Bidspirit auction | Michael Gitlin , b. 1943

Michael Gitlin , b. 1943 - Hanging chair, 1980. Artist's name: Michael Gitlin , b. 1943 Item name: Hanging chair, 1980 Technique: Wood Measurements: 39X18 cm Signed: Signed and dated. Estimate: $2000 - 3000 About The Artist: Michael Gitlin (born 1943 in Cape Town, South Africa) is an Israeli sculptor. Michael Gitlin's family immigrated to Israel in 1948. Gitlin received his BA in English Literature and Art History from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (1967). He simultaneously studied at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem, graduating in 1967. Gitlin moved to New York City in 1970 and received an MFA from Pratt Institute (1972). His first museum show was at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem in 1977. In the 1980s, Gitlin taught sculpture at the Parsons School of Design and Columbia University in New York, the Bezalel Academy of Art in Jerusalem, and the University of California in Davis. Gitlin's work can be characterized as abstract and reductive. He began his career working three-dimensionally, first with paper and later with wood, using paper as a medium rather than a support. His sculptures are mostly wall pieces, which depend on architecture for their physical and contextual support. In recent years, Gitlin has worked with steel wool, copper wire, foam, and black spandex. Drawing, too, has always been a demanding part of Gitlin's projects. Works in Israel and the US and lives in New York. Education 1973-67 Bezalel Academy of Art, Jerusalem 1964-67 Hebrew University, Jerusalem 1970-72 M.F.A. Pratt Institute, New York Teaching 1971-72 Pratt Institute, New York 1972 Haifa Univerrsity, Haifa 1973-74 New School, New York 1976-77 Parsons School of Design, New York 1977-78 Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem 1981-84 Parsons School of Design, New York 1981-1985 Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem 1987 Colombia University, New York 1988 University of California, Davis, California 2000, 2005 Vermont Studio School, Jhonson, Vermont Awards And Prizes 1984 Fellowship, National Endowment for the Arts, USA 1987 Fellowship, The Dr. Georg and Josi Guggenheim Foundation 1988 August St. Gaudens Memorial Fellowship 1989 Sandberg Prize for Israeli Art, Israel Museum, Jerusalem 1991 Grant, The Pollock-Krasner Foundation, New York 2000 George and Janet Jaffin Prize for Excellence in Plastic Arts, America-Israel Cultural Foundation 2005 Fellowship, New York Foundation for the Arts, New York