Yitzhak Yamin
Yitzhak Yamin (
sculptor
.
Biography
Yitzhak Yamin was born in
ma'abara transit camp near Jerusalem
. At the age of sixteen, Yamin left home and dedicated himself
to art. In 1961 he graduated from the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem.
In the sixties Yamin won the Sharett Foundation scholarship for young artists, and studied under the Viennese artist Ernst Fuchs.
Artistic style
Yamin's art utilizes a variety of painting techniques, such as sketch, watercolor painting, tempera paintings and oil on canvas. Beside being a painter Yamin also practices in plastic art, creating sculptures made of
Anwar Al Sadat
. Yamin had many solo exhibitions and participated in group shows. His paintings and sculptures are displayed in many private collections, public collections and galleries in Israel and abroad.
The “Holy Jerusalem” carpet designed by him is part of the Recanati collection in the Discount Bank in
Jordan Valley
.
Yizhak Yamin taught art in elementary schools and high schools. In 1970 he opened his own private school.
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