Buky Schwartz (pronounced BOO-kie) ( he, בוקי שוורץ; June 16, 1932 – September 1, 2009, Tel Aviv) was an

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sculptor and

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Biography

Moshe (Buky) Schwartz was born in

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

. From 1956 to 1958, he studied sculpture with

Yitzhak Danziger Yitzhak Danziger ( he, יצחק דנציגר; 26 June 1916 – 11 July 1977) was an Israeli sculptor. He was one of the pioneer sculptors of the Canaanite Movement, and later joined the "Ofakim Hadashim" (New Horizons) group. Early life ...

(1916–1977) at the

Avni Institute of Art and Design Avni Institute of Art and Design is an Israeli art school located in Tel Aviv. History The Studia school (later Avni Institute) was established in 1936 by a group of Jewish artists. Among the founders was Aharon Avni, who became the school's fir ...

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

. In 1959, he moved to

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to study at

Saint Martin's School of Art Saint Martin's School of Art was an art college in London, England. It offered foundation and degree level courses. It was established in 1854, initially under the aegis of the church of St Martin-in-the-Fields. Saint Martin's became part of ...

. In 1966–1967, he taught at Saint Martin's.

Art career

After returning to Israel in 1963, he became known for his painted steel sculptures that were predominately geometric in form. In 1971, he moved to

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and began making "video structures" in which he filled a room with shapes that came together as a unified whole when projected on a video screen. He also placed mirrors inside sculptures that reflected the sculpture as a whole or certain parts of it. Schwartz also created conceptual art based on an exploration of his own body. He showed his video installations at The Cultural Space on Canal Street in Manhattan. Schwartz lived and worked in Tel Aviv and New York City until his death in 2009.

Awards and recognition

* 1961 Sainsbury Awards, Sainsbury's, United Kingdom * 1962 German Critics' Prize, Association of German Critics, Berlin, Germany * 1965

Dizengoff Prize The Dizengoff Prize for Painting and Sculpture is awarded annually by the Tel Aviv-Yafo Municipality since 1937. Recipients The following is a table of Dizengoff Prize laureates in their respective art form: References {{reflist Israeli ...

for Sculpture * 1971 Nuremberg Urban Symposium Purchase Award, Nuremberg Urban Symposium, Nuremberg, Germany * 1980 Fellowship, Community Arts Partnership, New York, USA * 1983 Video Art Award, New York State Council on the Arts, New York, USA * 1983 Residency Program, Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation, USA * 1987 Guggenheim Award, Guggenheim, New York, USA * 1988 Sculpture Grant, National Endowment for the Arts, USA * 1989 Annual International Prize for Video Sculpture, L'immagine Elettronica, Italy * 1990 Grant for Publication, Guggenheim, New York, USA * 1991 Painting and sculpture prize, Ministry of Culture and Education * 1992 Video Sculpture Prize, Pollok Prize * 1995 Elhanani Prize, Tel Aviv, for Integration of Art and Architecture * Yehoshua Rabinowitz Fund for Arts, for his painted steel sculpture at Rothschild Blvd, Tel Aviv

Outdoor sculptures

* 1963–64 Altars and Water Channels,

Weizmann Institute of Science The Weizmann Institute of Science ( he, מכון ויצמן למדע ''Machon Vaitzman LeMada'') is a public research university in Rehovot, Israel, established in 1934, 14 years before the State of Israel. It differs from other Israeli unive ...

Rehovot Rehovot ( he, רְחוֹבוֹת ''Rəḥōvōt'', ar, رحوڤوت ''Reḥūfūt'') is a city in the Central District of Israel, about south of Tel Aviv. In it had a population of . Etymology Israel Belkind, founder of the Bilu movement, ...

, Israel * 1967 Pillar of heroism,

Yad Vashem Yad Vashem ( he, יָד וַשֵׁם; literally, "a memorial and a name") is Israel's official memorial to the victims of the Holocaust. It is dedicated to preserving the memory of the Jews who were murdered; honoring Jews who fought against th ...

* 1969 ''Gates'', Yad Vashem, Jerusalem * 1969 ''White from 0 Degrees to 180 Degrees'',

Israel Museum The Israel Museum ( he, מוזיאון ישראל, ''Muze'on Yisrael'') is an art and archaeological museum in Jerusalem. It was established in 1965 as Israel's largest and foremost cultural institution, and one of the world’s leading encyclopa ...

, Jerusalem * 1986 ''Memorial to Jonathan Netanyahu'',

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, Pennsylvania * 1986 Dead Sea Sculpture,

Ein Bokek Ein Bokek ( he, עֵין בּוֹקֵק) is a hotel and resort district on the Israeli shore of the Dead Sea, near Neve Zohar. It is under the jurisdiction of the Tamar Regional Council. History Archaeological findings at Ein Bokek include th ...

Dead Sea The Dead Sea ( he, יַם הַמֶּלַח, ''Yam hamMelaḥ''; ar, اَلْبَحْرُ الْمَيْتُ, ''Āl-Baḥrū l-Maytū''), also known by other names, is a salt lake bordered by Jordan to the east and Israel and the West Ban ...

* 1988–92 Painted steel sculpture, Rothschild Blvd, Tel Aviv * 1990 ''Metropolis'', 1990,

Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv University (TAU) ( he, אוּנִיבֶרְסִיטַת תֵּל אָבִיב, ''Universitat Tel Aviv'') is a public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest university in the country. Locate ...

* 1996 Obelisk, Kibutz Galuiot St., Tel Aviv * 1997–98 Capital, outdoor sculpture,

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Building, Tel Aviv * 1997–98 Pinball machine, Isracard Building, Tel Aviv * 1998 ''Zig-Zag'', landscape sculpture, steel, Park West,

Ra'anana Ra'anana ( he, רַעֲנָנָּה, lit. "Fresh") is a city in the southern Sharon Plain of the Central District of Israel. It was founded in 1922 as an American-Jewish settlement, 1 km south of the village of Tabsur, where an important ...

* 2001 "Leonardo" Ramat Poleg,

Netanya Netanya (also known as Natanya, he, נְתַנְיָה) is a city in the Northern Central District of Israel, and is the capital of the surrounding Sharon plain. It is north of Tel Aviv, and south of Haifa, between Poleg stream and Wingate ...

, Israel * 2002 ''Between earth and sky'', Kiriat Uno, Israel * 2002 ''The Giving Tree'', Lavon Park,

Holon Holon ( he, חוֹלוֹן ) is a city on the central coastal strip of Israel, south of Tel Aviv. Holon is part of the metropolitan Gush Dan area. In it had a population of . Holon has the second-largest industrial zone in Israel, after Haifa ...

, Israel * 2007 ''Mosquito'',

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* 2011 ''Aviron'', Giv'atayim Theatre Sculpture Garden,

Givatayim Givatayim ( he, גִּבְעָתַיִים, lit. "two hills") is a city in Israel east of Tel Aviv. It is part of the metropolitan area known as Gush Dan. Givatayim was established in 1922 by pioneers of the Second Aliyah. In it had a population ...

, Israel

Gallery

File:Buky Schwartz Tel aviv campos.JPG, ’Metropolis’, 1990 sculpture by Buky Schwartz,

File:Buky Schwartz Rotschield.JPG, Sculpture by Buky Schwartz in Rothschild Boulevard, Tel Aviv File:Levitation.JPG, ’Levitation’, 1976 sculpture by Buky Schwartz File:Buky Schwartz Mosquito.JPG, 'Mosquito', 2007 sculpture by Buky Schwartz,

File:PikiWiki Israel 32304 The Internet Messenger by Buky Schwartz.JPG, 'The Internet Messenger' by Buky Schwartz,

, Israel

References

External links

Buky Schwartz artist's website
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