Art and designצדוק בן דוד
Zadok Ben David
Zadok Ben-David is an Israeli sculptor and painter based in London, known for large installations of cut metal figures and flowers.
born 1949The installation BlackfieldRepresenting Israel at Venice BiennalePeople I Saw But Never Met
- Occupation
- painter, sculptor
- Education
- Saint Martin's School of Art, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design
Zadok Ben David was born in 1949 in Yemen
Zadok Ben-David was born in 1949 in Beihan, Yemen. His family moved to Israel when he was a baby, and he lived in a transit camp.
He studied at the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design from 1971 to 1973. After the Yom Kippur War he went to England, studying at the University of Reading and then sculpture at Saint Martin's School of Art in London. He taught at Saint Martin's from 1977 to 1982.
In 1988 he represented Israel at the Venice Biennale. He won a prize at a biennale in Portugal in 2007 and the Tel Aviv Museum prize for sculpture. In 2008 he made a sculpture for the Beijing Olympics and showed the installation Blackfield at the Singapore Biennale.
His 2010 exhibition Human Nature at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art drew more than 145,000 visitors to see Blackfield. In 2018 he created People I Saw But Never Met, made of 6,000 aluminum miniatures, shown in Tel Aviv in 2021. His public works in Israel include sculptures on the Tel Aviv promenade and at Yad Vashem.
Milestones in Zadok Ben David's life
- 1949
Born in Beihan, Yemen.
- 1971
Began studies at Bezalel.
- 1977
Began teaching at Saint Martin's School of Art.
- 1988
Represented Israel at the Venice Biennale.
- 2003
His sculpture was placed at the Partisans Lookout at Yad Vashem.
- 2008
Made a sculpture for the Beijing Olympics.
- 2010
Showed Human Nature at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art.
- 2018
Created People I Saw But Never Met.
Zadok Ben David served in the military
He took part in the Yom Kippur War.
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