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The artist Dimitri Polak was born in 1922 in a small village near Kiev...
The artist Dimitri Polak was born in 1922 in a small village near Kiev, Ukraine, once part of the USSR. From an early age he spent most of his time learning painting and drawing, mostly from his father who was also a gifted artist. After his military service in the Russian army, during World War II, he completed his degree in art studies. Until 1991 he spent most of his life as a well-known artist in the USSR and Europe, taking part in many one-person and group exhibitions. In 1991, as the gates of the USSR opened, he immigrated to Israel, where he currently resides.
Polak?s work combines a sophisticated use of color, with an ?Expressionist? approach to the application of pigment to the surface of his paintings and original graphic works. The surfaces of his paintings on canvas are built-up texturally, and exhibit an unusual relief quality that at once catches the eye, and also affects the colors that he layers (glazes) one upon the other. The effect is one of a shimmering light that plays throughout his warm and inviting landscapes. Collectors all over the world enjoy Polaks works, and he is now (in his ?80?s) enjoying his greatest international recognition and acclaim.
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