Erez Israeli
Israeli artist (born 1974)
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Erez Israeli (Hebrew: ארז ישראלי; born 1974) is an Israeli artist, specializing in Sculpture and Installation Art. Israeli lives and works in Tel Aviv.
Born1974 (age 51–52)
EducationBezalel Academy of Art and Design, Art School Midrasha
KnownforSculpture, Installation Art
MovementIsraeli art, Modern Art
Erez Israeli ארז ישראלי | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1974 (age 51–52) |
| Education | Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Art School Midrasha |
| Known for | Sculpture, Installation Art |
| Movement | Israeli art, Modern Art |
Biography
Israeli graduated from Midrasha Art School of Beit Berl College. He received a post-graduate degree from the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in 2005. In his works, Israeli emphasizes the idea of preserving Israel identity - collective as well as personal. He thinks about war, terror, religious freedom - the main tensions existing in Israeli society and creates a visual concept around them.[1]
Exhibitions
Solo
- 2019 Black Milk, Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin
- 2017 Die klare Sonne bringt’s an den Tag, Galerie Crone, Vienna
- 2015 The Difference Between OOOOH and AAAAH, Galerie Crone, Berlin
- 2014 Firewall Mural, a wall painting project on the Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin
- 2013 Berlin 2013, Givon Art Gallery, Tel Aviv
- 2012 Lowland, Givon Art Gallery, Tel Aviv
- 2012 Erez Israeli – Prints, Tel Aviv Museum of Art[2]
- 2010 Erez Israeli: Ashpara, Tel Aviv Museum of Art
- 2009 Friday Night, Givon Art Gallery, Tel Aviv
- 2007 Love Song, Emergency Exit New Media Center, Haifa Museum of Art
- 2003 21 Self Exhibitions, Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art
Group
Awards
- 2005 Isracard and Tel Aviv Museum of Art Prize for an Israeli Artist
- 2005 The Rich Foundation Award for Education, Culture and Welfare, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design
- 2006 Young Artist Award, Ministry of Science, Culture and Sport
- 2006 The Hadassah and Rafael Klatchkin Prize for Art, America-Israel Cultural Foundation
- 2007 The Legacy Heritage Fund Prize, Tel Aviv Museum of Art
- 2009 The Dan Sandel and Sandel Family Foundation Sculpture Award, Tel Aviv Museum of Art