barry Goldstein

Judaic Artist

Unique. Evocative. Compelling.

Judaic artifacts infused with an essence of identity, heritage, and roots. Raw. Organic. Archaeologic.

Award-winning "Art Scroll Project" An immersive experience for communities to tap into issues of Jewish identity and unity.

The "Heart of the Onion" is a metaphor for a journey -- peeling through layers of raw feeling and emotion; peeling away layers of conditioning and illusion; and connecting with a burning fire within.   

Heart of the Onion

Barry Goldstein

Judaic Artist

Unique. Evocative. Compelling.

Judaic artifacts infused with an essence of identity, heritage, and roots. Raw. Organic. Archaeologic.

Award-winning "Art Scroll Project" An immersive experience for communities to tap into issues of Jewish identity and unity.

The "Heart of the Onion" is a metaphor for a journey -- peeling through layers of raw feeling and emotion; peeling away layers of conditioning and illusion; and connecting with a burning fire within.   

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"A Letter in the Scroll" Exhibition
Acrylic on cardboard
5' high X various widths

From left to right:

  1. Panhandler - Jerusalem, Israel
  2. Guarding the Lebanese border – Misgav Am, Israel
  3. Man with long beard – Safed, Israel
  4. Sunset over the Mediterranean – Tel Aviv, Israel
  5. Woman – Safed, Israel


Five-foot painted cardboard panels zoom in for intimate portrayals of people, setting and circumstance; juxtaposed moments in time. Portraits of Unity and Jewish identity - "A Letter in the Scroll."


"Barry Goldstein’s “A Letter in the Scroll” exhibition at the Montpelier Arts Center is beautifully rendered and softly touching. He gently reaches in to the very essence of connection and humanity. From his soft painterly strokes depicting a religious father blessing his son to a homeless man asleep on the street surrounded by his sparse possessions, we feel the depth of soul in each stroke of the brush — the threads that bind us together as members of the human family."  Linda Singer, Art Historian

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