Zigi Ben-Haim (born 1945 in Baghdad, Iraq) is an American-Israeli painter and sculptor who lives and works in New York City and Israel.[1]

Zigi Ben-Haim
Zigi Ben-Haim (2008)
Born1945 (1945)
NationalityAmerican Israeli
EducationM.F.A., San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California, USA, 1972-74. M.A., J.F.K. University, Orinda, California, USA, 1972-73. California College of Arts & Crafts, Oakland, California, USA, 1971. The Avni Institute of Fine Arts, Tel Aviv, Israel, 1966-70.
Known forPainter, Sculptor
AwardsPollock Krasner Foundation Grant, 1990, 1996, 2013.
Websitezigiland.com

Current Projects

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Why Flowers?

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"CoronaTime has accentuated our existence between life and death.

One object represents both ends.

Whether we’re going through bad times or good times we receive-Flowers!"[2]

Past projects

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On August 9, 2017, Ben-Haim unveiled his sculpture, Treasure the Green, in SoHo on Broadway. The project was sponsored by the SoHo Broadway Initiative and the New York Department of Transportation's Art Program. The sculpture is considered to be the first sculpture to receive permission to be installed on a bus bulb on Broadway. The sculpture was made to "emphasize the importance of nature in our lives," and stands as a reminder of "the importance of reconnecting with the pure nature of the green." The sculpture uses the symbol of the leaf, which has been a major icon of Ben-Haim's work for the past 30 years. It symbolizes nature and it is a metaphoric way of emphasizing nature and the surrounding environment.

Education

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1972-74        M.F.A., San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California, USA.

1972-73        M.A., J.F.K. University, Orinda, California, USA.

1971             California College of Arts & Crafts, Oakland, California, USA.

1966-70        The Avni Institute of Fine Arts, Tel Aviv, Israel.[3]

Selected public collections

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Splendid Step (2003) next to the Tel Aviv Museum of Art

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "German Missions in the United States - Zigi Ben-Haim". Archived from the original on April 5, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
  2. ^ "Recent Works". Zigi Ben-Haim. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
  3. ^ "Resume". Zigi Ben-Haim. Retrieved 2021-04-15.
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