Amos Yaskil
Amos Yaskil (* 1935 in Haifa ) is an Israeli painter and graphic artist . His motifs particularly depict landscapes of Galilee and Israel. He is also known as a planner of historical museums.
Life
Yaskil is the son of a German mother (Miriam Yaskil) and a Polish father (Abraham Yaskil). The autodidact has lived in Tiberias since 1960 .
plant
The young Amos Yaskil was discovered as a child as a painter by the Austrian writer Arnold Zweig and was praised in a newspaper article in the English newspaper New Life. The artist has lived in Tiberias, Galilee since 1960 and has achieved international recognition with exhibitions in museums and galleries around the world. Between 1982 and 1996 he built and designed 12 historical museums. So far there have been around 100 solo exhibitions of his works - from 1990 mainly in Germany, Switzerland, France, Belgium and Holland. His motifs are particularly landscapes of Galilee and Israel, whereas he also explores painting from the 16th and 17th centuries. In 1992 a retrospective book of his works was published in Germany in four languages: German, English, French and Hebrew.
Exhibitions (selection)
- 1960 Young Artist Biennale, Tel Aviv Museum
- 1962 Young Artist Biennale, Haifa
- 1963 Artists House, Jerusalem
- 1964 Chagall House, Haifa
- 1971 Jewish Art Center, Miami
- 1971 Jewish Center, Mexico City
- 1972 Petach Tikwa Museum
- 1972 Salon de la Plastica, Mexico City
- 1973 Haifa Museum
- 1976 Art Center Kfar Saba
- 1977 Art Center Beersheva
- 1978 Ajala Museum, Manila.
- 1985 Burgdorf Museum - L, K.Hanover
- 1993 Archaeological Museum, Valletta, Malta
- 1994 Art Museum Ginza. Tokyo
- 1997 World Bank - Art Society, Washington DC
- 2001 Landau Museum, Germany
- 2001 Art Gallery Wiesbaden
- 2006 San Diego Cultural Center, USA
- 2006 Ramat-Gan Museum, Israel
- 2009 Rashi Museum, Worms, Germany
- 2009 Minneapolis Cultural Center, USA
literature
- Amos Yaskil . Bongers, Recklinghausen, 1992, ISBN 3-7647-0421-7
- Michael Schubert. Amos Yaskil. Farbenrausch - A Conversation - Blaze of Colors - A Conversation, 2019 ISBN 978-3-95415-087-8
Web links
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Yaskil, Amos |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Israeli artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Haifa |