Daughter of a Legend

Sculptress Zahara Schatz is the daughter of the almost legendary figure who is known as "the father of Israeli art." Founder of the Bezalel School of Art and Design, Bezalel Schatz was the first director of the Bezalel Museum in Jerusalem.

Zahara is a ranking artist in her own right, winner of numerous major awards, whose highly individual works have been seen in one-woman shows in great museums throughout the world.

An exhibit of her sculptures at the America-lsrael Culture Foundation in New York over the summer revealed her unusual concepts and meticulous craftsmanship. Zahara specializes in kinetic sculpture—abstract works whose individual parts are movable and can be set into motion at the touch of a finger. The sculptures are made of metal accented with blocks of wood or lucite. Simple in design and pure in line, they have an austere beauty whether motionless or swaying in gentle, graceful turns. In perfect balance, they remain in position on their pedestals without benefit of any fixture.

A second group consists of compositions in plexiglass (Zahara was one of the first to work in lucite). Subtle combinations of abstract forms, color and texture, they have a transparent fantasy quality.

Zahara is carrying on the distinguished tradition of a notable family.