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 Victor
Ostrovsky
Born in 1949 in Canada, Victor Ostrovsky moved to Israel with his
family at age five. His inclination for the arts was apparent from
a very early age. The well known Israeli painter, Gilady, lived
on the same street and would often set up his easel outdoors to
paint. Victor would watch, spellbound, on his way to and from school
as Gilady created wonderful images on the blank canvas. Eventually,
the artist presented Victor with his own box of oil paints and took
the time to guide him into a world where expressions come through
images and color, handing the child a gift that would soon become
a passion.
Victor entered the military at the age of eighteen and became the
youngest officer in the Israeli Defense Force at the time. Victor
rose to rank of a lieutenant commander in the Israeli Navy and served
as head of the weapon testing program when he was recruited by Israel's
elite intelligence agency, the Mossad. After two and half years
of training in the Mossad, victor became a katsa, (case officer.)
after serving in the field and becoming aware of the activities
of elements within the agency that had more to do with self preservation
than the good of the country he left the service. After five years
of trying to inform the powers to be with little success he wrote
an exposé "By Way Of Deception" that shook the foundations of the
agency and is said to have brought about change. Victor has written
two more books since, A non fiction "The Other Side Of Deception"
and fictional spy novel "Lion Of Judah".
Today, Victor's insight and knowledge of the intelligence community
facilitates his writing of fictional novels and screenplays, and
serves as a basis for his enigmatic and cryptic paintings. His canvases
offer tantalizing images, evoking a mystical and other-worldly reaction
from viewers. Hats, gloves, scarves and umbrellas hide the identities
of his inscrutable figures, provoking and teasing our imaginations
with visual portrayals of adventure and intrigue. The activities
of his figures and the titles of the work reflect the enterprise
and language of the international intelligence community, bringing
several layers of meaning to his paintings while creating stories
for the viewer.
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artist's available pieces here.
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