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Ezra Orion, Israeli, 1934-2015.

Ezra Orion born in 1934 at Kibbutz Beit Alpha, Israel. Grew up on Kibbutz Ramat Yochanan. Educated at Bezalel in Jerusalem and London. He was instrumental in the creation of "Intergalactic Sculpture" and sent an energy beam millions of kilometers long to the Plain of the Milky Way at the speed of light from the Laser Station at Bar Giora, near Jerusalem, under the auspices of the Israeli Space Agency and the Israel Museum.

Education

1952 Studied painting with Ozer Shabath, Ramat Yochanan
1952 New Bezalel, Jerusalem
1964-1967 St. Martin's School of Art and the Royal College of Art, London, England.

Teaching

Sde Boker College.
1967 Winchester School of Art, Winchester, England
1979 Bezalel Academy of Art & Design, Jerusalem
1980-82 The Center for Visual Arts, Beer Sheva

Awards And Prizes

1964 America-Israel Cultural Foundation, Sharett Scholarship for Advanced Studies Abroad
1986 Discount Bank Prize for an Israeli Artist, Israel Museum, jerusalem

Environmental Sculptures

1980 The sculpture, ''Staircase'', Jerusalem
Sculpture c. 4,000 metres opposite the peak of Annapurna in the Himalayas, Nepal