Yaacov Agam
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Yaacov Agam is an Israeli sculptor and experimental artist renowned as a pioneer of kinetic and optical art.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artist
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optical artist ⓘ painter ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeIn |
20th century
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21st century ⓘ |
| artStyle |
abstract art
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geometric abstraction ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Jan Amos Comenius Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Yaakov Gibstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Israel ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1928-05-11 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design
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Kunstgewerbeschule Zürich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
kinetic art
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optical art ⓘ painting ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasSignatureTechnique |
polymorphic images
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viewer-dependent compositions ⓘ |
| hasWorkInCollection |
Centre Pompidou
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Museum of Modern Art, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ Tel Aviv Museum of Art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Bauhaus
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Constructivism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
lenticular prints
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optical art ⓘ pioneering kinetic art ⓘ transformable images ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
French
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Hebrew ⓘ |
| movement |
Kinetic art
NERFINISHED
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Op art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Yaacov Agam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Israeli ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Agamograph series
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Fire and Water Fountain, Tel Aviv NERFINISHED ⓘ Fontaine Agam, La Défense NERFINISHED ⓘ Salon Agam at the Élysée Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ Star of Peace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Rishon LeZion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence | Paris ⓘ |
| website | https://www.agam.org ⓘ |
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