Yaacov Agam (Hebrew: יעקב אגם; born 11 May 1928) is an Israeli sculptor and experimental artist widely known for his contributions to optical and kinetic art. Yaacov Gibstein (later Agam) was born in Mandate Palestine. His father, Yehoshua Gibstein, was a rabbi and a kabbalist.

Jun 26, 2018 · A world-renowned kinetic artist, Yaacov Agam pioneered a new form of art that contemplates progress, time, and the role of the viewer. Agam has become one of the most influential modern artists since his first solo exhibition in 1953.

Op art pioneer Yaacov Agam’s abstract artworks—which range from painting, sculpture, drawing, and ceramics, to stained glass and etching—typically incorporate light, sound, or viewer participation. The son of an orthodox rabbi, Agam first trained as …

Yaacov Agam (Hebrew: יעקב אגם‎; born 11 May 1928) is an Israeli sculptor and experimental artist best known for his contributions to optical and kinetic art. Yaacov Agam was born Yaakov Gibstein in Rishon LeZion, then Mandate Palestine.

Yaacov Agam is an Israeli artist best known for his pioneering of Kinetic Art. View Yaacov Agam’s 4,164 artworks on artnet. Find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices.

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.

May 11, 2019 · To Yaacov Agam—progenitor of the Kinetic Art movement—change is inevitable. Born in 1928 in Rishon LeZion, Israel, Yaacov Agam is an internationally-acclaimed, multimedia artist who pioneered an art form that contemplates progress, the …

Yaacov Agam, pioneer and leading exponent of optical and kinetic art, best known for his three-dimensional paintings and sculptures. Examples of Agam’s works include Three Times Three Interplay and The Thousand Gates. He also designed the world’s largest menorah.

Yaacov Agam (Hebrew: יעקב אגם; born 11 May 1928) is an Israeli sculptor and experimental artist widely known for his contributions to optical and kinetic art.

A pioneer of the kinetic art movement, Agam has sought to create a form of sculptural art that is not based on static images, but that expresses the continuously evolving nature of reality.