Tamar Getter
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Tamar Getter is one of the prominent artists of the Israel
i avant-garde and fine arts teachers.
in 1971-1972, and soon after began to exhibit her works and gain recognition as a promising young Israeli artists. Her subjects were mythical, such as the myth of Tel Hai. She worked in mixed media (e.g., photography and drawing) and adopted various perceptions of space in one work. This collaged approach, and the use of different, alien components to deal with "heroic" subjects distinguishes her art.
Getter also studied literature at Tel Aviv University
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In the early 80's Getter's works were longitudinal and panoramic and had a Baroque dimension in the openness of their composition.
Getter lives in Tel Aviv.
Israel
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i avant-garde and fine arts teachers.
Biography
Getter studied with Raffi LavieRaffi 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...
in 1971-1972, and soon after began to exhibit her works and gain recognition as a promising young Israeli artists. Her subjects were mythical, such as the myth of Tel Hai. She worked in mixed media (e.g., photography and drawing) and adopted various perceptions of space in one work. This collaged approach, and the use of different, alien components to deal with "heroic" subjects distinguishes her art.
Getter also studied literature at Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv University
Tel Aviv University is a public university located in Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel. With nearly 30,000 students, TAU is Israel's largest university.-History:...
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In the early 80's Getter's works were longitudinal and panoramic and had a Baroque dimension in the openness of their composition.
Getter lives in Tel Aviv.
Education
- 1975-1979 - Tel Aviv UniversityTel Aviv UniversityTel Aviv University is a public university located in Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel. With nearly 30,000 students, TAU is Israel's largest university.-History:...
, Poetics and Comparative Literature studies (BA) - 1975-76 Art studies at the State Art Teaching Training College, Ramat HasharonRamat HasharonRamat HaSharon is a city located on Israel's central coastal strip in the south of the Sharon region, bordering Tel Aviv to the south and Herzliya and Kibbutz Glil Yam to the north. It is part of the Tel Aviv District, within Gush Dan metropolitan area...
- 1970-72 Studied painting with Raffi LavieRaffi LavieRaffi 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...
- 1975-1979 Tel Aviv University
- 1983-1984 New York
- 1986 Germany
Awards and Prizes
- 1981 The Jacques O’Hana Prize for the Young Israeli Artist, Tel Aviv Museum
- 1994 Minister of Science and the Arts Prize
- 1995 The Sandberg Prize for Israeli Art, Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
- 2003 Prize for Encouragement of Creative Art, Ministry of Culture and Education