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'''Moshe Castel''' ({{Hebrew|משה קסטל}} |
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(1909-1991) was an [[Israel]]i painter. |
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In 1947, Castel helped to found the "New Horizons" (''Ofakim Hadashim'') group. In 1959, he purchased a studio in [[Montparnasse]] where he worked for several months a year. In 1955, a solo exhibition of his works was mounted at the [[Tel Aviv Museum of Art]]. His murals hang in the [[Knesset]], [[International Convention Center (Jerusalem)|Binyanei HaUma]] Convention Center, [[Rockefeller Center]] in New York, and the official residence of the [[President of Israel]] in Jerusalem. <ref>[http://www.soussanart.com/artist.php?id=4 Bio of Moshe Castel] </ref> |
In 1947, Castel helped to found the "New Horizons" (''Ofakim Hadashim'') group. In 1959, he purchased a studio in [[Montparnasse]] where he worked for several months a year. In 1955, a solo exhibition of his works was mounted at the [[Tel Aviv Museum of Art]]. His murals hang in the [[Knesset]], [[International Convention Center (Jerusalem)|Binyanei HaUma]] Convention Center, [[Rockefeller Center]] in New York, and the official residence of the [[President of Israel]] in Jerusalem. <ref>[http://www.soussanart.com/artist.php?id=4 Bio of Moshe Castel] </ref> |
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==Style== |
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From the 1950s on, Castel created relief paintings inspired by the "ancient predecessors of Hebrew civilization. After visiting the ruins of an ancient synagogue in Galilee built of basalt blocks engraved with images and ornaments, he began to use ground basalt, which he molded into shapes, as his basic material. The works were embellished with archaic forms derived from ancient script, symbolism and mythological signs from Hebrew and Sumerian culture. <ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/1991/12/18/arts/moshe-castel-82-dies-innovator-in-israeli-art.html?pagewanted=1 Moshe Castel, 82, Dies; Innovator in Israeli Art]</ref> |
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==Awards and commemoration== |
==Awards and commemoration== |
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In 1946, Castel was awarded the [[Meir Dizengoff|Dizengoff]] Prize by the Tel-Aviv Municipality. He won the "Premier do Estado" prize at the Sao Paulo Biennale, Brazil.<ref>[http://www.soussanart.com/artist.php?id=4 Bio of Moshe Castel] </ref> The Moshe Castel Museum of Art was opened in [[Ma'aleh Adumim]] in 2010. |
In 1946, Castel was awarded the [[Meir Dizengoff|Dizengoff]] Prize by the Tel-Aviv Municipality. He won the "Premier do Estado" prize at the Sao Paulo Biennale, Brazil.<ref>[http://www.soussanart.com/artist.php?id=4 Bio of Moshe Castel] </ref> The Moshe Castel Museum of Art was opened in [[Ma'aleh Adumim]] in 2010. |
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Moshe Castel (Template:Hebrew (1909-1991) was an Israeli painter.
Biography
Moshe Elazar Castel born in Jerusalem, Ottoman Palestine, in 1909, to Rabbi Yehuda Castel and his wife Rachel. The family was descended from Spanish Jews from Castile who immigrated to the Holy Land after the explusion of the Jews from Spain in 1492. His father was born in Hebron. Moshe traveled to Paris in 1927 to study art at Academie Julien and Ecole du Louvre. He returned to Palestine in 1940 and settled in Safed. [1]
Artistic career
In 1947, Castel helped to found the "New Horizons" (Ofakim Hadashim) group. In 1959, he purchased a studio in Montparnasse where he worked for several months a year. In 1955, a solo exhibition of his works was mounted at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. His murals hang in the Knesset, Binyanei HaUma Convention Center, Rockefeller Center in New York, and the official residence of the President of Israel in Jerusalem. [2]
Style
From the 1950s on, Castel created relief paintings inspired by the "ancient predecessors of Hebrew civilization. After visiting the ruins of an ancient synagogue in Galilee built of basalt blocks engraved with images and ornaments, he began to use ground basalt, which he molded into shapes, as his basic material. The works were embellished with archaic forms derived from ancient script, symbolism and mythological signs from Hebrew and Sumerian culture. [3]
Awards and commemoration
In 1946, Castel was awarded the Dizengoff Prize by the Tel-Aviv Municipality. He won the "Premier do Estado" prize at the Sao Paulo Biennale, Brazil.[4] The Moshe Castel Museum of Art was opened in Ma'aleh Adumim in 2010.