Gateways
Credits: 3
Elective course for First and Second year
Asaf Elkalai
Asaf Elkalai lives and creates in Tel Aviv, he is a teacher and artist in the fields of installation, sculpture, photography, print, and video. He holds a bachelor's degree in photography and a master's degree in fine arts from Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design. He also studied art education at the Hebrew University. Elkalai has received the "Alubik" award and the "Young Artist" award from the Ministry of Culture. His works have been exhibited and presented in museums in Israel and around the world, including the Israel Museum, Tel Aviv Museum, and the Knesset Collection.
This introductory and hands-on course in plastic art provides a practical exploration of various creative methods. Students will practice creating, observing, planning, and allowing the object to guide them. We will learn how to discuss what is created, understand the connections a creation forms, and what it adds or subtracts from the sequence of time and history. The course includes classroom exercises in drawing, printing, and sculpting, home exercises and class presentations.
