Boaz Zippor (born 1972) is an Israeli artist, photographer, poet, and author, based in Thailand.
He is the author of three books on poetry. His artwork has been exhibited in Thailand, Hong Kong, China, United States, Israel, Spain, and Italy.
He is a native of
Tel-Aviv, Israel.
Professional background
Boaz Zippor was educated at
Istituto Europeo di Design
The Istituto Europeo di Design (IED) is a private design school in Italy founded in 1966 by Francesco Morelli.
The school is organized into four disciplines: Design, Fashion, Visual Communication and Management.
It is spread over nine cities ...
in Milan, Italy, where he majored in Industrial Design and Visual Communications, earning a degree in 1997.
Following his graduation, he founded two multimedia and design companies, entitled Anything.it in Italy and KOTO-FOIRD in Israel.
He eventually developed his own career as an artist, photographer, and poet, which began with several exhibitions of mixed media and large-scale prints,
debuting in a 2001 exhibition at
Via Malaga Art Center in Milan.
Zippor moved to
Bangkok
Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estima ...
, Thailand in 2003,
where he initially worked as art director and creative director for
AMA Design,
HYM Design, and
California Wow Experience.
[ , Zippor has held 14 exhibitions of mixed media, multimedia projections, and photography, which garnered media attention.]
Music Projects
In 2013 Zippor changed his creative focus to music, founding an experimental music production company and self releasing albums through his label. As of September 2019, he has released 24 albums and jam session recordings with a variety of musicians, including percussionist Didier Mpondo and guitarist Clark Berger. He has explained that his music comes from the same creative drive as his poetry, a healthy way to let out his emotions and keep them from bottling up, and that he turned to making music for himself out of a dissatisfaction with the music around him.
He has also explained that he views himself as an iconoclast
Iconoclasm (from Greek: grc, εἰκών, lit=figure, icon, translit=eikṓn, label=none + grc, κλάω, lit=to break, translit=kláō, label=none)From grc, εἰκών + κλάω, lit=image-breaking. ''Iconoclasm'' may also be conside ...
, that he is happy performing for cheesecake when he is not on a diet, and will consider performing live as long has he does not come on after Carlos Santana
Carlos Humberto Santana Barragán (; born July 20, 1947) is an American guitarist who rose to fame in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band Santana, which pioneered a fusion of Rock and roll and Latin American jazz. Its sound featured ...
.
Philanthropy
Zippor began his involvement in charity work with various organizations, including Latet
Latet (, ''lit.'' to give) is an Israeli nonprofit aid organization that was founded in 1996 by Gilles Darmon, a then new immigrant from France. Acting as an umbrella organization for 180 local NGOs across 105 communities in the countryLatetprov ...
in Israel. He has supported several projects in Thailand, including Camillian Hospital
''Camillian Hospital'' (called also "San Camillo Hospital") - small private hospital in Bangkok (Thailand), founded by catholic missionaries - camillians in 1956 (earlier in 1952 camillians established another "San Camillo Hospital" in Ratchaburi P ...
, Rotary Club Bangkok South, Baan Unrak, Baan Prakart, Newsmakers Clutter Sale, and Bangkok Opera Education Fund, most of which are projects in the field of education for underprivileged children.
Published works
* ''Anthology'', (three volumes), Boaz Zippor Creative Co. ltd., October 18, 2011
* ''Waiting'', Boaz Zippor Creative Co. Ltd., September 30, 2011
* ''Visual Poetry'', (two volumes), Boaz Zippor Creative Co. Ltd (Standard Copyright License), March 31, 2010.
References
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1972 births
Living people
Israeli poets
Israeli photographers