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Boaz Vaadia
Boaz Vaadia (November 13, 1951 – February 25, 2017) was an Israeli–American artist and sculptor who worked primarily in stone and subsequently by casting in bronze. Based in New York City since 1975, his studio is located in Brooklyn. The power of natural materials and the relation of human beings to that power determine the content of Vaadia's sculpture. Vaadia said of his work, "I work with nature as an equal partner. The strongest thing I address is that primal connection of man to earth. It's in the materials I use, the environments I make, and the way I work."Jan Garden Castro, "Balancing Families in Stone", ''Sculpture'' Magazine, June 2008 Numerous public and private collectors from around the world have acquired Vaadia's works for their collections. They include The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City; the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, California; The Israel Museum, Jerusalem; The Hakone Open-Air Museum, Hakone, Japan, and Grounds For Sculpture, Hamilto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gat Rimon
Gat Rimon ( he, גַּת רִמּוֹן, ''lit.'' Pomegranate Wine press, press) is a moshav in central Israel. Located in the Ono Valley in the Sharon plain between Ganei Tikva and Petah Tikva, it falls under the jurisdiction of Drom HaSharon Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The moshav was founded in 1926 by workers from Petah Tikva who were children of middle class immigrants of the Fourth Aliyah. It was initially called HaTehiya ( he, התחייה, ''lit.'' Revival), but later took the Bible, Biblical name of , a Levite town in the land of the Tribe of Dan which is mentioned in Book of Joshua, Joshua 19:45. The Biblical town is "identified with Tel Gerisa"Negev, Avraham/Gibson, Shimon, Archaeological Encyclopedia of the Holy Land, New York/London 2001, p.191, (English) near the Yarkon river in the north of Tel Aviv by the archaeologist Benjamin Mazar. According to the 1931 census of Palestine, 1931 census Gat Rimon had a population of 142 Jews, in 30 hous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |