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Yakob Agam-Lines and Forms- Suite of 4 prints, 1984- framed consignment.  This set of 4 limited prints is representative of Agam’s kinetic art style in a series of only 270 prints signed by the artist and framed as shown from a private consignment. They are 13 x 10 each in a floated presentation.

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.

AGAM: PERSONAL HISTORY

Agam was born in 1928 in Rishon LeZion, Israel, to an Orthodox family. Agam attended art school at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem. He later moved to Zurich, Switzerland in 1949. In 1950, he studied color theory under the mentorship of artists Johannes Itten and Max Bill.

Renowned architecture critic and historian Sigfried Giedion helped shape Agam’s artistic path while the artist took courses at the ETH Zurich University, inspiring Agam to transform the concept of static paintings.“In life you look at art and it doesn’t change, but everything changes, but you don’t know how it will change, so you have to go beyond the visible,” Agam once said. “You have to get the notion that what you see can at any moment disappear to be replaced with something else.”

In 1951, Agam moved to Paris. He held his first solo exhibition two years later at the Galerie Craven in Paris. He quickly grew in fame for his innovative approach, encouraging spectators to participate in art during a time when this was rarely expected. A year later he exhibited three large mobile paintings at the Salon des Realities Nouvelles. This was followed by an exhibition at the Galerie Denise Rene in 1955 titled “Le Mouvement.”

Following these exhibitions, Agam established himself as a pioneer of the kinetic art movement. Since the 1950s, Agam has experimented with new and diverse media, incorporating practices such as painting, sculpture, spatial installation, theater, architecture, writing, digital technology, and education. Regardless of the medium, Agam has remained loyal to the principles and spirit of his early works.