Moshé Raviv-Vorobeichic, known as Moi Ver, born Moses Vorobeichic (1904–1995) was an Israeli photographer and painter.
Moi Ver | |
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| Born | 1904 |
| Died | 1995 (aged 90–91) |
| Nationality | Polish,[1] Israeli |
| Education | Bauhaus |
| Known for | Painting, Photographer |
Life and work
editMoi Ver (Moshe Raviv) was born in 1904 in Zaskavičy, Russian Empire (in modern Belarus) as Moses Vorobeichic. He initially studied painting. In his early twenties he matriculated at the Bauhaus, taking courses with Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky, and Josef Albers, and left from there to attend the Ecole Photo One in Paris.
In his book Moi Ver: Paris, he produced avant-garde photomontages. Originally published in 1931 by Editions Jeanne Walter with an introduction by futurist Fernand Léger.
In 1932 Raviv was sent by the weekly La Vie Parisienne to Mandatory Palestine as photo-reporter. Raviv illustrated many books. Raviv was a founder of the Artists' Colony in Safed.
He adopted Zionism in 1934 and immigrated to Mandatory Palestine. Moshe Raviv-Vorobeichic (as he called himself in Israel) focused more on painting than photography and lived in Safed until his death in 1995.
Education
editReferences
edit- "Moi Ver". Information Center for Israeli Art. Israel Museum. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
External links
edit- Official website[dead link]
- Moshe Raviv collection at the Israel Museum. (zero items, 13 February 2024)
- "Moshe Raviv". Information Center for Israeli Art. Israel Museum. Retrieved 4 March 2012.
- Art of Moi Ver at Europeana. Retrieved 4 March 2012
- Special Collection of Posters at the Palestine Poster Project Archives.
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