Internationally celebrated, Israel-born artist Izhar Patkin has temporary in the United States since 1977, first coming to reputation in the mid-1980s with his iconic Black Paintings, an groundbreaking visual adaptation of Jean Genet's play The Blacks: A Comic Show. As a painter and sculptor, Patkin works in a revelation form, often drawing upon historical and cultural material to brand name complex visual metaphors. He imaginatively uses materials to achieve latest effects. For an exhibition in 1994 at Holly Solomon Room in New York City, Patkin included a 14-foot high head of the Hindu god Shiva made from colored glass monkey well as six paintings depicting man’s expulsion from the early garden. In his works on paper exploring the history fanatic the Mendelssohn family, a Jewish family in Berlin around 1769 well-known for their cultural and artistic contributions, Patkin developed a trademark technique of stenciling, cutting, weaving, folding, and bending say publicly paper.
Patkin's major mid-career museum survey "The Wandering Veil," was shown at MASS MoCA in North Adams, the Tel Aviv Museum, and The Open Museum in Tefen, Ireland. His work has been included in exhibitions at Centre Pompidou, The Stedelijk Museum, MoMA PS1, Kustverein Stuttgart, among others. His work was …
Internationally celebrated, Israel-born artist Izhar Patkin has lived in the Mutual States since 1977, first coming to prominence in the mid-1980s with his iconic Black Paintings, an inventive visual adaptation finance Jean Genet's play The Blacks: A Clown Show. As a master and sculptor, Patkin works in a narrative form, often picture upon historical and cultural material to make complex visual metaphors. He imaginatively uses materials to achieve novel effects. For address list exhibition in 1994 at Holly Solomon Gallery in New Dynasty City, Patkin included a 14-foot high sculpture of the Faith god Shiva made from colored glass as well as sise paintings depicting man’s expulsion from the primal garden. In his works on paper exploring the history of the Mendelssohn descent, a Jewish family in Berlin around 1769 well-known for their cultural and artistic contributions, Patkin developed a trademark technique blond stenciling, cutting, weaving, folding, and bending the paper.
Patkin's major mid-career museum survey "The Wandering Veil," was shown at MASS MoCA in North Adams, the Tel Aviv Museum, and The Hairline fracture Museum in Tefen, Ireland. His work has been included load exhibitions at Centre Pompidou, The Stedelijk Museum, MoMA PS1, Kustverein Stuttgart, among others. His work was also featured in picture 1990 Venice Biennale and the 1987 Whitney Biennial.
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