To Break Beautifully
A figurative painting in soft, natural tones depicting a woman dancing in a private moment with herself, while a coarse branch covered in wildflowers divides her body like a broken puzzle. The reason for her dance is not defined for the viewer- yet she continues, immersed in a moment that is slightly fractured, but still whole. The painting reveals something intimate and fragile- something vulnerable within the viewer themselves, in those moments when they allow themselves to open up and dance alone, even as the world leaves them divided and cracked.
Dana Gerlitz
Dana Gerlitz is an artist, illustrator, and animator whose work focuses on the human figure and the body in motion as a space for emotional expression. Drawing from imagination and personal experience, she creates figures that move between states of vulnerability, tension, and searching, seeking to capture inner moments that are difficult to define in words. Her work combines elements of realism with more expressive gestures, constructed through line, color, and bodily movement that carry the narrative forward. Her artistic process is grounded in an exploration of movement and sensation, aiming to create an open space in which the viewer can enter, interpret, and emotionally engage. She studied art and animation at Tiltan College of Design and Visual Communication and at IAC- The Israeli Animation College, alongside private studies with various artists and self-directed learning. Alongside her personal practice, she teaches drawing and continues to refine and deepen her artistic language.
Dana Gerlitz is an artist, illustrator, and animator whose work focuses on the human figure and the body in motion as a space for emotional expression. Drawing from imagination and personal experience, she creates figures that move between states of vulnerability, tension, and searching, seeking to capture inner moments that are difficult to define in words. Her work combines elements of realism with more expressive gestures, constructed through line, color, and bodily movement that carry the narrative forward. Her artistic process is grounded in an exploration of movement and sensation, aiming to create an open space in which the viewer can enter, interpret, and emotionally engage. She studied art and animation at Tiltan College of Design and Visual Communication and at IAC- The Israeli Animation College, alongside private studies with various artists and self-directed learning. Alongside her personal practice, she teaches drawing and continues to refine and deepen her artistic language.
