Ilana Yahav
{{short description|Israeli sand animation artist}}
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| birth_place = Israel
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Ilana Yahav ({{langx|he|אילנה יהב}}) is a sand animation performance artist and puppeteer from Israel. She has performed in front of live audiences,[http://www.fccihk.com/fccihk/en/gala/after_gala/pictures.html "Performance in Annual Gala Dinner"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712163426/http://www.fccihk.com/fccihk/en/gala/after_gala/pictures.html |date=2011-07-12 }} in video clips and in advertisements.{{Cite web |last=Post |first=Andy Vuong {{!}} The Denver |date=2007-01-04 |title=Qwest's has a new artful marketing campaign |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2007/01/04/qwests-has-a-new-artful-marketing-campaign/ |access-date=2024-11-19 |website=The Denver Post |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.utalkmarketing.com/pages/Article.aspx?ArticleID=14080 |title="Twinings commercial by Ilana Yahav" |access-date=2011-07-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001004431/http://www.utalkmarketing.com/pages/Article.aspx?ArticleID=14080 |archive-date=2011-10-01 |url-status=dead }}
Career
Yahav studied sand art in Hollywood, New York and London. She later ran a studio which created realistic latex puppets, specializing in special effects for movie productions and advertisements. During this time she created puppets for a political satire program on Israeli television called Chartzufim,{{Cite web |date=2012-11-06 |title=Artists face off against politicians and their foibles - Jerusalem Post {{!}} HighBeam Research |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-2600309.html |access-date=2024-11-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106062301/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-2600309.html |archive-date=6 November 2012 }} based on the British show Spitting Image. Yahav has performed at the Kremlin, as well as before the King of Spain,[http://www.mapfre.com/mapfreasistencia/en/pdf/siam32en.pdf "Ilana perform before the king of spain"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110930181113/http://www.mapfre.com/mapfreasistencia/en/pdf/siam32en.pdf |date=2011-09-30 }} and the King of Belgium.
Sand art performances
Each performance requires lengthy preparations beginning with numerous sketches and experiments on the sand table itself. The creation generally undergoes extensive changes until the final version is crystallized.[http://www.fashiontrenddigest.com/d/4452.shtml "Canali fashion show in Shanghai"] During the performances, Yahav uses her hands to create images in sand on a transparent back-lit table, while a video camera positioned above her displays the emerging creation on a screen in real-time. Music and light form important elements of Yahav's creations. Lights emerge from under the transparent table and a soundtrack plays which has been selected by her to convey specific messages and sensations. Original music is sometimes composed and produced especially for this purpose.{{Cite web |date=2024-11-19 |title=CrownHeights.info - Chabad News, Crown Heights News, Lubavitch News |url=https://crownheights.info/?itemid=32651 |access-date=2024-11-19 |website=CrownHeights.info - Chabad News, Crown Heights News, Lubavitch News |language=en}}
In 2018, Yahav became a contestant on Israel's Got Talent.
References
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External links
- {{Official website|sandfantasy.com}}
- [https://www.youtube.com/sandfantasy2008 YouTube channel]
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Category:Israeli performance artists
Category:Israeli women artists