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Arie Aroch (born in Kharkov, 1908, died in Jerusalem, 1974) was an unusual figure in the history of Israeli art. During his first years as an independent artist (1935-1945) he was loyal to the ideals of his generation--landscape and portrait artists--and absorbed the influences of the local scene and of Paris, both of which shaped the nature of the Expressionistic school in Mandatorial Palestine. In the years 1946-1955 he was close to the group Ofakim Hadashim (New Horizons), which he helped found in 1948. During this period his work knew its first important turning point: contrary to the trend that led his colleagues to lyrical, mainly amorphous, abstraction, Aroch used unconventional techniques to develop specific forms he called "concrete." From 1948 onward he spent extended periods in various countries. Those were times of withdrawal to his studio but also of in-depth dealing with issues of creativity. From then on, Aroch`s work began to grow as an accumulation of facts, among them, forms developed by the forerunners of modern art, etched in childhood memories, absorbed from literature, traditional motifs, popular images, anonymous objects... Arie Aroch (in Hebrew אריה ארוך; born 1908, in Russia – October 15, 1974, in Israel) was an Israeli painter and diplomat born in Kharkov, which was part of the Russian Empire (today part of Ukraine). Aroch’s work was a mixture of Pop Art and abstract art, along with elements from his biography. In addition, many scholars of the history of Israeli art have pointed out Aroch’s pioneering use of Jewish themes in his works. His painting style included unstructured scribbling and drawing, and it influenced a broad range of artists, including Raffi Lavie, Aviva Uri, etc. Sarah Breitberg Semel, in her article, Agrippa versus Nimrod (1988), suggested Aroch as a model for the new Israeli concept of design in art, and suggested his painting, Agrippas Street was the representative of Jewish identity. In 1971, Aroch was awarded the Israel Prize in Painting for his work. Complete online catalog of paintings by Israeli painter Arie Aroch plus interviews texts and exhibitions. Abstract form, Airplane, Amsterdam, Angel, Arch, Bicycle, Biography, Board, Boat, Book cover, Bus, Ceramics, Children, Concrete abstract form, Cubes, Dedication, Drawing, Dvora, Dvora and arie, Figure of 8, Figures, Flowers, Formica, Frame, Gold leaf, Grid, Haifa, Hat, Interior, Itineraries and forms, James joyce, Jewish motif, Jonathan, Joseph, Kav magazine, Kharkov, Kubin, Landscape, Leaves, Motif and form, Nude, Oblong composition, Ornament, Oval, Panda, Pencil, Portrait, Poster, Print, Profile, Ratchik, Red and blue, Reinhold, Rio de Janeiro, Sarajevo haggadah, Scissors, Scratches, Scribbles, Self portrait, Sketch, Sketch book, Slingshot, Still life, Study, Synagogue, Table, Tailor, Tapestry, Tel aviv, The edge of the painting, The figure 2, The high commissioner, Theatre, Two trees, Tzakpar, Ulysses, Vase, Walking man, Writing, Zikhron Yaakov, ,