Asaf Lifshitz
Israeli sculpture
Asaf Lifshitz (Hebrew: אסף ליפשיץ; 28 July 1942 – 22 March 2025) was an Israeli sculptor, whose many statues decorate different central places all over Israel, from Metula in the north to Beer Sheva in the south.
Background
Lifshitz was born in 1942 in Kibbutz Ma'oz Haim. He was the son of Israel (Srulik) and Lea Lifshitz née Shereshevsky. He studied at the local school of Kibbutz Ma'oz Haim and served as a tankist at the Israeli Armored Corps of the IDF. Many members of the Lifshitz family are engaged in the arts of sculpture, painting, design, etc. Asaf was the cousin of the painter Uri Lifshitz. The author Dvora Omer is a sister of Asaf from his mother's side. Asaf worked as a metalworker in Kibbutz Ma'oz Haim and has been sculpting since his youth. He was an autodidact who had never attended an accredited school of art.
Lifshitz died on 22 March 2025, at the age of 82.
Artistic career
The majority of the sculptures of Lifshitz are outdoor statues made of cast bronze.
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