JOEL AMIT

About the Artist:

Joel Amit was born in Jerusalem in 1982. He started painting, designing and sculpting from a young age. His passion for art eventually took him to study architecture at the famous Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem where he graduated with honors. Joel then moved to the Negev desert where he lived for five years planning and building student and artist villages.

During this period in southern Israel, he gained experienced working with a variety of building materials. He was designing new building units utilizing concrete, wood, tubes, cardboard and paper. Joel grew curious, exploring how he could use small scraps of unclaimed metals as construction materials for large-scale structures. Joel’s search for small “pixels”, which could construct a larger form, opened the door to a technique he fine-tuned to create magnificent pieces of significant art, this time working with metal.

Joel established his studio in Jerusalem and is currently creating and presenting a series of works he terms pixel-art. This series draws its inspiration from nature as well as from the computerized world and the doors it opens for artistic creation. Joel finds the process of forming steel, a heavy and cold material, into delicate forms of life such as butterflies, fish, birds and feathers, to be a liberating one. He expresses the values of life, love, irony and humor in his work, always in search of an added dimension, a hidden layer and a challenge to the eye.

Joel’s impressive body of work ranges from creating huge custom installations for public spaces and museums, to bringing private clients’ dream visions to life. Today his work has won countless awards and is featured in galleries and museums on five different continents. At Sarah’s Tent, we believe anything is possible. We would love to help you choose the right piece for your space or work closely with the artist to bring your own dream composition to life! It is possible to customize size, color, shape, style and even the subject of each piece upon consultation. Contact us to learn more.