Yaacov Agam, Infinite Dimension from the Big Bang Series, 1991

Artist: Yaacov Agam (1928 - )
Title:Infinite Dimension from the Big Bang Series, 1991
Medium:Original Color Agamograph
Image Size:14 1/2 in x 14 1/2 in (36.8 cm x 36.8 cm)
Framed Size:approx. 23 3/4 in x 23 3/4 in (60.3 cm x 60.3 cm)
Signature:Hand signed by Yaacov Agam (Rishon LeZion, 1928 - ) in black ink in the lower right margin.
ID #w-3287

Historical Description

This intriguing piece beautifully displays Yaacov Agam's unique perception of art and his revolutionary style, which relied upon the utilization of movement and the fourth dimension in order to gain a complete understanding of his compositions.
Using Lenticular Lithography, Agam overlaps multiple graphic images by using a lenticular screen that reveals and conceals portions of each image. Through the use of this highly sensitive technique, a fluid metamorphosis occurs when the viewer moves in front of the work, just as the viewer defines the picture plain it shifts, creating a new design.
Of his career Agam has stated, "My endeavor has been to create a kind of visual graphic art, existing not only in space, but in time; one in which the form develops and evolves, thus procuring an unforeseeable infinity of plastic situations flowing out of one another." With this piece, Agam has created multiple scenes of de-structured shapes, accented by sharp geometric patterns and highlighted with bursts of vibrant color.
Created in 1991, this piece is from the Big Bang Series. It is hand signed by Yaacov Agam (Rishon LeZion, 1928 - ) in black ink in the lower right margin and numbered 65/99 in black ink in the lower left margin.

Documented and Illustrated in:
1. Solomon, Jack Jr. From the 2nd, to the 3rd, into the 4th Dimension…. Chicago: Circle Fine Art Press, 1981. Agamographs discussed on pg. 26-27.

About the Framing:
This work is displayed in a custom made frame that focuses the viewer attention upon the oscillating forms of the Agamograph. In addition, the crisp and modern black of the frame relaxes the eye allowing the viewer to explore the work further. All materials are archival and museum quality. Framing is finished with white linen wrapped mattes, a black inner fillet and Plexiglas cover.