Ber Lazarus

I make sculpture to enliven the space around us and the spirit within us. Architects, interior designers, decorators, art collectors and all lovers of art are invited to view my work at berlazarus.art.

Ramat Gan, Tel Aviv District, Israel

About

Art is found in the ineffable space between possibility and actuality, between the idea of a work and the actual work itself. It is one act in the human struggle against chaos, a counterweight to entropy. I work with found objects, images, and ideas from which I create new objects, images, and ideas…thus contributing to the cosmic cycle of generation, decay, and regeneration through art. I use a variety of forms, materials, and scales in my art to explore the inter-relationships of objects in space, the nature of form in motion, and the effects of scale on composition. I live and work in Israel. My work has been shown in solo and group shows in Canada, the United States, and Europe. Recent work: Frames - http://berlazarus.com/#/frames Ex Libris: An Intimate Immensity - http://berlazarus.com/ex-libris-bookworks In this series, the original text becomes the context for a series of visual narratives animated by found objects, images. What was originally a readable book becomes a container for new visual ideas. The series emerges out of the contemporary shift from text-based to more visually-based cultural communication. Kinetic Sketches: Found Objects in Motion - https://berlazarus.com/#/kinetic-art/ An exploration of form in motion.

Experience

  • Contemporary Artist at Ber Lazarus, Artist
    Jun 1991 - Present · 35 yrs 1 mo

    Contemporary fine art: sculpture, assemblage, kinetic art, drawings, paintings, photography

  • Artisan at Wild Bear Leather
    Apr 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 3 mos

    Hand made, hand stitched high-quality leather work: shoulder bags, cross body bags

  • Arts Exhibition Planner/Curator at Ber Lazarus Artist
    Oct 2013 - Jul 2017 · 3 yrs 10 mos

    Freelance consultant to artists planning and curating visual arts exhibitions.

  • Publications Editor at Canadian Institute for Jewish Research
    Jul 2012 - Oct 2013 · 1 yr 4 mos

    Was responsible for compiling and broadcasting the daily ISRANET Briefing - a selection of academic and media analyses and opinion pieces concerning Israel, the Middle East, Judaism and the Jewish World.

  • Certified Consultant (freelance) at Canada Global Immigration Services
    Jun 1999 - Apr 2010 · 10 yrs 11 mos

    Immigration processing service for visa and immigration applications for visitors, students, workers and permanent residents to Canada.