Born in Jerusalem in 1944, Israeli Artist David Gerstein studied at the renowned Bezalel Art School in Jerusalem. After this Gerstein studied École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, the Art Students League in New York and St. Martins School of Art in London. Gerstein’s style can best be described as his own approach to a kind of second generation pop art that began with his artwork from the 1960s.

Inspired by artists such as Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol, he began creating 2 dimensional paintings and then developed a 3-dimensional approach to sculpture utilizing laser cut steel. The colors that Gerstein applies to his sculpture are vibrant and lively creating a kind of animation to his artwork.

He is known for portraying everyday ...