Ezra Orion (1934–2015) was an Israeli sculptor.
Biography
editEzra Orion was born on Kibbutz Beit Alfa in Mandatory Palestine. The family moved to Kibbutz Ramat Yohanan when he was five. In 1952, he attended the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem but left after a year of studies to enlist in the Israel Defense Forces.[1] From 1964 to 1967, he attended the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design and the Royal College of Art in London.
Orion lived and worked at Midreshet Ben-Gurion in Sde Boker.[2] Orion describes his geologic structures as “launching pads” for the mind. In the late 1980s, he executed an "Intergalactic Sculpture" by sending a Laser beam to the Milky Way under the auspices of the Israeli Space Agency and the Israel Museum.[3]
Further reading
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- Orion, Ezra, Sculpture in the Solar System: From Geologically Based Earthworks to Astro-Sculpture in Leonardo, Vol. 18, No. 3 (1985), pp. 157–160.
- Orion, Ezra, Intergalactic Sculpture toward the Third Millenium, self-published in 2001.
- Zalmona, Ygal, Ezra Orion/Tectonic Sculpture, Yeda Sela, 1982.
- Kedar, Dorit. Conversation with Ezra Orion, Psifas Autumn 1994, Number 25, Pg. 34-35.
References
edit- ^ Israel's best forgotten artist
- ^ "A Week with Four Artists of the Negev". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-12-15.
- ^ "Inter-Galactic Sculpture by Ezra Orion". Archived from the original on 2014-12-16. Retrieved 2014-12-15.
External links
edit- "Ezra Orion". Information Center for Israeli Art. Israel Museum. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
- Ezra Orion collection at the Israel Museum. Retrieved February 2012.