Yaacov Agam
Kinetic Art Abstract Agamograph

Name: Kinetic Art Abstract Agamograph
Brand: Yaacov Agam
Price: 1700 USD
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Agamograph by Yaacov Agam 15 x 14 inches About the Artist: Yaacov Agam, born in 1928 in Rishon LeZion, Israel, is a visionary in the kinetic art movement. A student of Josef Albers at the Kunstgewerbe Schule in Zurich, Agam’s work reflects a unique blend of his Israeli roots and European art education. Renowned for his dynamic and interactive art, Agam challenges traditional static art forms, emphasizing the fluid nature of perception. Agam's art, characterized by vibrant colors and geometric patterns, transforms based on the viewer's position, making each experience unique. His most notable invention, the "Agamograph," exemplifies this concept. Using lenticular printing, Agamographs present different images when seen from various angles, creating a living, changing piece of art. Beyond galleries, Agam extends his vision to public spaces and architecture, democratizing art and reshaping the viewer's interaction with it. His international acclaim is evident in exhibitions across major museums worldwide, and his influence is deeply felt in contemporary art. Agam's work not only represents a pivotal shift in the art world but also invites a broader audience to engage with and redefine their understanding of art.

Creator:

Yaacov Agam (1928, Israeli)

Dimensions:

Height: 15 in (38.1 cm)Width: 14 in (35.56 cm)

Medium:

Mixed Media

Period:

Late 20th Century

Condition:

Gallery Location:

Austin, TX

Reference Number:

Seller: ZH-728891stDibs: LU1171212808702

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Yaacov Agam

Influenced by his upbringing in Judaism as well as the teachings of the Bauhaus, Yaacov Agam is a pioneer of kinetic art as well as the Op art movement and is often credited with introducing geometric abstraction to his home country of Israel.

Born in Rishon LeZion, Palestine — now part of Israel — the son of a rabbi, Agam found that the spiritual world had a major influence on his art practice, as did the sand dunes he grew up watching as they constantly shifted with the wind. This perpetual movement would inform his work, whereby riveting, prismatic compositions that transform from different perspectives, patterns that generate optical effects and sculptures that move with a passing breeze all reflect the gradual changes in nature.

Agam studied with Israeli painter Mordecai Ardon at the Bezalel School of Art in Jerusalem in the 1940s before traveling to Zurich where he trained with Swiss Expressionist painter Johannes Itten and was inspired by the abstract work of Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky.

One of the innovative techniques Agam developed was the Agamograph, which uses lenticular printing so that multiple images, which are revealed as the viewer moves around the piece, can be seen on a single work. His art has regularly involved the spectator as a participant, whether it’s the 1972–74 room-size kinetic installation he created for the Elysée Palace that’s now in the Centre Pompidou in which a gleaming abstract sculpture is surrounded on all sides by polychromatic lines or it’s public art like the 1986 Fire and Water Fountain in Tel Aviv with circles of vibrant panels that offer varying colors from every angle.

In 2018, the Yaacov Agam Museum of Art opened in Rishon LeZion, showcasing six decades of Agam’s influential work that engages with perception through color, shape and form, from paintings, prints and installations to new experiments in interactive digital art.

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