Maty Grunberg

Maty Grunberg
Born 1943
Skopia, Yugoslavia
Occupation Sculptor
Nationality Israelil
Website
http://www.matygrunberg.com

Maty Grunberg (Hebrew מתי גרינברג) born 1943, is an Israeli sculptor and known also for his Artist Books.

Biography

Maty Grunberg was born in Skopia, Macedonia, the former Yugoslavia. In the year 1948 M.G. immigrated to Israel with his parents and sister Liora. They were part of the remnants of Yugoslavian Jewry escaping from Europe. He grew up in Bat-yam, a small beach town south to Tel-Aviv. His father, Leo, was an engineer and an inventor. His mother, Bella Kimchi, was a descendent of an old family coming from Toledo, Spain. M.G. finished "with honor" his studies in "Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design", Jerusalem (1964–66) and continued for his M.A. degree in "Central School of Art and Design" in London (1969–71). He lived and worked in London and New-York for 44 years. 2007 he came back to Israel and opened the Studio in Bat-yam. His 3 children - Allona is a Public Relation Manager, Bat-Ami is a drama teacher and David is an Architect.

Environmental sculptures

Artist books

Maty Grunberg created over 25 Artist Books in collaboration with some of the well-known writers. The books were done in different techniques that M.G. studied and specialized– 19th century etching, silk screens, woodcuts and Digi-graphic (21th century) prints. All were published in limited editions. The most known of his artist books are:

Dimensional Construction Paper Erosion

M.G. started to develop 3 dimensional paper sculptures during the seventies and goes on developing these works till today. Paper Erosion works were first exhibited in London on 1977 and in New-York on 1978 and last in Tel-Aviv on 2012.

Exhibitions, since 2012

Special Project

2015 – "The sculpture of Dog" - A special project, in honor of the late sculptor Menashe Kadishman who was a close friend of M.G (started when he was alive). Creating 10 sculptures of dogs made of granite, based on a bronze sculpture Kadishman made "Dog 1957". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BK1Ug4A0nXw

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