2 Original LITHOGRAPHS Jewish YAACOV AGAM Kinetic ART BOOK Judaica ENGLISH Fine

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2 Original LITHOGRAPHS Jewish YAACOV AGAM Kinetic ART BOOK Judaica ENGLISH Fine:
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DESCRIPTION : Here for sale is the EXQUISITE English version of the JEWISH ART BOOK , Being anHOMMAGE toJewish YAAKOV AGAM . This luxurious edition which was published inNYCin 1980 by LEON AMIEL PUBLISHER,Around 35 years ago includes twoORIGINALcolorful LITHOGRAPHS , ( Originaly bound with the book ) which were madeespecially for this edition . Written inENGLISH .The TWO original LITHOGRAPHS which are printed on extremely thick stock aregenuine BEAUTIES . The LARGE exquisite ALBUM is throughout ILLUSTRATEDand PHOTOGRAPHED in COLOR and B&W .Contains 126 plates ofCOLORFUL pieces And 128 plates of B&W pieces. With texts and quotations inENGLISH.ORIGINAL red cloth HC. Gilt embossed headings on spine. IllustratedDJ . 12.5 x 10\" . 160 throughout illustrated chromo pages. TWO ORIGINALLITHOGRAPHS .Very goodcondition. External and Inner conditionincluding the LITOGRAPHS is FINE. Clean. Tightly bound. Tears in DJ edges ( Pls look at scan for accurateAS IS images )Book will be sent inside a protective envelope .

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Yaacov Agam (Hebrew: יעקב אגם‎) (b. 1928) is an Israeli sculptor and experimental artist best known for his contributions to optical and kinetic art.Yaakov Agam was born Yaakov Gipstein on 11 May 1928, in Rishon LeZion, then Mandate Palestine. His father, Yehoshua Gibstein, was a rabbi and a kabbalist.[1]Agam trained at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem, before moving to Zürich, Switzerland in 1949, where he studied under Johannes Itten (1888–1967) at the Kunstgewerbe Schule, and was also influenced by the painter and sculptor Max Bill (1908–1994). In 1951 Agam went to Paris, France, where he still lives.[2] He has a daughter and two sons, one of whom is the photographer Ron Agam.[3]Artistic careerAgam\'s first solo exhibition was at the Galerie Graven in 1953, and he exhibited three works at the 1954 Salon des Réalités Nouvelles.[4] He established himself as one of the leading pioneers of kinetic art at the Le Mouvement exhibition at the Galerie Denise René in 1955, alongside such artists as Jesús Rafael Soto, Carlos Cruz-Díez, Pol Bury, Alexander Calder and Jean Tinguely.In 1964, Agam wrote his artistic credo, unchanged since then.“My intention was to create a work of art which would transcend the visible, which cannot be perceived except in stages, with the understanding that it is a partial revelation and not the perpetuation of the existing. My aim is to show what can be seen within the limits of possibility which exists in the midst of coming into being.”[5]Agam\'s work is usually abstract, kinetic art, with movement, viewer participation and frequent use of light and sound. His works are placed in many public places. His best known pieces include \"Double Metamorphosis III\" (1965), \"Visual Music Orchestration\" (1989) and fountains at the La Défense district in Paris (1975) and the \"Fire and Water Fountain\" in the Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv (1986). He is also known for a type of print known as an Agamograph, which uses lenticular printing to present radically different images, depending on the angle from which it is viewed. The lenticular technique was executed in large scale in the 30\' x 30\' (9.14 M x 9.14 M) \"Complex Vision\" (1969) which adorns the facade of the Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama.[6]Agam had a retrospective exhibition in Paris at the Musée National d\'Art Moderne in 1972, and at the Guggenheim Museum in New York in 1980, among others. His works are held in numerous museum collections including the Museum of Modern Art[7] and the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum.[8]He is the subject of two documentary films by American filmmaker Warren Forma: \"Possibilities of Agam\" (1967) and \"Agam and...\" (1980).In 1996, he was awarded the Jan Amos Comenius Medal by UNESCO for the “Agam Method” for visual education of young children.In 1999, he designed and created the winner\'s trophy for the Eurovision Song Contest that was held in Jerusalem.In 2005, he was voted the 195th-greatest Israeli of all time, in a poll by the Israeli news website Ynet to determine whom the general public considered the 200 Greatest Israelis.[9]In 2009, at age 81, Agam created a monument for the World Games in Kaohsiung, Taiwan titled “Peaceful Communication with the World”. It consists of nine 10m high hexagon pillars positioned in diamond or square formation. The sides of the pillars are painted in different patterns and hues, totaling more than 180 shades. One side of each pillar is also lined to segment the structure into sections, so that children\'s perception of the pillar will change as they grow, because they will see a different pillar at a different height.[10]One of Agam\'s more notable creations is the Hanukkah Menorah at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 59th Street in New York City, sponsored by the Lubavitch Youth Organization. The 32-foot-high, gold colored, 4,000 pound steel structure is recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the World\'s Largest Hanukkah Menorah. It uses real oil lamps, which are lighted every year during Hanukkah, with the aid of cherry-picking machines.[11]Agam is the highest-selling Israeli artist. In a Sotheby\'s New York sale in November 2009, when his “4 Themes Contrepoint” was sold for $326,500, he said: “This does not amaze me ... my prices will go up, in keeping with the history I made in the art world.” A year later, his “Growth”, an outsize kinetic painting done in oil on a wood panel, which was shown at the 1980 retrospective at the Guggenheim Museum, estimated at $150,000 to $250,000, sold for the record-breaking sum of $698,000. A world-renowned kinetic artist, Yaacov Agam pioneered a new form of art that stresses change and movement. He studied under the Bauhaus’ color-theoretician, Johannes Itten, and then rejected traditional static concepts of painting and sculpture. He has enjoyed great public success since his first one-person show in Paris in 1953, and has become one of the most influential artists of modern times.Agam was born in 1928 as Yaacov Gipstein in Rishon LeZion (then Mandate Palestine). The son of a Rabbi and Kabbalist, Agam’s initial training in art was at the Bezalel School in Jerusalem. In 1949, he moved to Zurich, staying for two years before he moved to Paris. He remains there to this day with his wife and three children.His nonrepresentational style is an integration of formalist art with that of the Kabbalah (the study of Hebrew mysticism). He’s created a body of work that’s optic in nature, changing with movement. The viewer may participate by manually transforming the work or by physically passing by, viewing the image change at various angles. His works are collected worldwide and he has enjoyed major museum shows.Agam works in a variety of media, including painting in two and three-dimensions, drawing, sculpture, ceramics, stained glass, serigraphy, lithography, etching, and combinations of media. His creation of the “Agamograph” (a multiple series of images viewed through a lenticular lens that changes at every angle viewed), has allowed his unique concept to be appreciated by collectors across the world.In 1972, he held a retrospective exhibition in Paris at the Musée National d’Art Moderne. In 1980, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York held the retrospective exhibition “Beyond the Visible” and his “Selected Suites” were at the Jewish Museum, New York (1975). He has paintings in museums all over the world, including “Double Metamorphosis 11″ in the Museum of Modern Art in New York and “Transparent Rhythms 11 “in the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.His commissions include “Homage a Mondrian” Le Mondrian Hotel, Los Angeles (1985); “Reflection and Depth”, Port Authority of New York; and Synagogue Design and Civic Center, Ben-Gurion University (1979). He spends much of his time on cruise ships, as well, and in 1987, he created a “floating museum,” including all the artworks for public areas and cabins, for the Carnival Cruise Line’s luxury cruise ship “Celebration.”Agam is also renowned for his public sculpture. In 2009, he created a monumental sculpture for the World Games in Kaohsiung, Taiwan called “Peaceful Communication with the World” – nine optical pillars that contain more than 180 shades. His giant Hanukkah Menorah at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and 59th Street in New York City is also incredibly popular. Sponsored by Lubavitch Youth Organization, it is 32 feet high and more than 4,000 pounds – recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s largest menorah. It burns with real oil every Hanukkah. His public art appears on the busy streets across the world, most popular in New York, Chicago, Paris, and Strasbourg.For his work he has received numerous awards: Prize for Artistic Research, Sao Paulo, Bienal, Brazil (1963); guest lecturer, Harvard University (1968), Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et Lettres (1974); Honorary Doctorate of Philosophy, Tel Aviv University (1975); and the Medal of the Council of Europe (1977). In 1996, he was awarded the Jan Amos Comenius Medal by UNESCO and in 1999 he created the winner’s trophy for the Eurovision Song Contest in Jerusalem.Agam also writes extensively about his work and has had several books published on his imagery, concepts, and exhibitions including, “Agam,” written by Frank Popper and published by Harry Abrams.