Itzik Ben Shalom Decorative Objects
Itzik Benshalom, the man and the artist, is larger than life, an artistic Israeli with a remarkably gentle disposition. Born in Hadera, Israel, in 1945, Benshalom has had no formal art training, but has worked closely with many artists since 1967 when he set up a foundry specializing in the 4000 year old 'Lost Wax' method of casting sculpture. Ben Shalom's sculpture refers to human emotion. Created in pairs, male and female, the sculptures are often moveable pieces. The juxtaposition expresses the essence of Ben Shalom's statement and his concern with human interaction. He says of his work, "The 20th-century artist has to work primarily within the psyche of alienation. The overlay of modern existence which seems to be communicated more by electronic media than anything else, denies basic human emotions love, anger, understanding, all are reduced to cipher. I see my work as an attempt to remind people of a more primal form of humanism. In a sense, I see a need to redefine emotion". Benshalom was recently selected from among 2000 sculptors and artists, to create a five meter sculpture, Lovers, for the lobby of the new Industry House of Israel in Tel Aviv. Another of his monumental works will provide the centre point of the plaza at the University Business Park in Austin, Texas. His works are to be found in museums and public places as well as corporate and private collections throughout Europe, Israel and North America. Benshalom and his wife Hannas, also an artist in lacework, as well as a designer of fine jewelry, live with their three children in Hadera, Israel.
20th Century Israeli Mid-Century Modern Itzik Ben Shalom Decorative Objects
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20th Century Israeli Mid-Century Modern Itzik Ben Shalom Decorative Objects
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1980s Israeli Hollywood Regency Vintage Itzik Ben Shalom Decorative Objects
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Itzik Ben Shalom Decorative Objects
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Itzik Ben Shalom Decorative Objects
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1970s French Vintage Itzik Ben Shalom Decorative Objects
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1980s Canadian Vintage Itzik Ben Shalom Decorative Objects
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Late 20th Century American Modern Itzik Ben Shalom Decorative Objects
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Late 19th Century French Renaissance Antique Itzik Ben Shalom Decorative Objects
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Early 20th Century Austrian Neoclassical Revival Itzik Ben Shalom Decorative Objects
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Itzik Ben Shalom Decorative Objects
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Early 20th Century Italian Itzik Ben Shalom Decorative Objects
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1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Itzik Ben Shalom Decorative Objects
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1970s French Hollywood Regency Vintage Itzik Ben Shalom Decorative Objects
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1960s Israeli Vintage Itzik Ben Shalom Decorative Objects
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1980s Israeli Modern Vintage Itzik Ben Shalom Decorative Objects
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20th Century Israeli Mid-Century Modern Itzik Ben Shalom Decorative Objects
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1980s American Vintage Itzik Ben Shalom Decorative Objects
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1980s Israeli Mid-Century Modern Vintage Itzik Ben Shalom Decorative Objects
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20th Century Israeli Mid-Century Modern Itzik Ben Shalom Decorative Objects
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1980s Israeli Modern Vintage Itzik Ben Shalom Decorative Objects
1970s Israeli Mid-Century Modern Vintage Itzik Ben Shalom Decorative Objects
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1980s Israeli Vintage Itzik Ben Shalom Decorative Objects
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1980s American Modern Vintage Itzik Ben Shalom Decorative Objects
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1980s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Itzik Ben Shalom Decorative Objects
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