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Artist Profile: Yaacov AgamMovement, Style, School or Type of Art: Best known for Op Art, earlier works were of a Kinetic nature Date and Place of Birth: May 11, 1928, Rishon-le-Zion, Israel (was Palestine) Life: Yaacov Agam decided, in the 1950's, that art could be more than a spectator sport. He created various "tactile paintings", meant to be handled, that added to sight the elements of touch and sound - and produced a unique user experience each time. Later works are purely visual - with a twist. His Op-ish grids full of colorful gradients, given the moniker "Agamographs", seem to change with every movement of the viewer's head. Agam is credited with being a founder of the Kinetic movement. Important Works:
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