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Yakov Feldman
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Yakov Feldman(born in Vitebsk, 1969. , ) is an artist painter living in Israel. "Although the artist Yakov Feldman portrays human faces, his work can hardly be categorized within the traditional genre of portrait painting. Feldman does not try to portray actual people; there is more lurking behind his work than just a representation of reality. Mysticism is expressed in various ways and his paintings have a lot in common with Russian icons. The figures depicted seem cut out from, for us, an unknown past like they are performing in front of strange scenery. The background sometimes shows us a misty landscape, sometimes it remains plain and sometimes it is just an atmosphere that is intimated by the structure of the paint. The context is impossible to explain as is the role of the people in it. The essence of Feldman’s work seems to lie in the associative power of the image. The way in which he handles light and his use of paint - he paints many transparent layers over each other - contributes to the quiet, ethereal character of his portraits. The eyes of these depicted figures are always remarkably clear as if contact is being made from the past into a contemporary reality." Jan Van Munster Notable Footnotes * 1969 - Born in Vitebsk * 1987 - Finished his studies at the Art College in Vitebsk * 1980's - Active member of nonconformist's art movement in the Soviet Union * 1988-90 - Studies at the Academy of Textile Design in Vitebsk. Participated with group exhibitions in Vitebsk, Moscow, St. Petersburg * 1990 - Immigrates to Israel and settles in Jerusalem Exhibitions * 1991 One man exhibition at the Rehovot School of Art * 1991-95 Participation in group exhibitions, in Tel-Aviv, Jerusalem, Los Angeles, Paris, Hague * 1995 One man exhibition at the David Gallery, Jerusalem * 1996 One man exhibition at the Galerie Guiter, Paris * 1996 Group exhibition "The Six" at the David Gallery, Jerusalem * 1997 "Feldman's Figures" — exhibition at the David Gallery, Jerusalem * 1997 "Nude" — exhibition at the Galerie Guiter, Paris * 1998 One man exhibition "Mystical Portraits" at the David Gallery, Jerusalem * 1999 One man exhibition at The Downey Gallery, Santa Fe, USA * 2000 "33x33" Artist's House, Jerusalem * 2001 "New Artists" Albemarle Gallery, London, UK * 2002, 2004 One man exhibition at The Smelik & Stokking Gallery, Amsterdam, NL * 2005 One man exhibitions in Smelik & Stokking Gallery, NL, Catto Gallery , UK. Albemarle Gallery, UK * 2006 One man exhibition in Smelik & Stokking Gallery, Den Haag, NL * 2007 One man exhibition in Jewish museum of Long Island, NY * 2008 Group exhibition at the Jerusalem Center for the performing arts, Jerusalem * 2009 Group exhibition at tthe “Minotaure”art gallery, Tel Aviv 
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