page_title: Asaf Lifshitz
section_title: Artistic career
hierarchical_section_title: Asaf Lifshitz / Artistic career
caption_attribution_description: English: &quot;Untitled&quot; by Asaf Lifshitz in Tel Aviv עברית: &quot;ללא כותרת&quot; של אסף ליפשיץ בתל אביב, Original Image Name:&quot;ללא כותרת&quot; של אסף ליפשיץ בתל אביב, Notes:הפסל הוא אסף ליפשיץ. ברונזה ופלדת אל-חלד (2002), Location:ליד קניון עזריאלי
context_page_description: Asaf Lifshitz is an Israeli sculptor. Many of his statues decorate different central places all over Israel, from Metula in the north to Beer Sheva in the south.
context_section_description: The majority of the sculptures of Lifshitz are outdoor statues made of cast bronze. Many of his statues depict playing characters and combine fantasy with reality, geometric figures with human figures. One of his notable works is "The Drinking Pilot", located at the forefront of the Azrieli Center in Tel Aviv. "The Drinking Pilot" is a statue made of bronze and stainless steel, which shows the image of the Israeli Air Force (IAF) pilots in a slightly different light. The IAF website describes the statue: "In 'The Drinking Pilot' Asaf Lifshitz tries to break the meticulous image of the Air Force pilots and shows the pilot when performing a daily activity of existence: drinking water straight from the tap. The pilot is half–dressed in his flight suit, his helmet lies on the ground and passers–by can just look at it closely, in contrast to the classic image of the pilot as a distanced and noble figure. Thus, Lifshitz gives humanity to the figure and creates solidarity in the viewer. The figure of 'The Drinking Pilot' is based on the pilot Major Boaz Gafni, who was killed at the age of 24."
  In Kfar Tavor, about 11 of Lifshitz's sculptures are displayed, among the most prominent are: "The Boy and The Horse" statue, which stands at a Ha'Shomer Square in Kfar Tavor, and down the road the "Visit by The Rothschilds" statue stands in the Baron Square, which was created based on a photograph of The Rothschild couple visit in Kfar Tavor in 1914.
  In Holon stands "The Lion Who Loved Strawberries" as part of a Story–Gardens project: it is an impressive, large 2.5 meters tall bronze statue of a lion with his maw wide open and a bunch of strawberries inside it, accompanied by a large strawberry fruit statue.
  Statues of Asaf Lifshitz are also displayed at the Technion in Haifa, Tefen Industrial Park in the Galilee, The Open Museum in Omer Industrial Park near Beer Sheva, Metula, Mitzpe Ramon and in other locations.
caption: "The Drinking Pilot" – the forefront of the Azrieli Center, Tel Aviv.
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