#חנוכיה 24
אריה אופיר
ירושלים
ישראל
Ofir, Arie (b.1939, Head of department in Bezalel 1972- 1984)
"Jewish ceremonial art is the most effective medium for spreading a facet of culture in Israel. Every home, whether religiously observant or secular, has Sabbath candlesticks or a Chanukah lamp. Few of the owners of such items are art collectors or artists, yet most of them are keen on their beauty. It is the designer's role to introduce them to new attitudes regarding form, proportion, harmony and textures".
Professor Arie Ofir was born in Israel in 1939. He graduated from the Bezalel School of Art in Jerusalem 1964 and continued studying with the renowned silversmith D.H.Gumble. And then he studied two more years at "George Jensen" in Copenhagen, with a scholarship from the Danish ministry of education. In 1968 Ofir opened his studio in Jerusalem and in 1972 became head of the Gold- and Silver smiting Department at the Bezalel Academy for art and Design in Jerusalem. He headed the department for twelve years and was appointed full Professor of Fine Art in 1982.
Ofir's works of art have been displayed in many well known museums, including the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, The Victoria & Albert Museum in London, The Jewish Museums in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Amsterdam, Frankfurt
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#חנוכיה 24
אריה אופיר
ירושלים
ישראל
Ofir, Arie (b.1939, Head of department in Bezalel 1972- 1984)
"Jewish ceremonial art is the most effective medium for spreading a facet of culture in Israel. Every home, whether religiously observant or secular, has Sabbath candlesticks or a Chanukah lamp. Few of the owners of such items are art collectors or artists, yet most of them are keen on their beauty. It is the designer's role to introduce them to new attitudes regarding form, proportion, harmony and textures".
Professor Arie Ofir was born in Israel in 1939. He graduated from the Bezalel School of Art in Jerusalem 1964 and continued studying with the renowned silversmith D.H.Gumble. And then he studied two more years at "George Jensen" in Copenhagen, with a scholarship from the Danish ministry of education. In 1968 Ofir opened his studio in Jerusalem and in 1972 became head of the Gold- and Silver smiting Department at the Bezalel Academy for art and Design in Jerusalem. He headed the department for twelve years and was appointed full Professor of Fine Art in 1982.
Ofir's works of art have been displayed in many well known museums, including the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, The Victoria & Albert Museum in London, The Jewish Museums in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Amsterdam, Frankfurt