Aria Aroch
Aria Aroch ( Hebrew אריה ארוך; * November 30, 1908 in Charkow , Russian Empire ; † October 15, 1974 in Jerusalem ) was an Israeli painter and diplomat .
In 1924 Aroch's family emigrated to the British Mandate of Palestine . He studied at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem. There he met with Mosche Kastel , Avigdor Stematsky and Yehezkel Streichman , among others . Aroch continued his artistic studies in Paris from 1934 to 1935 . In 1948 he was one of the founders of the artist group Neue Horizonte.
Aroch's works combine Pop Art and Abstract Art , and contain elements from his own biography. He also included Jewish topics in his work, for which he is considered a pioneer among art historians.
From 1950 Aroch was active in the diplomatic service. His first assignment brought him to Moscow , where he worked at the Israeli embassy from 1950 to 1953. From 1956 to 1959 Aroch was ambassador to Brazil , where he was hardly active as an artist. He was then ambassador to Sweden from 1959 to 1962 . Some of his most famous works were created here, including the painting "Tzakpar". After his return he settled in Jerusalem.
In 1971 he was awarded the Israel Prize for Painting.
literature
- Artists of Israel, 1920–1980 (1981)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Geoffrey Wigoder: Everyman's Judaica. An encyclopedic dictionary (1975)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Aroch, aria |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | אריה ארוך (Hebrew) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Israeli painter and diplomat |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 30, 1908 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kharkov , Russian Empire |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 15, 1974 |
| Place of death | Jerusalem |