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Abraham Palatnik

Abraham Palatnik (1928 - 2020) was active/lived in Israel, Brazil.  Abraham Palatnik is known for Kinetic sculpture, electronic media installation.

A pioneer of kinetic art in Brazil, Abraham Palatnik’s investigations into technology, mobility, and light led to a groundbreaking understanding of visual phenomena. In 1932, Palatnik moved to Tel Aviv where he studied painting, drawing, and art history at the Municipal Art Institute. It was during this time that he took a specialized course in Internal Combustion Engines at the Montefiore School.

In 1947, Palatnik returned to Rio de Janeiro.  During this time he began to visit the Dom Pedro II Psychiatric Hospital, coordinated by Dr. Nise da Silveira. Upon seeing the artworks by schizophrenic patients who presented an exceptional production, even without previous art training, Palatnik recognized his art impotent and decided to move in a new direction. He therefore gave up his work with brushes and started to engage in a freer relation between form and color. His research resulted in the creation of his first Kinechromatic Device, a motorized light sculpture that cast a pl   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 4637 characters.]  Artist bio

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