Painter Polina Gluzman was born in Ukraine in 1955. She studied art and created for many years in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Israel following her immigration. She was an active member of the Union of Young Artists of Samarkand and participated in numerous exhibitions.
From her early years in Ukraine, through her time in Kazakhstan where she remembers vast, boundless landscapes, to her residence in the ancient city of Samarkand—a beautiful, verdant city with unique architecture, bustling markets, and breathtaking views—all these experiences instilled in her a deep love of observing natural and urban landscapes.
After immigrating to Israel with her family in 1990, Gluzman continued to paint local landscapes. Many of her works are created in her residential area—around Pardes Hanna, Binyamina, and Zichron Yaakov.
Gluzman paints all her works en plein air, in oils, through direct observation. In these paintings, she seeks to capture the essence and the broad whole, avoiding unnecessary detail in a descriptive style that tends toward minimalism. These works are characterized by open, expansive landscapes, depicted panoramically in a way that captures their essence and the profound experience they evoke.
In addition, her body of work includes portraits, still lifes, and another significant group of works distinguished by philosophical and conceptual content—compositions imbued with symbolic meaning.
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