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Artist Statement:
Dayan originates from
France,but immigrated to the
United States in 1997.Since
that time,his work has been
exhibited several times.
In 2001 he won 2nd place for
"Window Concept
Painting",sponsored by the
Bureau Of Cultural Affairs of
Savannah Ga.Now he is
exhibiting for the first time
on the "old continent".
I will tell you briefly how
Dayan,in his own words,came to
painting.It reminds me a
little of the Italian
Renaissance,Michelangelo.Dayan
says an angel appeared to him
and said to him to become a
painter.
Thereupon,he hurried to the
nearest department store,where
he purchased paint and brushes
and began to paint.In the same
manner,Cellini writes in his
autobiography that an angel
appeared to him while
imprisoned in a Roman castle
and instructed him to strike a
crusifix from marble,wich is
still to be admired today in
the Prado Museum of
Madrid.Dayan howewer,was
dissatisfied with what he
painted and burned his first
100 canvases,much like
Michelangelo who burned that
which did not please him in
his perfectionism.
Dayan does not paint naturally
like Michelangelo,although he
does paint with speed and
obsession.He paints rather...
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Artist Exhibitions:
2009- Biennale Internationale
Dell Arte Contemporanea (
december 2009), Florence Italy
2006- Empire State Building
solo show New York,NY.
2006- Hotel Belle Claire solo
show, New York, NY USA
2006- City Hall Of Paris
Drouot group show, Paris
France
2005- City Hall Of Paris
Drouot group Show, Paris
France
2004...
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Artist Galleries:
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Artist Reviews:
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Collections:
Bocca Raton Museum Of Art FL,
U.S.A
Private collections U.S.A,
private collections France,
Germany, England, Canada...
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Commissions:
drawings for the Mayor of New
Jersey, for the Memorial of
September 11 (2002)...
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Abraham Michael Dayan Biography:
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Age
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47
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| Gender |
Male
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| Status |
Single
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| Children |
99
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| Religion |
Jewish |
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| Education |
Self Taught |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Painting Acrylic
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Renaissance - (1400 - 1600)
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
Leonard De Vinci
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| Favorite Work of Art |
La vierge et son enfant avec St Anne
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
Picasso, Cezanne, Modigliani, Leonard de Vinci, Pollock, Wharol, De Latour, Van Gogh, Velasquez, Manet, Botticelli,
Goya,
Contemporary
Richter, Rosenquist,Lichtenstein, Vasarely, Sarah Morris,
Zeng Fanzhi, Takashi Murakami, Yoshitomo Mara, Hong Hao, Niki de st Phalle, Zhang Xiagang
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