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Born 1928 Rishon le Zion, Israel. Known for: Religious and environmental themed sculpture, kinetic and optical art, teaching.
Yaacov Agam was born Yaacov Gipstein in Rishon le Zion, in Israel on May 11, 1928. His father was a rabbi, a Talmudic scholar and a Kabbalist. The family was poor, and the young Agam received little... Read full biography
Yaacov Agam was born Yaacov Gipstein in Rishon le Zion, in Israel on May 11, 1928. His father was a rabbi, a Talmudic scholar and a Kabbalist. The family was poor, and the young Agam received little regular schooling; he studied under a "melamed" in the local synagogue. He soon realized he could... Read full biography
Yaacov Agam was born Yaacov Gipstein in Rishon le Zion, in Israel on May 11, 1928. His father was a rabbi, a Talmudic scholar and a Kabbalist. The family was poor, and the young Agam received little regular schooling; he studied under a "melamed" in the local synagogue. He soon realized he could draw. "I used to come home with drawings, at first afraid of my father's reactions, since drawing was not permitted on religious principles. But on one occasion my father told me a story: that when he... Read full biography
Yaacov Agam was born Yaacov Gipstein in Rishon le Zion, in Israel on May 11, 1928. His father was a rabbi, a Talmudic scholar and a Kabbalist. The family was poor, and the young Agam received little regular schooling; he studied under a "melamed" in the local synagogue. He soon realized he could draw. "I used to come home with drawings, at first afraid of my father's reactions, since drawing was not permitted on religious principles. But on one occasion my father told me a story: that when he was a student at a yeshiva, he made a drawing on a handkerchief and forgot it on his desk. He came back to look for it because he thought the rabbi would punish him for drawing a figure. But later, when he had forgotten the whole matter and was... Read full biography
Yaacov Agam was born Yaacov Gipstein in Rishon le Zion, in Israel on May 11, 1928. His father was a rabbi, a Talmudic scholar and a Kabbalist. The family was poor, and the young Agam received little regular schooling; he studied under a "melamed" in the local synagogue. He soon realized he could draw. "I used to come home with drawings, at first afraid of my father's reactions, since drawing was not permitted on religious principles. But on one occasion my father told me a story: that when he was a student at a yeshiva, he made a drawing on a handkerchief and forgot it on his desk. He came back to look for it because he thought the rabbi would punish him for drawing a figure. But later, when he had forgotten the whole matter and was visiting the rabbi's home, he found the drawing hanging upon the wall.". As a teenager, Agam entered the New Bezal... Read full biography
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Keywords (40)
Art Method
- •Collage and/or Decoupage
- •Drawing, Draftsmanship, Draughtsman
- •Kinetic Energy
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Acrylic Paint
- •Aluminum/Aluminium
- •Assemblage
- •Brass
- •Bronze
- •Colored Pencil
- •Etching, Etcher
- •Gold
- •Gouache
- •Ink
- •Lithography, Lithograph
- •Oil Paint
- •Pen and Ink Drawing
- •Plaster
- •Plastics
- •Plexiglas
- •Resin
- •Screenprinting, Serigraphy, Silkscreen
- •Stained Glass Design, Restoration, Crafting
- •Steel, Stainless Steel
- •Wood for carving, sculpture, and/or surface
Art Style
- •Abstraction and Realism; Semi Abstract
- •Constructivism, Constructivist
- •Op Art, Optical
Art Subject
- •Environment
- •Holocaust, Nazi Germany, Concentration Camps
- •Religion, Mysticism, Spirituality
- •Symbolism, Iconography, Ceremonial
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Israel
Art School
- •Academie de la Grand Chaumiere, Paris, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •Dizengoff Prize, Tel-Aviv Municipality
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Public Art: Mural, Sculptures, Painting, Architecture in Public Places
Ethnicity of Artist
- •Jewish
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Sao Paulo Bienniale
Exhibition of Museum
- •Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum/Museum of Non Objective Painting