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#40 Sept. 2003
Stained
Glass Artist Robert Nechin Click
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Stained
glass artist Robert Nechin works in a loft paradise with
views of the Carmel Mountains surrounding his airy studio
in Ein Hod.
As I cut glass, chose colors, filed, and soldered during
a recent workshop, the sunlight and blue skies filtered
through Nechin's work hanging throughout the studio.
As we flipped through his portfolios we saw his modern,
abstract and brilliantly colored, sculptures, partitions,
windows and murals many filled with pieces of wood and
metal and glass objects to give an additional dimension
to them.
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Nechin's
art hangs in synagogues and public spaces and private
homes both in Israel and abroad.
He often works together with architects and their clients
to create an art piece whose design will complement
the architecture of the structure. Currently he is designing
murals for the seaside town of Nahariya in northern
Israel. He recently completed window commissioned to
celebrate the 100th year of the Israelitische Gemeinde
Synagogue in Beil-Bienne, Switzerland.
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Our
workshop began with a brief history of stained glass,
an overview of different techniques, an introduction to
the tools we would be using and then we quickly began
practicing cutting glass.
Within four hours each of us had created a small colorful
piece to hang in our own windows. While working, Bob told
us about himself and the route that he took before making
aliyah in 1976.
Nechin grew up in West Virginia, was an honors
graduate of West Point Military Academy and then during
the height of the Vietnam War became a conscientious objector.
He is a graduate of Stanford University with a degree
in Russian Studies, has lived on communes and boats and
learned his craft while tending bar in Washington, DC.
The imprint of his life experiences are felt through his
work and in his own words: "Modern art has given
expression to a great feeling of freedom that grants room
to the human soul, and I want that reflected in my work.
This is my aim then: to create works that provide both
a sense of liberation and a feeling of harmony with the
natural world."
Text:
Deborah Rosenbloom
Photos: Judith Isaacson
Bob gives workshops for individuals and small
groups.
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Robert
Nechin
Ein Hod Artists Village 30890 Israel
Telephone: 972 4 9841129
Fax: 972 4 9541127
E-mail
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information, more art work or purchasing.
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