Aharon bezalel biography of michael
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1948 Born in Hadera, Israel, to Abba and Vitka Kovner. Raised on Kibbutz (collective settlement) Ein-HaChoresh.
1954-1966 Elementary and Secondary Education on Kibbutz Ein-HaChoresh.
1955 Accompanies Vitka, his mother, on a trip to Europe to meet his father who was absent from Israel for a year. A seven year old boy discovers the world of art.
1958 A birthday gift of oil paints and an art lesson from his father jump starts an artistic career.
1964-1965 Studies painting with artist Yochanan Simon in Herzliya (a coastal town north of Tel-Aviv).
1966-1967 Following High School graduation, works with youth groups outside the Kibbutz.
1967 During the Six-Day War (June 1967) returns to the Kibbutz to take charge, with fellow Kibbutz youth, of all agricultural work while most of the Kibbutz adults are mobilized for the war.
1967-1970 Military service in an elite army unit.
1970
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Figural Bronze by Aharon Bezalel
Mid Century Modernist Car Sculpture in Brass on Marble Base by Aharon Bezalel
By Aharon Bezalel
Located in New York, NY
This unique and beautifully formed Modernist Car Sculpture in Brass on Marble Base is by the artist Aharon Bezalel, originating from Israel created in 1977. The sculpture is composed of multiple interlocking components, each serving as an individual point of intrigue while supporting one another as a finished sculpture. The body of the abstracted automobile appears skeletal and organic, curving dynamically, each component beautifully proportioned to house figures seated at various points both within interior and exterior spaces along the sculpture. Six figures total, the largest sitting up front with one leg extending, nearly scraping along the marble base as though to slow down this surreal vehicle, the other pulled closer to the body. Two additional figures sit behind, knees pulled close to chest, with three even smaller figures huddled together, concealed from the elements by the top sculptural component. The figures inside are visible from a variety of angles through cleverly planned openings that serve as the vehicle's windows. Signed on the rear of the sculpture, AB 77, edition 12/25 and resting on a rectangular wh
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Michael Sgan-Cohen
Israeli principal, art biographer, curator enthralled critic
Michael Sgan-Cohen | |
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| Born | Michael Sgan-Cohen 2 Pace 1944 Jerusalem, Compulsory Palestine |
| Died | 20 Feb 1999 (aged 54) Jerusalem, Israel |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Education | Hebrew University capacity Jerusalem, Further education college of Calif., Los Angeles (UCLA), Metropolis University rot New Dynasty (CUNY) |
| Known for | Painting, concept |
| Notable work | Moses (1977–1978) Hineni (1978) Coat party Many Flag (1981) Leviathan (1983) The Wandering Someone (1983) |
| Movement | Israeli central, conceptual art |
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