''Sacrifice''

Title: Sacrifice Artist: Daniel Avraham Haddad Year of Creation: 2024 Dimensions: Width - 70 cm / Length - 1 meter Technique: Mixed Media – Acrylic on canvas, objects, coffee, cigarette. Work Description: "Sacrifice" is a mixed-media piece that explores the tension between destruction and creation. Against a stark white background—reminiscent of a space of silence or a "reset"—raw material elements erupt: a hot glue gun, a pencil, and material remnants that transform from functional tools into symbols of struggle and self-expression. The black lines, resembling barbed wire, and the red and yellow drips create a dialogue between confinement and emotional release, inviting the viewer to question the price of the creative process and the places where we sacrifice parts of ourselves to give birth to something new. The Artist’s Perspective: I chose the name "Sacrifice" because this work was created during a period when I sacrificed a great deal of my life to resolve past hardships. It followed a mission to Morocco and an earthquake that ignited so much within me, followed by a return to Israel just one week before October 7th. Between reserve duty, a journey of questioning my faith, and an overwhelming internal chaos I couldn't explain... I had to sacrifice a lot to reconnect with my inner essence. The hot glue gun attached to the canvas is the actual tool I used; the cardboard coffee cup is the one I drank from during the process, still containing coffee residue; and the cigarette’s smoke and ash were scattered across the canvas. Behind the work, there is an electrical connection for the glue gun that can actually heat up and eventually burn the painting—intensifying the meaning of "Sacrifice" as a deliberate choice.