Rainbow Message Polymorph Agamograph 2004 16x16

Year2004

Hand SignedLower Right 

Condition Excellent 

Framed with PlexiglassWhite Frame 

Story / Additional InfoPolymorph Silk Screened in Color

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. He encourages viewers to reflect on artistic creation and the spiritual values of society through transformative art.His works are collected worldwide and he has participated in major museum exhibitions all over the world. 

Certificate of AuthenticityPark West Gallery 

LID161375

Yaacov Agam

Art Brokerage: Yaacov Agam Israeli Artis: b. 1928. Agam is an Israeli artist best known for his pioneering of Kinetic Art. Employing light and sound to provide a unique sensorial experience for the viewer, Agam melded formalism and mysticism. His lenticular prints, or Agamographs, made illusory images appear depending on the audience's viewpoint. "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," he explained of his work. "My aim is to show what can be seen within the limits of possibility which exists in the midst of coming into being." Born Yaacov Gipstein on May 11, 1928 in Rish-le-Zion, Palestine (now Israel), Agam studied in Jerusalem, Zürich, and Paris. While attending Zürich's Kunstgewerbe Schule, Agam studied under the renowned color theorist Johannes Itten, before moving to Paris in 1951. Agam has gone on to become the subject of retrospectives at the Musée National d'Art Moderne in Paris in 1972, and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York in 1980. The artist currently lives and works in Paris, France. His works are included in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C., and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, among others. Listings wanted.