Maty Grunberg

Maty Grunberg created over 25 Artist Books in collaboration with some of the well-known writers. The books were done in different techniques that M.G. studied and specialized– 19th century etching, silk screens, woodcuts and Digi-graphic (21st century) prints. All were published in limited editions. The most known of his artist books are: • 1971 – "Theatre of the Absurd", etching, collaboration with distinguished Israeli poet Natan Zach, London. • 1972 – Second Circle of Perception", etching, collaboration with playwright Arnold Wesker, London. • 1990 – "Jerusalem 1967–1990", woodcuts, collaboration with late honorary Israeli poet Yehuda Amichai, London. • 1996 – "The Book of Ruth", woodcuts, collaboration with Israeli poet Linda Zisquit, London. • 2008 – "Jerusalem: The Tulip and the Thorn", digi-graphic prints, with extracts from Amos Oz, distinguished Israeli writer, book – "A Story of Love and Darkness", Jerusalem. 3 of M.G. artist books demonstrate a contemporary approach to Judaica. • "The Book of Esther", silkscreen, collaboration with Israeli poet Natan Zach, 1975, London. Exhibition-Jewish Museum New-York, 1978. • "The Bezalel Haggadah", woodcuts, 1984, New-York. Travelling exhibition – U.S.A. with Marc Chagall and Ben Shan Haggadah, 1989. • "The Book of Ruth", woodcuts, collaboration with Israeli poet Linda Zisquit, 1996, London. Exhibition –Israel, Tel Aviv 2012, Ra'anana 2014. The 3 Judaica books will be exhibited together for the first time from March to June 2015, in the main gallery of Beit Ariella, central library of Tel Aviv. • 2010 – 2014 A trilogy, 3 artist books with writer Naomi R. Azar, M.G's life partner. • "Writing the Month of August to You" • "The Remains of the Logical Woman" • "The Artist and the Bourgois Woman" • 2012 "Bezalel Haggadah / Study Drawings" – An artist book following the creation of "Bezalel Haggadah" from preparation sketches to the final woodcuts in the printed Haggadah. • 2013 – "The Book of Esther" – An artist book following the creation of "The Book of Esther" from preparation sketches to the final woodcuts in the printed book. • 2016 – "Notes of Love", The trilogy of the 3 artist books was bound into a popular artist book.

• Illustration — Sundial sculpture in Jerusalem • 1985 – "The Jerusalem Gates" – M.G. has worked closely with architect Moshe Safdie and sculpted a series of 3 bronze gates for Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC) Jerusalem. Also created for HUC a relief – "Menorah – The Tree of Life" and a relief – "Dove of Jerusalem". • 1988 – "Menorah – Tree of Knowledge" façade of Hebrew Union College, (HUC) New-York, with architect Max Abramowitz. • 1988 – "The Garden of Boca Raton", a series of bronze sculptures, Industrial Hi-Tech complex, Boca Raton, Florida. • 1999 – "Sundial sculpture", bronze, private garden in Ascot, England • 2000 – "Sundial sculpture", bronze, in front of the entrance of New-York Hall of Science. • 2013 – "Sundial sculpture", stone and bronze, Teddy Park, Jerusalem.