Zigi Ben-Haim

Zigi Ben-Haim
Zigi Ben-Haim (1980)
Born 1945 (1945)
Baghdad, Iraq
Nationality American
Known for sculptor painter

Zigi Ben-Haim (born 1945 in Baghdad, Iraq) is an American-Israeli sculptor and painter who lives and works in New York City and Israel.[1]

Current projects

PoeTree Tel-Aviv, Israel
PoeTree – Brown (left) and PoeTree – Longfellow (right)
Treasure the Green, New York

On August 9, 2017, Ben-Haim unveiled his sculpture, Treasure the Green, in SoHo on Broadway. The project was sponsored by the SoHo Broadway Initiative and the New York Department of Transportation's Art Program. The sculpture is considered to be the first sculpture to receive permission to be installed on a bus bulb on Broadway. The sculpture was made to "emphasize the importance of nature in our lives," and stands as a reminder of "the importance of reconnecting with the pure nature of the green." The sculpture uses the symbol of the leaf, which has been a major icon of Ben-Haim's work for the past 30 years. It symbolizes nature and it is a metaphoric way of emphasizing nature and the surrounding environment.

Selected public collections

Splendid Step (2003) next to the Tel Aviv Museum of Art
Green World From the series World Condition, 2018

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 5, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2011.
  • Zigi Ben-Haim's website
  • Grant recipient profile at the America-Israel Cultural Foundation
  • Galerie Rother Winter
  • Stux Gallery
  • Chelouche Gallery
  • "Small Step For Artist, Splendid Step For N.Y.C." New York Observer. 20 October 2003. Archived from the original on 25 June 2011.
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