Ron Cohen Gallery Safed
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Ron Cohen’s Persian art adds an air of tradition and cultural diversity to the [[Art Gallery Street Safed|Artist community]] of Tzfat’s [[Old City Safed|Old Jewish Quarter]]. | Ron Cohen’s Persian art adds an air of tradition and cultural diversity to the [[Art Gallery Street Safed|Artist community]] of Tzfat’s [[Old City Safed|Old Jewish Quarter]]. | ||
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== Background == | == Background == | ||
− | Ron Cohen was born and raised in Haifa. He moved to Jerusalem and studied art at the Bezalel Academy where he was influenced by the traditional art styles of Bezalel’s | + | Ron Cohen was born and raised in Haifa. He moved to Jerusalem and studied art at the Bezalel Academy where he was influenced by the traditional art styles of Bezalel’s origninal founding artists. While a student in Jerusalem he lived in the village of Ein Kerem and painted the landscapes of the Judean hills in watercolors and oils as he viewed them from his window. When Ron decided to become more religiously observant he moved to Tzfat and began to produce traditional Jewish art with a Persian style. |
== Inspiration == | == Inspiration == | ||
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== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
− | Ron exhibits his works in his gallery on Alkabetz Street. His gallery sits on the corner of the stairs that ascend to the [[Ari | + | Ron exhibits his works in his gallery on Alkabetz Street. His gallery sits on the corner of the stairs that ascend to the [[Ari Ashkanazi Synagogue]]. He sells original paintings, lithographs and scrolls on parchment. |
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[[Category:Safed]] | [[Category:Safed]] | ||
[[Category:Jewish Art]] | [[Category:Jewish Art]] |