Aviva Uri
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Aviva Uri was an Israeli painter.
" group, but suggest an alternative to the abstract art being created in the country: instead of oils, she created drawings on paper; instead of the professional mixing of colors, she used no coloration; instead of Paris
, she was influenced by Japan
and China
, or other individualists (Hans Hartung
). Uri's free line influenced younger artists, such as Raffi Lavie
.
She studied in Tel Aviv with David Hendler, whom she later married.
Biography
Aviva Uri's abstract drawings link her to the "New HorizonsNew Horizons
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" group, but suggest an alternative to the abstract art being created in the country: instead of oils, she created drawings on paper; instead of the professional mixing of colors, she used no coloration; instead of Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, she was influenced by Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
and China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, or other individualists (Hans Hartung
Hans Hartung
Hans Hartung was a German-French painter, known for his gestural abstract style. He was also a decorated World War II veteran of the French Foreign Legion.-Life:...
). Uri's free line influenced younger artists, such as Raffi Lavie
Raffi Lavie
Raffi Lavie was an Israeli artist, art educator and music/art critic.-Biography:Lavi was born in Tel Aviv, Mandate Palestine. He began teaching at the Midrasha Art Academy in 1966. In the same year he was also a founder of the group Ten Plus. Lavie's work is a cross between graffiti and abstract...
.
She studied in Tel Aviv with David Hendler, whom she later married.
Awards and prizes
- The Dizengoff Prize for Painting and Sculpture, Tel Aviv, 1953
- Dizengoff Prize, Tel Aviv Museum, 1956
- Sandberg Prize for Israeli Art, Israel MuseumIsrael MuseumThe Israel Museum, Jerusalem was founded in 1965 as Israel's national museum. It is situated on a hill in the Givat Ram neighborhood of Jerusalem, near the Bible Lands Museum, the Knesset, the Israeli Supreme Court, and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem....
, Jerusalem, 1976 - Prize of the Lea Porat Council of Culture and Art, 1985
- America-Israel Cultural Foundation, 1986
- Histadrut Prize, 1989
- Gutman Prize, 1989
External links
- Aviva Uri Chapters from the book about her life in Hebrew