Relativity by Yael Yael, Acrylic and Oil on Canvas

61.2 x 53 Original Artwork   Artist Statement: I am Yael, 32, from Israel I was born in Romania during the reign of dictator Nikolai Ceausescu . At the time the people suffered greatly under dictatorial rule and poverty prevailed there . Among the laws and prohibitions that he rulled on the Romanian people was the prohibition of abortion . These orphans were called "the children of Ceausescu". I was two days old when I was sent to an orphanage in Bucharest. I moved to a large number of orphanages and after the fall of the dictator (he and his wife were shot in front of a firing squad) when I was 4 years old in 1990 I was adopted . Over the years I have changed educational frameworks and moved between different institutions. At a relatively young age, I was considered mentally ill , my normal hair began to disappear until it disappeared completly and this situation remains , to this day , yes , for 15 years . True , I am aware of the great gap that exists in me , whether it is the misle