Ilana Raviv-Oppenheim (; born 1945) is a multidisciplinary artist.
[ Her work spans a variety
of media including ]painting
Painting is a Visual arts, visual art, which is characterized by the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called "matrix" or "Support (art), support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with ...
, drawing
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, etching
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, tapestry
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, and ceramic sculpture.
Biography
She was born in Tel Aviv
Tel Aviv-Yafo ( or , ; ), sometimes rendered as Tel Aviv-Jaffa, and usually referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the Gush Dan metropolitan area of Israel. Located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline and with a popula ...
in 1945[ to
Itzhak and Fanya Oppenheim. The painter ]Moritz Daniel Oppenheim
Moritz Daniel Oppenheim (7 January 1800 in Hanau, Germany – 26 February 1882 in Frankfurt am Main) was a German painter who is often regarded as the first Jewish painter of the modern era. His work was influenced by his cultural and religio ...
was her great-great-grand uncle. Ilana grew up in Israel.
From 1980 to 1990, she lived with her family in the
art capital of the world, New York
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* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
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* ...
, in order to study, renew herself, and
broaden her artistic vision. During her stay, from 1980 to 1984 she studied at the
Art Students League of New York
The Art Students League of New York is an art school in the American Fine Arts Society in Manhattan, New York City. The Arts Students League is known for its broad appeal to both amateurs and professional artists.
Although artists may study f ...
. Among her teachers were Roberto Delamonica, Bruce Dorfman
Bruce Dorfman (born 1936) is an American mixed media artist and teacher whose work combines painting and assemblage. Dorfman has exhibited extensively in the United States and abroad, and has taught at the Art Students League of New York since 196 ...
, and the American master Knox Martin
Knox Martin (February 12, 1923 – May 15, 2022) was an American painter, sculptor, and muralist.
Born in Barranquilla, Colombia, he studied at the Art Students League of New York from 1946 until 1950. He was one of the leading members of the N ...
.[
Ilana Raviv has exhibited in various museums and
galleries of Israel, the US, Europe, and the Far East. Recently Ilana has
exhibited her works alongside the best known of artists, including ]Knox Martin
Knox Martin (February 12, 1923 – May 15, 2022) was an American painter, sculptor, and muralist.
Born in Barranquilla, Colombia, he studied at the Art Students League of New York from 1946 until 1950. He was one of the leading members of the N ...
,
Rauschenberg
Milton Ernest "Robert" or "Bob" Rauschenberg (October 22, 1925 – May 12, 2008) was an American painter and graphic artist whose early works anticipated the Pop art movement. Rauschenberg is well known for his Combine painting, Combines (1954� ...
, Larry Rivers
Larry Rivers (born Yitzroch Loiza Grossberg; August 17, 1923 – August 14, 2002) was an American painter, musician, filmmaker, and occasional actor. Considered by many scholars to be the "Godfather" and "Grandfather" of Pop art, he was on ...
, Rosenquist, Chuck Close
Charles Thomas Close (July 5, 1940 – August 19, 2021) was an American painter, visual artist, and photographer who made massive-scale photorealism, photorealist and abstract portraits of himself and others. Close also created photo portraits ...
, Marisol
Work
Influences
The great mother
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figure from Greek mythology is among
the chief topics in her work, as are other characters from the Bible, from
history, and from literature. Her works are built from a variety of flat
designs, contrasts, and shapes, which create different versions and dimensions
of reality.
Raviv describes her works as "a metaphor which creates
and shapes an artificial life on canvas".
In 2008 she received the title of Tel Aviv–Jaffa "Woman
of the Year", representing the arts.
Her work is represented in private collections and in
various museums and galleries around the world. A solo exhibition consisting of
50 pictures by Ilana was presented at th
State Russian Museum in Saint Petersburg
between October 2007 and
January 2008, and another solo exhibition of 100 pictures was presented at the Moscow Museum of Modern Art
The Moscow Museum of Modern Art () is a museum of modern and contemporary art located in Moscow, Russia. It was opened to public in December 1999. The project of the museum was initiated and executed by Zurab Tsereteli, president of the Russia ...
.
Private life
Raviv is married and the mother of three. In
the course of her life she has displayed her creations at many exhibits,
including a pro bono exhibit to benefit Seeds Of Peace
Seeds of Peace is a peacebuilding and leadership development non-profit organization headquartered in New York City. It was founded in 1993. As its main program, the organization brings youth and educators from areas of conflict to its summer ca ...
, which aims to
connect Arab and Jewish youth.
References
External links
Official Website
AskART: Ilana Raviv
Ilana Raviv at the Museum of Modern Art, Moscow
- link number 1
Ilana Raviv at the Museum of Modern Art, Moscow
- link number 2
Youtube - One person Show at The Museum of Modern Art Moscow
Youtube - Ilana raviv - One person exhibition - National Arts Club at N.Y.C
Youtube - One person show exhibition - The state Russian museum St. Petersburg
Youtube - Ilana Raviv Oppenheim on Askimo TV
The Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington DC
Profile: Art Students League of New York
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1945 births
Living people
20th-century Israeli women artists
21st-century Israeli women artists
Jewish women painters
Jewish Israeli painters
Art Students League of New York alumni
Israeli women artists