Flying Over Time Collection
Tree of Life #1, Dimensions Unpublished, Mixed-Media on Canvas, by Nova Hall. Provenance: Personal Collection of Nova Hall. An evolution from the Unwavering Faith, Unwavering Life triptych.

A profound philosophical departure from the aviation archives, Tree of Life #1 plunges into the existential and spiritual depths of the Kabbalistic sephirot. Influenced heavily by the artist's counseling with Rabbi Lee of Hillel and the transcendent culture of Burning Man, the canvas features the ten interconnected nodes of the Tree of Life, burning in rich, Chagall-esque crimsons and golds against a turbulent forest-green background. Heavy, textured Hebrew script roots the bottom of the composition. Continuing the methodologies of mentor Leandro Soto, Nova utilizes the raw, unrefined material layering of Arte Povera and the chaotic assemblage style of Robert Rauschenberg to create a painting that feels less like a modern canvas and more like an excavated, ancient religious artifact pulsing with surviving energy.