Agamograph Challenge

The Agamograph Challenge
Intro to Art/ Applied & Advanced
Agamographs are compositions in which images change constantly.
The images appear and disappear; the viewer never sees the whole
picture at one time. Agam has advanced, renewed, revolutionized
and expanded the graphic art form. The Agamograph enables the
viewer to interact, explore and stretch his own view.
Before beginning this
project, I would like
to introduce you to
the work of a
contemporary artist
Yaacov Agam, who is
known for his
"kinetic" works that
involve movement
and viewer participation. In 1953, Agam created his
first “polyphonic paintings.” He used two or more
different abstract designs on a zigzagged panel, so
that the viewer would see one image when the work
was viewed from one angle and an entirely different
image when the work was viewed from another
angle.
Your challenge is to draw or paint three separate
realistic images that were related in some way. After
completing them, they constructed a folded paper
"frame" for the three works that contained repetitive
"mountains" and "valleys" that were 1" wide and 1"
tall.
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About the Artist, Yaacov Agam- Biography:
Born to an Orthodox Jewish family, Agam studied in Jerusalem, before moving to Zurich
and then to Paris, where he still lives. Agams first solo exhibition was at the Galerie Graven
in 1953, and in 1955 he established himself as one of the leading pioneers of kinetic art at
the Le Mouvement exhibition at the Galerie Denise Ren alongside Jesus Rafael Soto, Carlos
Cruz-Diez, Pol Bury, Alexander Calder and Jean Tinguely.
Born to an Orthodox Jewish family, Agam studied in Jerusalem, before moving to Zurich
and then to Paris, where he still lives. Agams first solo exhibition was at the Galerie Graven
in 1953, and in 1955 he established himself as one of the leading pioneers of kinetic art at
the Le Mouvement exhibition at the Galerie Denise Ren alongside Jesus Rafael Soto, Carlos
Cruz-Diez, Pol Bury, Alexander Calder and Jean Tinguely. One of the founders of the
kinetic art movement, Agam has left an indelible imprint on the course of history in the
20th century with his creations of kinetic and constantly changing art. Agam is wholly
dedicated to art in movement by integrating the fourth dimension of time as a factor in his
art. His interactive works, monumental sculptures and fountains are installed all over the
world in numerous museum collections including the Museum of Modern Art and the
Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum. He is also known for a type of print known as an
Agamograph, which uses lenticular printing to present radically different images,
depending on the angle from which it is viewed. Expanding the graphic arts beyond the
limit of static images. Agamographs are compositions in which images change constantly.
The images appear and disappear; the viewer never sees the whole picture at one time.
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