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Ido Bar-El

1987

Abstract painting on three panels of wood.
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Ido Bar-El

b. 1959

Israeli artist Ido Bar-El uses nontraditional materials, for instance, painting on objects such as traffic signs, military helmets, and automobile hoods. His solo exhibitions have included shows at MuHKA Museum voor Hedendaagse Kunst Antwerpen (2001) and Meilahti Art Museum, Helsinki (2003). Bar-El received the Sandberg Prize (Israel Museum, 2006) and is head of the fine arts department of the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem.

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