Asia Katz Gallery Safed
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|title = Asia Katz Gallery | |title = Asia Katz Gallery | ||
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|data2 = גלריה אסיה קץ | |data2 = גלריה אסיה קץ | ||
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|data8 = Microcalligraphy art gallery in Safed with Biblical and other Jewish motifs.}} | |data8 = Microcalligraphy art gallery in Safed with Biblical and other Jewish motifs.}} | ||
| − | Asia Katz’s art offers a modernistic flavor to the otherwise traditional Art and Judaica of | + | Asia Katz’s art offers a modernistic flavor to the otherwise traditional [[Art Gallery Street|Art and Judaica]] of Tzfat’s Jewish art scene. |
== Background == | == Background == | ||
| − | Asia Katz was born in Bulgaria and studied photography in the "Ulius Fuchic" school of photographic arts in Sofia and later in Germany. Asia specialized in color photography. She immigrated to Israel in 1991 and moved directly to | + | Asia Katz was born in Bulgaria and studied photography in the "Ulius Fuchic" school of photographic arts in Sofia and later in Germany. Asia specialized in color photography. She immigrated to Israel in 1991 and moved directly to Tzfat. Although she previously studied and worked exclusively in photography, once in Israel she began to experiment with different styles of drawing and painting which can be seen today in her gallery. |
== Techniques == | == Techniques == | ||
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== Style == | == Style == | ||
| − | Asia combines multiple styles to create modernistic, cubist-styles drawings and paintings. She employs various approaches with her works including traditional, modern, folk and contemporary art styles. Asia’s paintings and drawings concentrate on exploring people and objects and their interaction with each other and the world around them. Each picture tells its own tale and some, like “Life Story” are a | + | Asia combines multiple styles to create modernistic, cubist-styles drawings and paintings. She employs various approaches with her works including traditional, modern, folk and contemporary art styles. Asia’s paintings and drawings concentrate on exploring people and objects and their interaction with each other and the world around them. Each picture tells its own tale and some, like “Life Story” are a seriograph progression of scenes that fuse together to relate a progressive story. Many of her works feature women as protagonists, depicting womens’ interactions with each other and with surrounding characters and objects. |
== Works == | == Works == | ||
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== Exhibition == | == Exhibition == | ||
| − | Asia maintains a permanent exhibition on | + | Asia maintains a permanent exhibition on Yosef Caro Street in Tzfat’s [[Old City Safed|Old Jewish Quarter]]. She has exhibited extensively in Bulgaria, Germany, Israel, France, the United States and Argentina and collectors from all over the world have acquired her works. |
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[[Category:Safed]] | [[Category:Safed]] | ||
[[Category:Jewish Art]] | [[Category:Jewish Art]] | ||