Category Archives: My Art

Artist in Residence Magnet

Posted on October 31, 2022 by Noa Yaari

Noa Yaari, Artist in Residence Magnet, 2022. Print on magnet, 2.75” diameter. Toronto. The opening reception of my art project “Artist in Residence” took place on Thursday, Oct 20, at the Centre for Jewish Studies, York University. In it, I … Continue reading →

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“Artist in Residence” – Opening Reception of Noa Yaari’s Exhibition

Posted on September 30, 2022 by Noa Yaari

Date: Thursday, October 20, 2022 Time: 4 pm In-person: The Centre for Jewish Studies, 7th floor of the Kaneff Tower on the Keele campus, York University “Artist in Residence” is an art project Yaari created at home for the Centre … Continue reading →

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Why do artists create art? And what circumstances influence their work? 

Posted on August 31, 2022 by Noa Yaari

Art historian Michael Baxandall suggested seeing art as a solution to a problem, where necessities of different kinds “charge” the urge to create it. Accordingly, he saw art historians’ role as giving an account of the factors which brought forth … Continue reading →

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On Children

Posted on June 30, 2022 by Noa Yaari

Several weeks ago, I started the process of adopting a child through the Public Adoption in Ontario. I’m also reading Chicken Soup for the Soul by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen (1993) these days. In it, they print Kahlil Gibran’s On … Continue reading →

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On the Advantage of Being an All-rounded Emoji

Posted on May 31, 2022 by Noa Yaari

In Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill writes “The man who has been active on campus, whose personality is such that he gets along with all kinds of people and who has done an adequate job with his studies has … Continue reading →

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Stickers and Emojis are Candies for the Eye

Posted on April 30, 2022 by Noa Yaari

The arrangement of stickers and emojis on a sheet influences the thoughts the viewers have while looking at them. For example, “what car do I like most?” or “a grape cluster can fall just like a leaf,” and subsequently, “which … Continue reading →

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CRRS Fellows Workshop April 12: William Barker & Noa Yaari

Posted on March 31, 2022 by Noa Yaari

Please join me at the Fellows Workshop at the Centre for Renaissance and Reformation Studies, the University of Toronto on Tuesday, April 12, 4:00-5:30 pm (EDT). Follow this link for details and registration to the live zoom session: https://crrs.ca/event/fellows22/ William … Continue reading →

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Animated Filters and Shadows on Zoom

Posted on December 31, 2021 by Noa Yaari

I became aware of the animated filters on Zoom quite recently. They are one of my highlights of 2021. Engineers at Zoom, could you develop shadows for the objects that follow the user’s face?  Happy New Year!    

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How do you cite a caption with an emoji?

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Noa Yaari
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Using an Emoji in a Caption of a Painting

Posted on October 31, 2021 by Noa Yaari

I recently started to use an emoji of a book in the captions of my paintings for my art project at the Centre for Renaissance and Reformation Studies at the University of Toronto, titled “Word and Image Relationships at the … Continue reading →

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