Famous Jewish Artists of the 20th Century
It is interesting to view the history of a culture through the prism of the art created during particular time periods. Many with Jewish heritage or an interest in Jewish history and culture can learn much from the myriad of Jewish artists of the 20th century. These four contemporary Jewish artists, described below, specialized in varied visual art forms.
Yaacov Agam
Yaacov Agam, known as the “Father of Kinetic Art,” was born in Israel in 1928. His early introduction to Jewish spiritualism can be seen in the art he created throughout his life. Agam delved into and developed kinetic art, an abstract art form that often required viewer participation to uncover many different facets and views in one image. He is prominently known for the polymorph, where the image changes as the viewer steps from one side of it to another. Variations of Agam’s polymorphic creations include his highly acclaimed Prismagraph, the Agamograph, the Multigraph, and the Multigraph-Polymorph. His artwork even extended to monumental buildings. Zimmerman Fine Art provides many of his works, including fine art sculptures, limited edition serigraph prints, and signed posters.
Yankel Ginzburg
Yankel Ginzburg was born in Soviet Russia in 1945. For security reasons, Yankel’s Jewish roots were kept secret from him until the age of nine. After immigrating to Israel in 1957, Ginzburg became the youngest student to be accepted into the Israeli Institute of Art. In 1968, he made his first sponsored trip to the United States and since then has contributed to many national and international projects. Considered “post-cubist” and “constructivist” in style, his art forms include silk screen, lithography, sculpture, and tapestry.
Len Janklow
Len Janklow had a successful 23 year career in advertising, and then decided to leave his ad agency and New York City behind and move to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where he totally committed himself to his art career. His work embodies new advances in kinetics and color—a marriage of aesthetics and technology. With his use of optically clear colors and exotic plastics, he creates spatial arrangements in dimensional constructions that literally move you. He has mastered the deliberate use of optical refraction and technology to create changes in colors and shapes before the eye—an exciting and engrossing interchange between artist and viewer. Zimmerman Editions produced all of his serigraphic limited edition prints and plastic construction multiples.
Ya’akov Ne’eman.
Ya’akov Ne’eman is an artist descended from the famous Panett rabbinical family. Born in Transylvania in 1908, Ne’eman moved to Haifa, Israel in 1935. For the majority of his working life, he was a commercial painter and sign painter, but after retiring in 1977, he went on to pursue his love of art and especially the creation of papercutting using Jewish themes. Papercutting is a medieval tradition, and paired with biblical motifs such as Noah’s ark, lions, the Menorah, and many others, Ya’akov Ne’eman was an innovator of the art. Today, the tradition of Jewish papercutting continues through his daughter-in-law, Zipora Ne’eman.
“Yaakov Ne’eman Hand Cut Based Fine Art Print” Limited Edition Serigraph by Yaacov Ne-eman
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