Tanya Preminger (Hebrew: טניה פרמינגר), is an artist working in various media: environmental art, site-specific art, ephemeral art, sculpture, installation and photography. She is mostly known for her land art projects and large-scale stone sculptures.
Tanya Preminger | |
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| Born | 12 November 1944 |
| Education | Master of Arts (M.A.), Surikov Academy of Fine Arts, Moscow |
| Occupation(s) | Artist, sculptor |
| Known for | Land Art, Ephemeral art, stone sculpture |
Her diverse body of work has been displayed internationally in numerous exhibitions and symposiums.
Biography
editTanya Preminger Novozilova was born in Taganrog, Russia. Her father was Nikolay Novozilov, a scientist and winner of the Lenin award, and her mother was Inna Prochaska, an engineer and a lecturer at the Frunze Military Academy in Moscow.
Tanya earned a Master of Arts (M.A.) degree from the Surikov Academy of Fine Arts, Moscow, Russia.
She married Osip Preminger, and the couple has 4 daughters. Since 1972 she lives, works and teaches in Israel.
Preminger works mainly in natural materials. Her early sculptures were done from clay, wood, and stone, and later she began including earth, grass, water, snow and other materials.
Tanya has presented dozens of solo exhibitions in Israel in various venues, including : The Negev Museum, Open Museum Omer, Ramat Gan Museum, Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art, Lutshansky Museum, Painters and Sculptors Association Gallery, Tova Osman Gallery, Jerusalem Artists House, and Efrat Gallery.[1]
Preminger has participated in over 240 symposiums, competitions and group exhibitions worldwide.
Her monumental works and environmental projects are installed in more than 38 countries around the world.
In 2008 Preminger founded the “Green Gallery”- an open-air gallery for Land Art in Arsuf Kedem, Israel.[2][3][4]
Awards
edit| Year | Award | Competition | Country |
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| 2019 | Excellence Award | “Spoonbill Cup” Public Art Exhibition[5] | China |
| 2018 | Honorable mention Prize | Arxan Cup International Ice Sculpture[citation needed] | China |
| 2016 | Encouragement Prize | Ministry of Culture and Sport (Israel) | Israel |
| 2014 | Third Place | Sculpture Snow Competition "SculpOLIMP"[6] | Moscow, Russia |
| 2013 | First Place | 2nd International Sculpture Symposium of Mercosul | Bento Gonçalves,Brazil |
| 2013 | Second place | Open competition for snow and ice sculpture "Sculp-OLIMP" | Moscow, Russia |
| 2011 | Third Place | Chinese First International Public Sculpture Contest | China |
| 2011 | Special Selection Award | International Competition for Sea Art Festival[7] | Busan, Korea |
| 2011 | First Place | Stone Sculpture Competition "Forma viva" | Slovenia |
| 2010 | Winner | "Nashe Otechestvo" Competition | Moscow, Russia |
| 2010 | Third place | International Snow Sculpture Competition | Valloire, France |
| 2007 | Second Place | International Sculpture Competition | "La Piera Musa Agreste", Italy |
| 2003 | First Place | Competition for Sculpture work "Mifal Hapais" | Israel |
| 2003 | Excellent Works Selection | International City Sculpture Exhibition | Fuzhou, China |
| 2001 | Sculptors Award | International Stone Sculpture Competition | San-Chung, South Korea |
| 1999 | First Place | International Stone Sculpture Competition | "Nantopietra" Nanto, Italy |
| 1998 | "Con Salud" Prize | International Biennale Sculpture Competition | Resistencia, Argentina |
| 1997 | First Place | International Stone Sculpture Competition | Fanano, Italy |
| 1996 | Third Place | International Stone Sculpture Competition | Caorle, Italy |
| 1995 | Outstanding Prize | International Stone Sculpture Competition[8] | Hualien, Taiwan |
Grants
edit2013 Grant of “Artist” for Setouchi Trienale, Japan.[9][10][11]
2009 Artist Residence grant, Pedvale Open Air Museum, Latvia.
2002 Artist-in-residence grant. University of Houston, Texas, USA.
1991 Artist-in-residence grant. Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts, Omaha, USA.
Selected works
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“MOTHERLAND” 2010 Earth,synthetic grass, polystyrene, 45x550x440 cm. Moscow, Russia. -
“THE MOUNTAIN IS COMING TO MUHAMED” 2002 Marble, 160x250x110 cm. Vernon, Canada.[12] -
“STRATUM” 2013 Earth, grass, 6.5x28x18 m. Setouchi Triennale, Shamijima, Japan. -
“KRONSHTADT” 2014 stones, granite, 50x580x350 cm. Kronshtadt, Russia. -
“MADE BY GOD” 1999, stone ,130x120x110 cm. Le Vent des Forest, France.[12] -
“ECOLOGICAL MAN” 2017 rice straw, bamboo, chair, rope, telephone, 115 x 130 x 80 cm. Komdhara, India.[12] -
“RITUAL CUT” 2009 Earth, grass 4.5x60x75 m. Pedvale Open-Air Art Museum, Latvia. -
“HARAKIRI” 2015 Installation Earth, Polyurethane, foam, 90x760x550 cm. Moscow Biennale, Russia. -
“CONTAINERS” 2018 marble, 220x90x90 cm. 15x30X27 cm. Tongchuan, China. -
“SOUP” 1995 Marble, spoon 23x20x20 cm. Israel -
“WINDOW INTO ANOTHER WORLD” 1989 Soil, grass, mirror 90x500x300 cm. Givat-Brener, Israel. -
“URAL” 2019 marble, 400x300x80 cm. Mramorskoe, Ural, Russia. -
“BACK FLIP BRIDGE” 2009 Wood, 550x1850x80 cm. Massif du Sancy, France.
Selected symposiums, competitions and exhibitions
edit2020 “Corona in the Green Gallery” Exhibition. Green Gallery - open air gallery for Environmental Art. Israel.
2020 International Stone Sculpture symposium. Ganey Tikva. Israel.
2020 Galkot International Sculpture Symposium. Baglung. Nepal.[14]
2019 The 3rd “Spoonbill Cup” Public Art Exhibition, China.
2019 ”The Marble Mile Festival”, Poleskoi, Ural, Russia.
2018 “China Tongchuan Xuanzang Road” international sculpture symposium. Tongchuan. China.
2018 FAD, El Primero Simposio Internacional de Esculturea. University of Mendoza. Argentina.
2018 International Stone Sculpture symposium .Maalot-Tarshiha. Israel.[15]
2017 “Winners of Ministry of Culture Prize Exhibition”, MOBY Museum, Bat Yam, Israel.[16]
2017 The 7th Beijing International Art Biennale, National Art Museum of China. China.
2017 International Land Art Residency, Narrative Movements Komdhara, Hooghly, India.
2016 “Bienal Internacional de Escultura Competition”, Resistencia. Argentina.[17]
2015 "Center of point is on the side". The sixth Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art, Moscow.[18][19]
2013 “Setouchi Trienale”, International Exhibition. Sakaide. Japan.[9][10][11]
2012 "Hidden Cities" International ArtExpo, Koza Art Association, Istanbul, Turkey.
2011 "Sea art festival" Busan Biennale, Busan, Korea.[7]
2011 “100 years of Tsinghua University” International Exhibition . Beijing, China.
2009 “Ritual Cut” project. Artist Residence grant, Pedvale Open Air Art Museum, Latvia.
2009 "Horizons Rencontre Art Nature" International Exhibition, Massif du Sancy, France.[20]
2008 "La Piera Musa Agresti" Prize, Cultural Center Domo Dorossa, Italy.
2003 Fuzhow International Sculpture Exhibition. Fuzhow, China.
1995 International Female Biennale. Stockholm, Sweden.
1991 "Israel Contemporary Sculpture". Museum HRA, Japan.
1988 "40 from Israel". Brooklyn Museum, New York, USA.[21]
References
edit- ^ "Israel Museum Information Center for Israeli Art - Exhibitions Page". museum.imj.org.il. Retrieved 2021-08-12.
- ^ Won-gil, Jeon (2013). The Worlds Nature Art Catalogue. Korea: YATOO. pp. 52–55. ISBN 978-8993531152.
- ^ Pontz, Zach (6 July 2013). "A photo tour of unusual sculptures by the sea". From The Grapevine.
- ^ Naama, Tzur (2014). "Artistic Growth". Binyan VeDiur.
- ^ "The 3rd Shenzhen "Spoonbill Cup" Public Art Award Ceremony was held in Longgang". Shenzhen News. 20 Dec 2019.
- ^ "Competition for the most beautiful sculpture "Sculptor of Olympus"". Moscow Walk News. 2 Feb 2014.
- ^ a b "The Sea Art Festival 2011". E-flux Magazine. 20 Sep 2011.
- ^ "Tanya Premiger: artist listing". Stone Sculpture Museum, Hualien. 1995.
- ^ a b "Setouchi Triennale 2019 Shamijima".
- ^ a b "Feel the Flow of History on Shamijima". 7 Sep 2018.
- ^ a b "Tanya Preminger on Shamijima". Setouchi Explorer. 23 June 2013.
- ^ a b c d Ebert, Grace (3 Apr 2020). "Grassy Inclines Embedded in the Ground by Tanya Preminger Throw the Earth Off Balance". Colossal.
- ^ "Land Art By Tanya Preminger Will Make You Lose Your Balance". Design You Trust Art magazine. 2015.
- ^ "Tanya Preminger: The woman behind 'Heart of Nepal' sculpture". Makalu Khabar news. 31 Mar 2021.
- ^ ""Stone in the Galilee" sculpture symposium, 2018". 0404 News.
- ^ "The exhibition of the winners of the Ministry of Culture's awards will be displayed at the Bat Yam Museum". Portfolio Art Magazine. 11 Dec 2017.
- ^ "Bienal Internacional de Escultura Competition Chaco". 2016.
- ^ "The center of the point is on the side". Art Review Magazine. Sep 2015.
- ^ Den Arend, Lucien. "6th Moscow Biennale - Center of a Point is Aside". Lucien den Arend Art Review.
- ^ "Horizons - Art Nature en Sancy 2009".
- ^ "40 From Israel, Contemporary Sculpture & Drawing". The Brooklyn Museum. 18 Apr 1988.
- Art on Wry / Anne Marie Champagne
- Information Center of Israeli Art in The "Israel Museum"
- The Art Project
- "Tanya Preminger sculpture in Yoav Dagon Sculpture Garden". 1985.
- Israeli Ministry of Education. Assignment for students about “Aliya”. "יצירות אמנות מציגות עלייה" (PDF). Israeli Ministry of Education.
- 1000x Landscape Architecture. Germany: Verlagshaus-Braun. 2009. ISBN 978-3037680599.
- Van Uffelen, Chris (2012). 500 X ART IN PUBLIC, Masterpieces from the Ancient World to the Present. Germany: Brown.
- Waite, Claire (2006). The Sculpting Techniques Bible. Ondon: Brown. ISBN 978-0785821427.
- Williams, Arthur (2004). The Sculpture Reference: Contemporary Techniques, Terms, Tools, Materials And Sculpture. Sculpture Books. ISBN 978-0975538302.
- Pierluigi, Nicolin (2003). Dictionary of Today's Landscape Designers. SKIRA. ISBN 978-8884914200.
- Hargreaves, George (2006). Designed Landscape Forum. Spacemaker Press. Spacemaker Press. ISBN 978-1888931129.
- Dempsey, Amy (2021). Destination Art. Thames & Hudson. ISBN 9780500295601.
- Milman, Vitali (2021). Three outstanding women artists: Lydia Mandel, Ira Reichwarger, and Tanya Preminger. Vitali Milman. ISBN 979-8716748378.
- Tanya Preminger : Zvi Noam art gallery, May 1985. Israel: Zvi Noam. 1985.
- Ural, Omer (29 Sep 2017). "She's been carving 'peace' on marble for half a century". AA news.
- "PARTICIPANT / TANYA PREMINGER". KHOJ International Artist Association. Bangalore, India.
- "Tanya Preminger". PALATIA ART Kunst Braucht Organisation.
- ""Maalot Tarshiha" municipality. International Sculpture symposium "Stone in the Galilee"". Official Maalot Tarshiha municipality website. 2008.
- "A collection of works by the artist Tanya Preminger". Art Portal. 2007.
- "Three horns by Tanya Preminger project". The Jerusalem foundation. 1992.
- "Artist Tanya Preminger". Ganey Tivka municipality official website.
- "Open Gallery for Environmental Art". Rishonet News. 8 Mar 2011.
- "Mayor Dov Tzur speaks at the opening". Rishonet official YouTube channel. 9 Feb 2011. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20.
External links
edit- Tanya Preminger - Official website
- Green Gallery