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Technique: Oil on canvas | Dimensions: 80x60 cm. (31.5x23.6 in.) |
Framed: no | Signature: yes, including CoA |
Provenance: Artist | Year created: 2013 |
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Biography: Shimon Kontarge was born in 1962 in Tashkent (capital of Uzbekistan). He finished the Tashkent Art College in 1985. Kontarge immigrated to Israel in 1991. He participated in several solo and group exhibitions in Israel and USA. For the period 2000-2003 the artist participated in design and d'cor of the Silver Spring Jewish center. The project included more than 14 paintings and murals. The art of Shimon Kontarge includes different genres and styles such as realist portraits made in classical Italian manner, impressionist landscapes, psychological surrealism and also colorful mosaic murals. Since 2002 the artist mainly works in relief expressionism using mixed technique. |  |
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