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Aviva Uri

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Born(1922-03-12)March 12, 1922
DiedSeptember 1, 1989(1989-09-01) (aged 67)
NationalityIsraeli, Jewish
Known forPainting
MovementIsraeli art

Aviva Uri (Hebrew: אביבה אורי; March 12, 1922 – September 1, 1989) was an Israeli painter.[1]

Biography

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Aviva Uri studied dance with Gertrude Kraus. In 1941, she married Moshe Levin, with whom she had a daughter, Rachel. In 1943, she studied painting with Moshe Castel, continuing with David Hendler in 1944. She married Hendler in 1963. She cultivated an unusual appearance, wearing white face makeup and dark eye-shadow, and oversized black clothing. She deliberately falsified her age, claiming she was born in 1927. She died in Tel Aviv in 1989.[2]

Artistic style

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Uri's expressive drawings focused on line and composition. Her abstract drawings link her to the "New Horizons" group, but suggest an alternative to the abstract art being created in the country: instead of oils, she created drawings on paper; instead of the professional mixing of colors, she used no coloration; instead of Paris, she was influenced by Japan and China, or other individualists (Hans Hartung). Uri's free line influenced younger artists, such as Raffi Lavie.[3]

Awards and prizes

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Uri, Aviva. "Chapters from the book about her life" (PDF). Aviva Uri. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 1, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
  2. ^ Aviva Uri collection at the Israel Museum. Retrieved November 2011.
  3. ^ Encyclopedia of Modern Jewish culture, (2005), Glenda Abramson
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