Marta Ban Simani

Marta Ban Simani
Kazan 10 Raanana 43612 Israel
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I was born in Hungary in 1947 as a daughter of a famous and dominant painter whose name is Bela Ban.

After three years in Argentina I immigrated to Israel in 1963 and became a kibbutz member in "kibbutz Ramot-Menashe". I have studied painting at "Oranim-School of Art" but I have absorved most of my knowledge from my father.

During the years, I have been engaged in few fields of art – ceramics, batik, vitrage, jewelry design, interior design and architecture.

I started painting intensively in 2000 after few changes in my personal life. There have been big changes in my style, from paintings of landscape and pastel portraits, via naïve expressive painting to abstraction and to figurative abstract characterized by full of colour.

I am autodidact artist who learn in the course of the creation. I believe that anyone has the right and the obligation to see my works as he wants. I try to express my feelings, my moods, happiness and a sorrow without directing myself to a particular style.

Exhibitions

2007 – Participation in "Imagination – Israeli Art Exhibitions" of the Israel AIDS Task Force.
2006 – Participation in "Imagination – Israeli Art Exhibitions" of the Israel AIDS Task Force.
2005 – Participation in Ra'anana municipality annual exhibition, Israel.
2004 – Participation in Ra'anana municipality annual exhibition, Israel.
2002 – One-man show in "Nocturne in the Nature" gallery, Israel.
2001 – Participation in "Municipal identity" exhibition, Tel-Aviv, Israel.
2000 – Participation in painters happening in Kfar-Saba, Israel.
1995 – Participation in "Ra'anana`s painters paint the city", Israel.

The most important thing for me is being sincere in my art. I don't like doing things just in order to please. I try to create expressive, relevant and up to date art, but I don't wish to be chained to any school or style, and I don't feel necessary to be novel at any cost.



My father was a known artist (Bela Ban 1909-1972). I was influenced by his art because his art surrounded me all my life. His taste and style influenced me both consciously and unconsciously, but I am also open to other forms of art and I have my own judgment and taste. The attached picture is an example of my fathers work.

Expositions
1995-Raanana's
painters
2000-painter's happening
2000-2005 annual exhibitions in Raanana
2001- "municipal identity" Ramat Aviv
2002- one-man's show in "Nocturne in the Nature" gallery
2005 - "Diran" gallery in Dan design center.
2006 – Participation in "Imagination – Israeli Art Exhibitions" of the Israel AIDS Task Force.
2007 – Participation in "Imagination – Israeli Art Exhibitions" of the Israel AIDS Task Force.
2007– Participation in Exhibition in Acre Municipality Theater
2007– Participation in Exhibition in Hayfa Congres Center
2008 – Participation in "Imagination – Israeli Art Exhibitions" of the Israel AIDS Task Force.
2008– Participation in Exhibition in Gerard Bachar Theater, Jerusalem
2008– Participation in Exhibition in Kriger Center Hayfa
2008– Participation in Exhibition in Gallery Asia House, Tel Aviv
2009 - Participation in "Imagination – Israeli Art Exhibitions" of the Israel AIDS Task Force.
2009 - Situations - three artists painting exhibition in Raanana
2009 - one man's show in Petach Tikva Theater - Landscapes
2010 – Participation in "Imagination – Israeli Art Exhibitions" of the Israel AIDS Task Force.