Israel Rubinstein
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|data6 = Cubist, Surrealist and Judaica Artist | |data6 = Cubist, Surrealist and Judaica Artist | ||
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| − | '''Israel Rubinstein''' is an artist with an eclectic style. His work is often a combination of Cubist and Surrealism but he also produces Judaica in a more traditional style. | + | '''Israel Rubinstein''' is an artist with an eclectic style. His work is often a combination of Cubist and Surrealism, but he also produces Judaica in a more traditional style. He lives and works in New York. |
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
| − | Israel Rubinstein was born in Petach Tikvah, a coastal town in the center of Israel in 1944, before the War of Independence. Rubinstein grew up in Ramat-Gan and first started to learn art from his father who was a graphic artist. He helped his father with various artistic projects and then began to draw and paint for himself. Israel Rubinstein began his formal artistic career | + | Israel Rubinstein was born in Petach Tikvah, a coastal town in the center of Israel in 1944, before the War of Independence. Rubinstein grew up in Ramat-Gan and first started to learn art from his father who was a graphic artist. He helped his father with various artistic projects and then began to draw and paint for himself. Israel Rubinstein began his formal artistic career by being asked by his school principal to help decorate the school building with paintings of Biblical images. Rubinstein’s father recognized his son’s talent and arranged for him to attend a specialist art high school in Tel Aviv. After his military service, Israel Rubinstein continued his artistic studies at the ''Institute of Art'' in Tel-Aviv. |
==Style== | ==Style== | ||
| − | Israel Rubinstein’s style is very eclectic. He uses a mixture of Surrealistic and Cubist styles, often combining the two. Israel usually paints his Judaica paintings in a more traditional manner, although some of them combine more Lyrical elements | + | Israel Rubinstein’s style is very eclectic. He uses a mixture of Surrealistic and Cubist styles, often combining the two. However Israel usually paints his Judaica paintings in a more traditional manner, although some of them combine more Lyrical elements reminiscent of the art of ''[[Marc Chagall|Chagall]]''. Israel Rubinstein’s art work is often humorous especially his more surrealistic pieces and this is also reflected in his habit of turning wine bottles into various amusing sculptured figures. |
==New York== | ==New York== | ||
| − | In 1985 Israel Rubinstein moved with his wife to New York to further his artistic development. Rubinstein is constantly evolving and changing his style, and is happy to produce decorative and other pieces for the home on commission as well as continuing to paint more challenging works. Rubinstein also works restoring paintings, gives lectures about art to the general public | + | In 1985 Israel Rubinstein moved with his wife to New York to further his artistic development. Rubinstein is constantly evolving and changing his style, and is happy to produce decorative and other pieces for the home on commission as well as continuing to paint more challenging works. Rubinstein also works restoring paintings, gives lectures about art to the general public as well as teaching art to art students. Israel Rubinstein regularly exhibits and his work, both paintings and prints, can be found online and in private and public collections throughout the world. |
[[Category:Jewish Art]] | [[Category:Jewish Art]] | ||