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extensive studies were in “Bezal’el” in Jerusalem, “The Technion” associations, therefore her creation is very emotional and at the
(Architecture and Design) in Haifa, the Institute of Arts in same time intellectual. She addresses an observer who would
Netanya and in the University of Haifa. not only enjoy the painting but understand it too.
Two times she has returned to her birth-country, but not empty-
handed. She flew to Zagreb and Dubrovnik with her solo- In the series “Masks”, in the painting “Peta” and others we see
exhibition entitled “Light and Color of the Negev” and other exposed drama and in it illustrated the tragedy of our times.
ones. Liana deals with contradictions, so that sometimes with the
symbolism she chooses she reaches the edge of art, crosses it
Liana’s art is drawn simultaneously from two sources. On the and shifts the center of gravity to the field of abstraction. Therein
one hand it has tenderness, sensitivity and lyrical charm and on lays emotional tension that is transmitted by combining and
the other hand temperament, courage, intensive sensations clashing colorful surfaces and outlines. However, the artist does
and the energy of a creative life – a combination of feminine not remain in abstraction alone and goes back to having
and masculine art. Perhaps it is not by chance that Liana loves everything, starting with a game of shape and color on to more
very much horses and birds. Horses resemble a concentration familiar things like landscape, characters, faces and masks.
of dynamics and vigorous force, and birds are the embodiment
of freedom. She likes praying eagles Liana, by nature, is keen and ambitious, open to new
rather than birds sitting on a branch. impressions; she has visited Cambodia, Thailand, Europe and
the Americas. Her acquaintance with the global modern art and
Liana is of a new generation of artists. She is far from colorful the classic and modernist paradox is very thorough, yet she
precise painting and works in a broad and vigorous style. Her prefers meanwhile a line of expressionism in a Phobistic tone
canvases have abstraction of form and her touch has endless and holds a position that projects a creative personality that is
creative potential. Her artistic language includes metaphors and independent in her art.

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