Efrat Natan Explained
Efrat Natan is an Israeli artist.
Biography
Efrat Natan was born and grew up on Kibbutz Kfar Ruppin in the Beit She'an Valley.[1] She studied with Raffi Lavie. Her art was influenced by life on the kibbutz and utopian ideals.[2] [3] Her sculpture "Swing of the Scythe" (2002) is in the permanent exhibition of the Israel Museum. Composed of scythes arranged in a circle, the work draws on Natan's childhood memories growing up on a kibbutz as well as the myth of the Zionist pioneer, symbolizing the renewed relationship between the Jews and the land.[4]
Awards and recognition
- 1979 Beatrice S. Kolliner Award for a Young Israeli Artist, Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel
- 2002 Prize to Encourage Creativity, Ministry of Science, Culture and Sport
- 2006 Ministry of Science, Culture and Sport Prize
- 2006 Ministry of Education Prize for the Fine Arts
- 2009: Mifal Hapayis Prize for the Fine Arts
See also
Notes and References
- http://theculturetrip.com/middle-east/israel/articles/the-israel-museum-2016-exhibition-highlights/ Efrat Natan: Tar and Lime
- Zalmona, Yigal, 100 Years of Israeli Art, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 2010
- Kamien-Kazhdan, Adina (ed.), Modernism in Dialogue: 20th-Century Painting and Sculpture in the Israel Museum, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 2010
- http://www.imj.org.il/artcenter/newsite/en/?artist=Natan,%20Efrat Information Center for Israeli Art, Israel Museum
