Michael Gross (artist)
| Michael Gross | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1920–2004 Tiberias, Israel |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Field | painter, sculptor |
| Movement | Israeli art |
Michael Gross (Hebrew: מיכאל גרוס; born 1920, died 4 November 2004) was an Israeli painter, sculptor and conceptual artist.
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[edit] Biography
Gross was born in Tiberias in British-administered Palestine in 1920. In 1939-1940, he studied at the Teachers’ Training College in Jerusalem. From 1943 to 1945, he studied architecture at Technion – Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa. From 1951 to 1954, he studied art at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He returned to Israel in 1954 and settled in the artists’ village of Ein Hod.
[edit] Artistic style
Gross's works are imbued with the light and spirit. They are minimalist, but never pure abstraction, always tied to natural form and laden with feeling.[1] In his early paintings, Gross simplified form in order to concentrate on proportion, broad areas of color, and the size and placement of each element. This reductive process was also notable in his sculptures, whether in painted iron or other materials such as white concrete. In later paintings, he often juxtaposed large off-white panels with patches of tone, adding textured materials such as wooden beams, burlap and rope. Gross’s rough, freely-brushed surfaces, along with the use of soft pastel coloring, conjure up images of the Israeli landscape.[2]
[edit] Gallery
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"Queen" (1969-1970), Painted iron, Israel Museum, Jerusalem
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Cry, Pray, 1992
painted iron
Israel Museum Collection
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First Chapter of Wall Work, 1977
Israel Museum Collection
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"To the victims of the sea" (1969), painted iron, Tel-Aviv University
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Monument, Tel-Aviv University
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[edit] Education
- 1936-1940 Teachers Seminary, Jerusalem
- 1943-1945, Technion, Haifa, architecture, studied sculpture with Moshe Ziffer.
- 1951-1954 Beaux Arts, Paris with Michel Gimond
[edit] Teaching
- 1954 - 1954 Higher School of Education, Haifa.
- 1957-1960 Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem
- 1960-1980 Oranim Art Institute, Tivon
[edit] Awards
- In 1964: the Herman Struck Prize[3]
- In 1967: the Dizengoff Prize[3][4]
- In 1971: the Gold Medal, São Paulo Art Biennial[3]
- In 1977: the Sandberg Prize for an Israeli Artist, Israel Museum[3]
- In 1987: the Minister of Education and Culture Prize for Painting and Sculpture[3]
- In 1995 Gamzu Prize, Tel Aviv Museum
- In 2000: the Israel Prize for painting and sculpture.[5][6]
[edit] Outdoor and Public Art
- 1974, Kiryat Hayovel (Simon Bolivar Park), Jerusalem
- 1980, Kibbutz Messilot
- 1982 To the victims of the sea, 1969, Tel-Aviv University
- 1985 Tel Aviv University
- 1996 "Trio"- square of Tel- Aviv Museum of Art
[edit] References
- ^ Ein Hod, Israeli Prize winners
- ^ Artfact: Michael Gross
- ^ a b c d e Israel Art Index
- ^ "List of Dizengoff Prize laureates" (in Hebrew). Tel Aviv Municipality. http://www.tel-aviv.gov.il/Hebrew/_MultimediaServer/Documents/12516742.pdf.
- ^ "Israel Prize Official Site (in Hebrew) – Recipient’s C.V.". http://cms.education.gov.il/EducationCMS/Units/PrasIsrael/Tashas/MichaelGros/.
- ^ "*Israel Prize Official Site (in Hebrew) – Judges' Rationale for Grant to Recipient". http://cms.education.gov.il/EducationCMS/Units/PrasIsrael/Tashas/MichaelGros/NimukeiAshoftimGross.htm.
[edit] External links
- Michael Gross collection at the Israel Museum. Retrieved February 2012
- "Michael Gross". Information Center for Israeli Art. Israel Museum. http://www.imj.org.il/artcenter/default.asp?artist=272862. Retrieved February 2012.
- Art of Michael Gross at Europeana. Retrieved February 2012
[edit] Further reading
- Michael Gross, Paintings and Sculpture, Haifa, Haifa Museum, 1964
- Michael Gross, Outdoor and Indoor Works, 1976-77, Jerusalem, Israel Museum, 1977
- Michael Gross, Recent Works , Jerusalem, Israel Museum, 2002, ISBN 9652782971
- Omer, Mordechai, Michael Gross, Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, 1993
[edit] See also
- 1920 births
- 2004 deaths
- Jews in Ottoman and British Palestine
- Israeli Jews
- People from Tiberias
- Jewish painters
- Jewish artists
- Israeli painters
- Israeli artists
- Conceptual artists
- Modern sculptors
- Technion – Israel Institute of Technology alumni
- Israel Prize in sculpture and painting recipients
- Dizengoff Prize recipients
- Alumni of the École des Beaux-Arts
- Sandberg Prize recipients
