Still-Life
| Author: | Yehoshua Kovarsky (1907–1967) |
Yehoshua Kovarsky (b. 1907 Vilnius – d. 1967 Los Angeles) graduated from the Yiddish Gymnasium in Vilnius and left for Palestine at the age of 17. He studied at the Bezalel School of Arts and Crafts in Jerusalem, worked as a scene painter at the Hebrew Theatre in Tel Aviv, and even dreamt of becoming an actor. In 1928 he returned to Vilnius, but three years later he felt the pull of Paris. Kovarsky travelled between France and Palestine every few years. After the State of Israel was founded, he settled in the city of Safed, where a colony of artists was forming. In 1951 he emigrated with his family to America. In his works of figurative abstraction, he revived ancient myths and stories from the Old Testament. His work is characterised by prominent elements of Romanticism and mysticism. He also worked in the field of applied art: he designed a carpet for the interior of the Westside Synagogue in Los Angeles, and a mosaic for its exterior.
Source: Ellex Valiunas (LAWIN until 2015) art album: STORIES OF LITVAK ART (2023). Compiler and author Vilma Gradinskaitė.
Yehoshua Kovarsky (b. 1907 Vilnius – d. 1967 Los Angeles) graduated from the Yiddish Gymnasium in Vilnius and left for Palestine at the age of 17. He studied at the Bezalel School of Arts and Crafts in Jerusalem, worked as a scene painter at the Hebrew Theatre in Tel Aviv, and even dreamt of becoming an actor. In 1928 he returned to Vilnius, but three years later he felt the pull of Paris. Kovarsky travelled between France and Palestine every few years. After the State of Israel was founded, he settled in the city of Safed, where a colony of artists was forming. In 1951 he emigrated with his family to America. In his works of figurative abstraction, he revived ancient myths and stories from the Old Testament. His work is characterised by prominent elements of Romanticism and mysticism. He also worked in the field of applied art: he designed a carpet for the interior of the Westside Synagogue in Los Angeles, and a mosaic for its exterior.
Source: Ellex Valiunas (LAWIN until 2015) art album: STORIES OF LITVAK ART (2023). Compiler and author Vilma Gradinskaitė.
