butterflies by David Gerstein

The new butterflies' names are taken from people in the artist's life. Naomi (daughter), Tsiona (wife) and Vered (studio manager) to name a few. The butterflies are conveniently priced at $100 each and they ship worldwide via EMS. We're planing a butterfly give-away  in May so look out for that on our Facebook page.  Here are some more butterflies

Merav butterfly by David Gerstein

Merav butterfly by David Gerstein

Ruth butterfly by David Gerstein

Naomi Butterfly by David Gerstein

Naomi butterfly by David Gerstein

SEE ALL OF THE BUTTERFLIES RIGHT HERE

]]> Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:29:44 +0000 GersteinART is proud to release the brand new sculpture series 'Butterflies' by David Gerstein today. The first release is of five sculptures and the rest would be released in the next few days. The butterflies are colored on both sides and are easily wall mounted. To create a greater effect, you could mount them together as in this following picture - 

The butterflies released today are Vered butterfly, Mira Butterfly, Hadar butterfly, Alona butterfly, Hava butterfly. Five more would be released soon.

Interview with David Gerstein

Weekend interview with David Gerstein, painter, sculpture and designer.

Art around the clock

David Gerstein doesn't stop making art even on weekends. Now he's making sports themed sculptures for a stadium in Taiwan. His Saturday is spent in museums and galleries.

How does your weekend start?

"Sometimes I use it for work, because during the rest of the week I'm busy with meetings, phone calls and other more administrative work. During the weekend I have absolute quiet to create art. Those are my precious moments. Now I am working on a series of sports themed sculptures, which are meant to be place in a new stadium in Taipei, Taiwan."

What are you excited about these days?

"A large scale book about my works, which was just published by the Italian art publishing house 'Skira'. when I was a kid I used to 'swallow' their books with my eyes and I had a hidden dream that one day I would have my own book published by them. Lately I've also designed dessert plates for a company that has been making porcelain for the past 100 years. The plates are being made now and would be marketed all over the world.

How did you spend your last Saturday ('Shabbat')?

"I took my grand daughter, Sahar (4.5), to visit the Israel museum (In Jerusalem) and she absolutely loved it as well as I."

Do you give your own artwork as gifts?

"Although my wife claims that giving your artwork as a gift is opposing yourself on the receiver, I still insist, on most family occasions, to give a piece of mine instead of money. I always get great responses when I do that, almost without exception."

Is your home designed as a "Gerstein museum" with dozens of your own works?

"Hardly. My wife makes sure I keep my ego in check, I leave those decisions to her. Apart for just a few works of mine I have many works of other artists. Some friends, and some which I have purchased."

What is the highest sum you paid for purchasing an artwork?

"I don't purchase for that much; probably $2,000 is reasonable. I also exhibit other artists in my gallery in Tel Aviv and for each exhibition I receive a piece of art from the artist, so I do have quite a large collection, and I switch and change what is hung on the wall sometimes. I recently found a wonderful drawing by Abraham Ofek in a gallery in Tel Aviv and bought it immediately. We were good friends when he was alive but I never bothered collecting his works back then".

What does a Friday night dinner look like in your home?

"Well, because our kids are grown up and left home, most of our meals we have on our own, my wife and I. our eldest daughter Naomi (37) lives in Tel Aviv and doesn't come to dinner often. Yuval (33) lived in London for the past three years and has recently come back, so he is the one joining us usually with his girlfriend".

At least on 'Shabbat' you get to rest?

"I work twelve hours a day, six days a week. Because my hobby is also my profession, even Saturdays are dedicated to making art, but more on the theoretical side of it. I read art books and magazines and visit museums and galleries. Every month I spend about a week abroad to attend my exhibitions or openings. When I'm abroad I use my 'Shabbat' to visit museums and galleries as well".

Has anyone ever stolen an artwork from you?

 "A few years ago a huge sculpture I made, five meters tall, was stolen from a sculpture park near Kibbutz Hazerim in the south of Israel. It was at a time when metal was a sought after material and was worth a lot of money. Whoever stole it got a very low profit in comparison to the real value of this sculpture. It took me two years to build it, with a factory in 'Yeruham' (Southern Israel) and I haven't been able to reconstruct it since. The base of the sculpture is still standing there alone in the desert".

How did you meet your wife?

 "At a party, but I wasn't sure we connected. To my surprise we met a few days later on the street in Jerusalem and I invited to visit my studio. Later she told me she was anxious that she might not like my work and then she would have been able to go out with me, because of her sensitivity to aesthetics.But in the end the opposite happened".

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David Gerstein (68) lives in Jerusalem with his wife Tziona, an architect. He studied in Bezalel and taught there for 15 years. He has a large studio and will soon move to the industrial area near Bet Shemesh called Har tuv. He's an avowed atheist and has an ultra religious twin brother, who is also an illustrator for an ultra religious newspaper. His daughter studied art and runs his gallery. His son is a talented musician and founded the band "Coolooloosh". A huge sculpture he placed in Singapore called 'Momentum' has turned into an icon and a place tourist guides refer to. 

Twisters dancers sculpture by David Gerstein

Above you can see "Twisters", from the series. This is just one side of the piece. Here is the opposite side:

TWISTERS dancers sculpture by David Gerstein

There are other dancers as well such as "Rockers"

Rockers dancers sculpture by David Gerstein

Rockers dancers sculpture by David Gerstein

Rockers and Twisters may look a bit similar but they are not the same piece if you have a closer look.

Another new dancers sculpture is simply titled "New Dancers"

New Dancers by David Gerstein, newly designed for 2013

New Dancers by David Gerstein, newly designed for 2013

And the last new dancers sculpture is "Swingers"

New Swingers dancers sculpture by David Gerstein

NEW-SWINGERS-SIDE-1 by David Gerstein

Join us on Facebook for a chance to win a sculpture every month.

This week, David Gerstein's artwork is being displayed and sold at the New York international gift fair. The fair is taking place at Jacob K. Javits Convention Center and Piers 92 & 94, New York, New York.

On the fair's website they state: Drawing 35,000 attendees from all 50 states and 80+ countries, the NYIGF is produced twice annually by GLM Shows and is open to the trade only. Held in January and August in New York City, the Fair hosts 2,800 exhibiting companies showcasing the very best lines across the home, lifestyle and gift spectrum.

David Gerstein new york international gift fair

David Gerstein international gift fair New York 2013

Visit the stand at the fair, it will be open until January 30th, 2013.

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New catalog david gerstein 2013 cover

You may also order the catalog by sending us an email to: info@gersteinart.com. We will ship it to anywhere in the world for only $6, or free with every order on GersteinART online store.

JOIN US ON FACEBOOK AND WIN A BRAND NEW COW SCULPTURE!

Alona butterfly by David Gerstein

David Gerstein has been keeping rather busy in the past year producing some great new artwork, from small objects to large scale outdoor sculptures. In 2013, a lot of the hard work he has been doing will be released as new sculptures. The newest addition to the collection are the new colorful butterflies. The  butterfly series are double sided laser cutout metal sculptures. The difference is that these are made to be wall mounted.

Butterflies by David Gerstein 2013

There are ten new butterfly sculptures overall. The series is set to be released in the coming week here on Gersteinart online store. Here is another image of how they look like when wall mounted in a group.

David Gerstein butterflies 2013 in his studio in Jerusalem

More information about the release could be found on our Facebook page. Join us there. 

Here is one of them called Nava cow -

Nava cow by david gerstein

To celebrate the release of this new series we're giving away one cow of your choice to one lucky fan of GersteinART on our facebook page. All you need to do is head over to GersteinART on facebook and click that 'like' button.

Here is another cool and funny cow named Tikva -

Tikva cow David Gerstein

We're excited to open 2013 with a give-away of a brand new sculpture. Anyone could win one of the eight cow sculptures on GersteinART's Facebook page. The brand new cow sculpture series is set to be released this month (January 2012) and includes eight quite large double sided cows made in laser cutout metal. There are eight different cows to choose from and one of them could be yours this month absolutely free.

Nava cow by David Gerstein

All you need to do is visit GersteinART on Facebook,  hit the 'like' button and you're in the draw. Easy as that.

JOIN GERSTEINART ON FACEBOOK AND GET THAT COW SCULPTURE FREE. CLICK HERE.

Medina cow by David Gerstein

Nava cow by David Gerstein

2013 is going to see many new metal cutout sculptures by David Gerstein. The cow theme has been a part of  Gerstein's fascination for the animal kingdom. This new series features eight (!) brand new, larger table top sculptures, which are double sided laser cutout metal. The series is set to release in the coming weeks (early 2013) and will be available for worldwide shipping on GersteinART.

JOIN US ON FACEBOOK FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN ONE OF THE NEW COWS.

Here are a few more images of the new cow series -

Tikva cow by David GersteinMedina cow by David Gerstein

Here are more cows by David Gerstein

Dora cow david gerstein

Shalva-cow-david-gerstein