Buky Schwartz

Buky Schwartz

Buky Schwartz (born 1932) (pronounced BOO-kie) is an Israeli sculptor and video artist. He was born in Jerusalem and studied sculpture with Yitzhak Danziger (1916-1977) at the Avni Art Institute in Tel Aviv from 1956 to 1958. He moved to London in 1959, where he studied at the St. Martin's School of Art from 1959 to 1962. After returning to Israel in 1963, he created severely geometrical painted steel sculptures. In 1971, he moved to New York City, and began incorporating videos into his large constructions. He lives and works in Tel Aviv and New York

His sculptures in public places include:
* "White from 0 Degrees to 180 Degrees", 1969, Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel
* "Gates", 1969, Yad Vashem, Jerusalem, Israel
* "Memorial to Jonathan Netanyahu", 1986, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* "Metropolis", 1990, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
* "Mosquito", 2007, Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel Aviv, Israel

Gallery

References

* Bex, F., W. van Mulders, and H. van Pelt, "Beyond Surface: Peter Berg, Benni Efrat, Tim Head, Buky Schwartz", Antwerp. Internationaal Cultureel Centrum, 1980.
* Hanhardt, John G., "Buky Schwartz Videotapes 1978-80", Jerusalem, The Israel Museum, 1980.
* Museum of Israeli Art, "Buky Schwartz 1990", Ramat-Gan, Israel, Museum of Israeli Art, 1990.
* Tel-Aviv Museum, Helena Rubinstein Pavilion, "Buky Schwartz Sculptures", Tel-Aviv, The Tel-Aviv Museum, 1969.


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