Amir Balaban: Naturally Tainted
Artist:
Amir Balaban
Curator:
Ronit Sorek, The Department of Prints & Drawings, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Amir Balaban is a watercolorist who paints birds, plants, and landscapes. His watercolors
capture and preserve transitory moments and perpetuate movement, tone and light. His paintings are done in nature, out in the open, within the event, without context – like small pieces of a gigantic puzzle, which he does not seek, nor finds possible to solve. The artist is a witness who does not intervene, nor interpret. He invites us be a party to the prolonged and attentive observation through which he transforms lines into color spots.
Jerusalem Bird Research Station was established in 1994 - by a group of nature lovers adopted birding site, the last remaining sites in the city. Gail Rubin Memorial, was born in -18.4.1938 New - York, studied photography and was an excellent nature photographer. Late '60s immigrated to Israel. Worked here as a photographer and has won international recognition for its achievements. In -11.3.78 murdered - by terrorists sitting observing waterfowl shooting fish ponds of anchors Michael.
