Gideon Gechtman (1942 – November 27, 2008) was an Israeli artist and sculptor. His art is most noted for holding a dialogue with death, often in relation with his own biography.
In 1973 Gechtman had his first solo exhibition in the Yodfat Gallery in Tel Aviv. The exhibition, named "Exposure", signified Gechtman's increasing interest in the connection between art and the biographic dimension. On the walls of the gallery were enlarged photographs of the body shaving process before the open heart surgery that Gechtman underwent in 1973. Also in this exhibition were real and fabricated documents regarding Gechtman's medical condition. At the closure of the exhibition Gechtman put up obituaries for himself in Israeli dailies Haaretz and the Jerusalem Post, as well as around his home in Rishon LeZion. Gechtman told later about the reactions: "Teachers from Bezalel said to me: 'Have you gone mad? You frightened everyone.'"[2] The obituaries were a returning element in Gechtman's art for years to come.
In 1999, he exhibited a remodelled hospital environment under the name Yotam, named after his son who had died.
Gideon Gechtman died of heart failure on November 27, 2008.[3]
Galleryedit
Exposure, 1973 Installation view, Ydfat Fallery, Tel Aviv
Brushes (Bat-Sheva, Gideon and Yotam Gechtman), 1974 human hair, wood, copper plaques, glass
Obituary Notices, 1975 Bulletin board in Rishon LeZion
Cart, 1982-1984 wood, formica, iron, rubber, brass. base painting in superlac on plywood
Obituaries, 1984 Installation view, Neomi Givon Gallery, Tel Aviv
Obituary Notice, 1984 superlac on plywood, 79.5x103.5 cm.
Mitot, 1985 Installation view, Kibbutz Gallery, Tel Aviv
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Gideon Gechtman 1942 November 27 2008 was an Israeli artist and sculptor His art is most noted for holding a dialogue with death often in relation with his own biography Gideon GechtmanBorn1942DiedNovember 27 2008NationalityIsraeliKnown forsculptureMovementIsraeli art Contents 1 Biography 2 Gallery 3 Education 4 Prizes 5 Solo exhibitions 6 References 7 External links 7 1 Museums and galleries 7 2 General art websitesBiography editGideon Gechtman was born in Alexandria Egypt He moved to the British mandate of Palestine with his family in 1945 He studied at the Avni Institute of Art and Design 1961 1962 Hammersmith College of Art 1968 1971 the Ealing School of Art and Tel Aviv University 1975 1976 After returning from London with his future wife singer actress Bat Sheva Zeisler he created minimalistic art that was typical for that period These works were described to didactically demonstrate structural and figurative change in material and appearance 1 Gechtman taught at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jerusalem 1972 1975 and the Art Teachers Training College of Beit Berl Academic College 1971 2008 In 1973 Gechtman had his first solo exhibition in the Yodfat Gallery in Tel Aviv The exhibition named Exposure signified Gechtman s increasing interest in the connection between art and the biographic dimension On the walls of the gallery were enlarged photographs of the body shaving process before the open heart surgery that Gechtman underwent in 1973 Also in this exhibition were real and fabricated documents regarding Gechtman s medical condition At the closure of the exhibition Gechtman put up obituaries for himself in Israeli dailies Haaretz and the Jerusalem Post as well as around his home in Rishon LeZion Gechtman told later about the reactions Teachers from Bezalel said to me Have you gone mad You frightened everyone 2 The obituaries were a returning element in Gechtman s art for years to come In 1999 he exhibited a remodelled hospital environment under the name Yotam named after his son who had died Gideon Gechtman died of heart failure on November 27 2008 3 Gallery edit nbsp Exposure 1973Installation view Ydfat Fallery Tel Aviv nbsp Brushes Bat Sheva Gideon and Yotam Gechtman 1974human hair wood copper plaques glass nbsp Obituary Notices 1975Bulletin board in Rishon LeZion nbsp Cart 1982 1984wood formica iron rubber brass base painting in superlac on plywood nbsp Obituaries 1984Installation view Neomi Givon Gallery Tel Aviv nbsp Obituary Notice 1984 superlac on plywood 79 5x103 5 cm nbsp Mitot 1985Installation view Kibbutz Gallery Tel Aviv nbsp Preparation for Mausoleum No 1 1988Installation view Artists Studios Workshops Jerusalem nbsp Vase 1992Fiberglass and PaintIbn Gabirol Street Tel Aviv nbsp Echo 1995Mix Media nbsp Chedva 1995Installation view Chelouche Gallery Tel Aviv nbsp Yotam 1999Installation view Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art nbsp Peacock 1999Israel Museum Collection nbsp Neon obituary notice 2006 nbsp Orange obituary notice nbsp Launching Apparatus 2008Installation view Chelouche Gallery Tel AvivEducation edit1961 62 Avni Institute Tel Aviv 1962 63 Ealing School of Art London 1968 70 Hammersmith College of Art London 1975 76 Tel Aviv University philosophy and art historyPrizes edit1970 Royal Academy London 1989 Ministry of Education Prize for Completion of Project 1990 Histadrut Prize 1993 Minister of Science and Arts Prize for Creations in the Realm of Plastic Arts 1995 Tel Aviv Museum of Art Prize 1997 Israel Discount Bank Prize for an Israeli Artist Israel Museum Jerusalem 1999 George and Janet Geffin Prize for Excellence in Plastic Arts America Israel Cultural Foundation 2002 Haifa Museum Award for Art for distinguished achievement in contemporary creative arts 2006 Ministry of culture prize for his life s work Solo exhibitions edit1973 Exposure Yodfat Gallery Tel Aviv 1984 Givon Art Gallery Tel Aviv 1985 Mitot Kibbutz Gallery Tel Aviv 1988 Preparation for Mausoleum No 1 Artists Studios Jerusalem 1992 Israel Echo Bograshov Gallery Tel Aviv 1996 Chedva Chelouche Gallery Tel Aviv 1999 Yotam Herzliya Museum of Art 2001 Etude Chelouche Gallery Tel Aviv 2001 Infinite Regress Wiensowski amp Harbord Berlin 2003 Chedva Gideon and all the Rest Artists House Tel Aviv 2003 Haifa Museum of Art Haifa 2007 Initial Concept Petah Tikva Museum of Art 2007 Dead Line Beit Kanner Municipal Gallery Rishon Lezion 2008 Launching Apparatus Chelouche Gallery Tel Aviv 2012 Butterflies amp Pyramids Chelouche Gallery Tel Aviv 2013 Gideon Gechtman 1942 2008 Israel Museum JerusalemReferences edit Ofrat G Gideon Gechtman works 1972 1986 Tel Aviv Stavit 1986 in Hebrew Dana Gillerman 31 May 2007 אתם לא רואים שאני הולך באוויר You don t see that I walk on air Haaretz in Hebrew Retrieved 20 August 2014 Artist Gideon Gechtman passed away Maariv 2008 11 28 Accessed 2008 11 28 in Hebrew dead link גכטמן מדבר על המוות Gechtman Talks About Death Ynet in Hebrew 15 February 2009 External links editGideon Gechtman collection at the Israel Museum Gideon Gechtman Information Center for Israeli Art Israel Museum Art of Gideon Gechtman at Europeana Retrieved dead link Museums and galleries edit Gideon Gechtman at Chelouche Gallery Gideon Gechtman at Haifa Museum of Art Archived from the original on 2011 07 21 Retrieved 2008 11 30 Gideon Gechtman permanent dead link at Petach Tikva Museum of Art General art websites edit Gideon Gechtman at Artfacts net Gideon Gechtman at Stock Artist Archived from the original on 2011 07 24 Retrieved 2008 11 30 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gideon Gechtman amp oldid 1181950522, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
