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Tanya Wissotzky and Alexander Galtchansky were born both born in 1959, in Crimea (U.S.S.R.). During art school their careers began. Alexander studied in Dnepropetrovsk and Wissotzky in Simferopol. They continued their studies at the Kiev institute of the Arts; Alexander as a book illustrator and Wissotzky as a painter.
they got married and then emigrated to Israel. Due to the dramatic difference in the situation and place, they united their creative activities and began working together. They work in acrylic, pen and ink, and collageon specially prepared canvas.
In their still lifes, one can see the excerpts of calligraphy from old English flower painting manuals as well as other calligraphic quotations that celebrate Paris in the Twenties. Their artwork has a nostalgia and romanticism of the old days. The work of Alexander & Wissotzky has received critical acclaim and success ,both in Israel and abroad and can be found in public and private collections all over the world.
They have had exhibitions at the Art Expo, New York, BLD New York, Galaxy Gallery in Gotenburg, Sweden, Geissing Design Institution in Hamburg, Germany, and even a permanent exhibition at the inyanei Ha'uma in Jerusalem.
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