Some words from the artist and his biography


You have arrived at the Virtual Art Gallery of Itamar Cohn. In case you don't know who is Itamar Cohn, what he is doing with and in his life, and which are his artistic ambitions here is some information about the "real" Itamar behind the virtual one.

Itamar was born in 1973 in Amsterdam (Holland). He moved on from there with his family to Amersfoort, which is in the middle of the country where he attended school. My mother had her own modern art gallery in our house for five years.

At the age of 17 I finished school and continued studying at the hotel school in Rotterdam, which wasn't a great success. I held some functions as a salesman which I think is together with my art my main talent. I was in Holland already active as an artist, and on two occasions I lived together with a group of artists in Anti-Squat buildings in the Hague.

After I made Aliya (immigration to Israel) , in 1994, I studied Hebrew in the absorption center in Kfar Saba, Israel. After this in 1995 I had to go to the army and served for two years in the airforce. This wasn't a very inspiring time. I got our of the army two months early in order to start my art studies at the Avni Institute in Jaffo.

Right now I am in the third year of my studies there, and am developing myself there as an artist, which you hopefully follow with your own eyes in my virtual art gallery.

Okay, something about my ambitions and the contents of my art. Of course I am going to be the most famous and successful artist in the world. And you are going to help me with this, if you didn't know it. About the contents of my art the following: In a highly intuitive way I try to express inner processes which are taking place all the time through the instrument which is called Itamar. My works succeed the most if I manage to be the instrument, and let play the music of my inner winds through it. As I grow as an instrument I'm convinced I will succeed more and more as an artist.

The works you see in my Virtual Art Gallery in principle don't need my interpretation to understand them. You are as much an instrument as I am, and your interpretations are as important as mine are, and compliment each other, so we can see the "wider picture." You are invited to send me your interpretations and for the best ones waits a little present.

Okay, this is it for this time. I hope you find your way in my gallery and hopefully you will be one of the buyers of my brilliant and unique works. It would be a pitty if you haven't money for it. Maybe get a loan at the bank. The best investment in town.

For any questions feel free to contact me by e-mail or telephone. If you don't have a phone or e-mail you also can just come along. (see contact information for my address) You can also visit me at the Avni Institute in Jaffo.

See you soon,

Itamar Cohn
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