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David Mezach

David (Dudu) Mezach is an Israeli multidisciplinary artist and set designer who headed the Screen-Based Arts Department at Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design until September 2017.

born 1955Video art and multidisciplinary workTelevision and stage set designHeading Bezalel's Screen-Based Arts DepartmentThe Bezalel 100/Terminal exhibit

Born: 23 June 1955, Haifa
Occupation: painter, mixed-media artist
Education: Bezalel Academy of Art and Design

David Mezach was born in 1955 in Haifa

David Mezach was born in Haifa on June 23, 1955. He studied art at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem.

He has taught at Bezalel since 1986. From 1994 to 2006 he led the video and new media unit, and from 2009 to 2017 he headed the Screen-Based Arts Department. In 2006, for the academy's 100th anniversary, he curated the student exhibit Bezalel 100/Terminal at Ben Gurion Airport, which showed works by 400 students and drew 75,000 visitors.

His work spans painting, sculpture, installation and video. Many of his videos are shot from a window and explore links between painting, film and photography. His work deals with the individual in society through everyday objects and images.

Since 1995 he has designed hundreds of sets for television, theater and stage shows. His television work includes sets for Uvda with Ilana Dayan, X Factor Israel and The Voice Israel. In September 2017 he held a solo exhibition at the Israel Museum.