Name Henry Betzalel Role Artist | Known for Sculpture | |
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Born 23 May 1963 ( 1963-05-23 ) Sochi, Russia | ||
Henry betzalel
Henry Betzalel (born 23 May 1963, Sochi, Russia) is a sculptor. He is a professional member of ISC-International Sculpture Center, member of Association Plastic Artists Yehud-Monosson and member of Israeli Professional Artists Association (IPAA)
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Education
In 1980 he attended Art school in St.Petersburg and from 1982 to 1984 in the Art school in city of Riga and starting 1984 he studied at the Sculpture Academy at the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts, Georgia from 1984 graduating with honor in 1989.
Biography
He was born Henry Betzalel Zafir in Sochi. He was attracted to art from early age. He got support and encouragement from his parents, even though they wanted him to be a doctor, because they understood this is his destination.
It is interesting that they chose for him the name Bezalel which witness the correlation to art' as written in the Bible (Exodus, chapter 35, 1-5), and manifested itself in the direction he chose.
Installations
Building monuments in public places, in different styles, and his creations can be seen in Europe, Asia and America. :London and Berlin (2004), Miami (2005), Hollywood Los Angeles (2006), Sachi (2007), St. Domingo (2008), Kiev (2009), Moscow (2010), Kaliningrad (2011), Tel-Aviv(2014).
At the beginning of 2014 his set of seven bronze sculptures placed in front of Azrieli Center in Tel-Aviv was inaugurated. The idea initiated by David Azrieli materialized and completed by the sculpture Henry Betzalel Zafir. The memorization of the collective memory of the State of Israel since its erection in 1948 is materialized in this monumental sculptural creation. It is composed of 7 naturalistic statues, 2.50 height each.