Location: Israel
Rami Ater, born 1960, multidisciplinary artist, focusing on abstract and symbolistic sculpting in iron.
Ater's passion for artistic creation in general and iron sculpting in particular (which he stumbled into by chance) has been residing within him for many years. Over the years, he cooked, wrote poetry and dealt with photography, but these were always pursued recreationally rather than occupationally - taking a backseat to his "real" job. Although knowing, deep down, that iron sculpting is his way to self-actualization, his dream and desire to create and return to engaging with iron, waited in the background.
Life' s involuted chain of events - pivotal moments, jarring experiences, introspection and revelatory insights - has led him back to his roots and allowed him to reconnect with his love of iron sculpting. The reunion with this material gave birth to a very personal artistic practice that emanates from within as a figurative expression of Ater's emotional world.
Currently, sculpture is the main activity in his life. Along the way, Ater has enriched his technical capabilities through learning in Rami Rudich's studio, where he continues to create daily. Ater perceives iron, which is a medium full of contradictions, as most suitable for expressing his complex inner world, at times through posing a struggle and at times through accommodating a dialog.
Member of the IAA/AIAP.
Exhibits internationally.
Collections:
Bet Gabriel
Wolfson Museum
http://www.ater-art.com
“Rami Ater has created a series of iron sculptures with an upward motion, lending a mythical interpretation to infinity. Choosing iron, which is a hard material that comes from the soil. Ater creates a fascinating tapestry of tower-like models, inviting the observers to dive and soar along their lines into the depth of the psyche and up to the non-existent.”
Doron Pollack, artist, curator, critic, about some of my sculptures
2013 - 57.4x15.7x15.7 in - 148x40x40 cm - Iron with a touch of brass
2013 – 56.7x21.2x16.5 in - 142x54x42 cm - Iron with a touch of brass
Insights [7] 2014 – 33.5x37.7x15.7 in – 85x96x40 cm - Iron with a touch of brass
Insights [8] [Barrier] 2013 – 37.4x31.5x11.8 in - 95x80x30 cm - Iron with a touch of brass
Award winning sculpture. Wolfson Museum collection .
Insights [9] - Barrier 2013 – 43.3x33.5x13.8 in - 110x85x35 cm - Iron with a touch of brass
Award winning sculpture. Wolfson Museum collection .
On the way [3.3] 2016 - 28.3x45.3x10.6 in - 86x107x44 cm - Iron with a touch of brass
On the way [4.1] 2016 - 50.x19.7x17.7 in - 127x50x45 cm - Iron with a touch of brass
People on plate 2016 - 18.1x19.7x13.4 in - 46x50x34 cm
![Insights [1]](https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/artavita/photos/2017/2/97977/medium/insights-1-2013-57.4x15.7x15.7-in-148x40x40-cm-iron-with-a-touch-of-brass.jpg)
“Insights [1]”
![Insights [3]](https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/artavita/photos/2017/2/97978/medium/insights-3-2013-56.7x21.2x16.5-in-142x54x42-cm-iron-with-a-touch-of-brass.jpg)
“Insights [3]”
![Insights [7]](https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/artavita/photos/2017/2/97979/medium/insights-7-2014-33.5x37.7x15.7-in-85x96x40-cm-iron-with-a-touch-of-brass-.jpg)
“Insights [7]”
![Insights [8] [Barrier]](https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/artavita/photos/2017/2/97980/medium/insights-8-barrier-2013-37.4x31.5x11.8-in-95x80x30-cm-iron-with-a-touch-of-brass.jpg)
“Insights [8] [Barrier]”
![Insights [9] - Barrier](https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/artavita/photos/2017/2/97981/medium/insights-9-barrier-2013-43.3x33.5x13.8-in-110x85x35-cm-iron-with-a-touch-of-brass.jpg)
“Insights [9] - Barrier”
![On the way [3.3]](https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/artavita/photos/2017/2/97982/medium/on-the-way-3.3-2016-28.3x45.3x10.6-in-86x107x44-cm-iron-with-a-touch-of-brass.jpg)
“On the way [3.3] ”
![On the way [4.1]](https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/artavita/photos/2017/2/97983/medium/on-the-way-4.1-2016-50.x19.7x17.7-in-127x50x45-cm-iron-with-a-touch-of-brass.jpg)
“On the way [4.1]”
“People on plate”
