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Michael Kerman was born in the Ukraine. His father- Wolf Kerman is a well-known painter. In 1982 he graduated from the Ukraine Republic Art School and in the same year he was accepted into the Kiev High Academy of Art, graduated with honors.
In 1986 he joined a group of rebellious artists who created and exhibited all over Europe. Michael Kerman's paintings are strongly influenced by the post impressionists, particularly Mattisse. His subjects and atmosphere are turn-of-the-century European. He works mostly are acrylic on canvas, using the human figure as a formal, rather than expressive emotional element. Their poses are theatrical, exaggerated, clothed in carefully selected costumes to achieve the atmosphere of the composition, frozen in time and undisturbed by man. His choice of colors is dictated by his goal to achieve a balanced composition pursued through form and color.
His exhibitions include:
1988 Maya Polsky Gallery, Chicago 1989 Marie Therese Cochin galerie, Paris 1991 Naharia Municipal Museum, Israel 1992 Group Show, Milano, Firenze Binyanei Hauma Center, Jerusalem 1993 Group Show, Brighton, England Cultural Center, Ystad, Sweden Bellattache, Netanya, and Israel.
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Michael Kerman
