For all the #Shtisel fans: Ever wanted to know who makes the art in the show? I reported on the two artists who painted, sketched and transformed the ultra-Orthodox Akiva as he reconciles with the tensions around his passion and his faith: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/20/arts/television/shtisel-artists-paintings-netflix.html?smid=tw-share

Art and image-making have been a contentious flash point in every season of “Shtisel” — perhaps never so much as in Season 3, in which Akiva’s striking canvases acquire the weight of an actual character.

Really wonderful pics from @michalchelbin. This is Alex Tubis who did the paintings in Season 2 and 3.

And another from @michalchelbin. This is Menahem Halberstadt who made works for Season 1 and 3 for @shtiselofficial

And to @PaigeHagy research assistant extraordinaire! She’s a real