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Yehezkel Streichman
Born1906
Kovno, Lithuania
DiedJanuary 12, 1993 (86 years old)
Tel Aviv, Israel
NationalityIsraeli
MovementModernist "New Horizons" group; French "lyrical abstraction"
Awards
ElectedPresident; Israeli Artists and Painters Union

Yehezkel Streichman (Hebrew: יחזקאל שטרייכמן, 1906 – January 12, 1993) was an Israeli painter.[1][2][3] He is considered a pioneer of Israeli modernist painting.[4] Among the awards that he won were the Dizengoff Prize and the Israel Prize.

Early life

Streichman was born in Kovno, Lithuania.[5][4] He studied at the local gymnasium, was a member of Hashomer Hatza'ir, and emigrated to Palestine in 1924.[6][5][4]

Painting career

Streichman studied at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design with Arie Aroch in 1924–27.[4] He then completed his studies in Paris at the École des Beaux-Arts (1927) and in Florence at the Academy of Art (1928-31).[7][4] He taught painting throughout his life; in elementary and high schools in 1936, at Kibbutz Ashdot Yaakov in 1941, and at the Avni Institute in Tel Aviv in 1944 and from 1954-79.[7] Among those who studied with him were Israeli sculptor Dani Karavan and Israeli abstract artist Lea Nikel.[8][9][10]

He and Avigdor Stematsky formed the Studia Art School in 1944, because they thought Israeli art schools were too conservative.[1][11][9][12]

His painting style involved using many deep layers of paint.[1][13][14] He was an acclaimed painter in what was known as the modernist "New Horizons" (Ofakim Hadashim) group in 1950s Tel Aviv, which he founded in 1948 along with Joseph Zaritsky and Stematsky.[15] It painted in a French "lyrical abstraction" style.[16][17] He was President of the Israeli Artists and Painters Union.[18]

In 1964, he and Yechiel Shemi and other artists formed a group of artists called Tatzpit (Vantage Point).[19]

He also participated in 24th Venice Biennale (1948), the 28th Venice Biennale (1954), the 3rd Sao Paulo Biennale (1955), and the 33rd Venice Biennale (1966).[7]

He won the Dizengoff Prize multiple times (1941, 1944, 1954, 1969), the Ramat Gan Prize (1956), the Moadon Milo Prize (1968), the Sandberg Prize for Israeli Art, awarded by the Israel Museum (1974), the Histadrut Prize (1986), the Israel Prize (1990).[7][4][18][20][21]

He died on January 12, 1993, in Tel Aviv, at the age of 86.[18]

In 2005, Streichman was voted the 194th-greatest Israeli of all time, in a poll by the Israeli news website Ynet to determine whom the general public considered the 200 Greatest Israelis.[22]

Education

  • 1924-1926 - "Bezalel", Jerusalem
  • 1927 - Architecture, Paris
  • 1928-1931 - Academy of Art, Florence
  • 1930s- Jewish École de Paris

Teaching

  • 1936 Painting in elementary and high schools
  • 1941 Kibbutz Ashdot Yaakov, painting
  • 1944 and 1954-79 Avni Institute, Tel Aviv, painting


Awards and Prizes

  • 1944 The Dizengoff Prize for Painting and Sculpture, Municipality of Tel Aviv Jaffa, Tel Aviv
  • 1954 The Dizengoff Prize for Painting and Sculpture, Municipality of Tel Aviv Jaffa, Tel Aviv
  • 1956 Ramat Gan Prize
  • 1968 Moadon Milo Prize
  • 1974 Sandburg Prize for Israeli Art, Jerusalem Museum
  • Histadrut Prize
  • 1981 Yakir Tel Aviv
  • 1990 Israel Prize for Painting


Outdoor and Public Art

1941, 1944, 1954, 1969 Dizengoff Prize

  • 1956 Ramat Gan Prize
  • 1968 Moadon Milo Prize
  • 1974 Sandberg Prize for Israeli Art, Israel Museum, Jerusalem
  • 1986 Histadrut Prize
  • 1990 Israel Prize. 1948 Participated in 24th Venice Biennale
  • 1954 28th Venice Biennale
  • 1955 3rd Sao Paulo Biennale
  • 1966 33rd Venice Biennale. 1941-44 a member of Kibbutz Ashdot Ya'akov. 1945-48 Founded The Studio , Tel Aviv, with Stematsky. 1948 One of the founders of New Horizon Group. 1981 Made an Honorary citizen of Tel Aviv. 1992 Honorary President, Association of Artists and sculptors.


Publications

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Rebecca L. Torstrick (2004). Culture and customs of Israel. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
  2. ^ Barbara E. Mann (2006). A place in history: modernism, Tel Aviv, and the creation of Jewish urban space. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
  3. ^ Michael Berkowitz (2004). Nationalism, Zionism and ethnic mobilization of the Jews in 1900 and beyond. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Gil Goldfine (June 2, 1989). "Streichman on Paper". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
  5. ^ a b Itim (January 13, 1993). "PIONEERING ARTIST YEHZEKEL STREICHMAN DIES AT 86". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
  6. ^ Adrian M. Darmon (2003). Autour de l'art juif: encyclopédie des peintres, photographes et sculpteurs. Carnot. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
  7. ^ a b c d "Artists' Information". Israel Museum Information Center for Israeli Art. Retrieved 2011-08-03.
  8. ^ Eldar, Akiva (December 24, 2010). "'The stones cry out'". Haaretz. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
  9. ^ a b Johnson, Ken (October 1, 2005). "Lea Nikel, Abstract Painter and One of Israel's Top Artists, Dies at 86". New York Times. Israel. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
  10. ^ Gilerman, Dana (March 16, 2011). "A feminist with a brush". Haaretz. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
  11. ^ Dalia Manor (2005). Art in Zion: the genesis of modern national art in Jewish Palestine. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
  12. ^ Rapp, David (March 16, 2011). "It's all in black and white". Retrieved August 3, 2011.
  13. ^ Gilerman, Dana (July 26, 2007). "A total mother, a total artist". Haaretz. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
  14. ^ "Israel's Old Master". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
  15. ^ "Streichman, 86". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
  16. ^ Davira Spiro Taragin, Alex Ward, Helen Williams Drutt (2006). Women's tales: four leading Israeli jewelers. Retrieved August 3, 2011.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  17. ^ Armon, Ellie (March 16, 2011). "The Zaritsky method". Haaretz. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
  18. ^ a b c Itim (January 13, 1993). "PIONEERING ARTIST YEHZEKEL STREICHMAN DIES AT 86". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
  19. ^ Gilerman, Dana. "Group portrait, no frame". Haaretz. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
  20. ^ "Lively Down South". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
  21. ^ "Israel Prize For Art". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved August 3, 2011.
  22. ^ גיא בניוביץ' (June 20, 1995). "הישראלי מספר 1: יצחק רבין – תרבות ובידור". Ynet. Retrieved July 10, 2011.

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