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Uri Lifshitz

Uri Lifshitz (1936 - 2011) was active/lived in Israel, United States.  Uri Lifshitz is known for Painting and sculpture.

Uri Lifshitz was born in 1936 at Kibbutz Givat Hashlosha. In 1952, he began studying art at the Kibbutzim Seminary; painting under Marcel Janko and sculpture under Dov Fagin. In 1954, Lifshitz enlisted in the army and served in the paratroopers' brigade, after being wounded during his service, he was released from the army.

In 1961, after studying painting under Chaim Kievo he traveled to Paris for three weeks. Later, in 1963 he began to study etching techniques and in 1965 he moved again to Paris for a year and a half. In 1965, Lifshitz joined Rafi Lavi and together they founded the group "Ten Plus", which was considered a pioneer in Israeli art.

Lifshitz did a lot of paintings with his body, in his own unique way, with a storm of passion and sometimes very bluntness. In his works, he also addresses politics and current issues using Israeli press photographs.

Towards the end of his life, Lifshitz created a series depicting, in an extreme   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2731 characters.]  Artist bio

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