Omer Arbel
Omer Arbel | |
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עומר ארבל | |
| Born | 1976 (age 49–50) Jerusalem, Israel |
| Education | Point Grey Secondary |
| Alma mater | University of Waterloo |
| Occupations | Designer, sculptor and creative director of Bocci and OAO |
| Known for | Ambient glass lighting, materials research, etc. |
| Website | www |
Omer Arbel (Hebrew: עומר ארבל; born 1976) is a Canadian multidisciplinary artist. His work includes lighting design, architecture, materials research, and site-specific installations.[1] He is one of two co-founders of Bocci.[2] He prioritizes analog processes and traditional skills such as glassblowing, concrete forming, and metalwork in his work.[3]
Early life
Arbel was born and raised in Jerusalem.[4] As a youth, Arbel made it to the Canadian Junior National team and ranking in the top 20 at the Junior World Championships.[5] He competed in fencing for Team Canada at the 1993 Maccabiah Games in Israel.[6]
He received a BSc in environmental science from the University of Waterloo[7] in 1997.
Career
In 2005, Arbel co-founded Bocci, a design and manufacturing company based in Vancouver and Berlin. [7][8]
Omer’s built work has been exhibited at both the Surrey Art Gallery [9] and the Aedes Architekturforum in Berlin.[10]
Sculpture
Omer Arbel’s first solo exhibition of sculptural work was shown at the Monte Clark Gallery in Vancouver, in 2015.[4] In 2020, Omer Arbel showed a new series of sculptural works at Carwan Gallery in Athens. The show consisted of 70 unique copper objects and marked the launch of Carwan Gallery’s new exhibition space in Athens.[11][12]
Special Projects
In 2010, Arbel was selected to co-design Canada's 2010 Olympic medals in collaboration with Aboriginal artist Corrine Hunt.[13] His original submission, 27.3, included plans for the medals to be held together by invisible magnets, concealing a cavity on the inside where an athlete could store a memento, and having an onsite engraver etch the sounds of the last ten minutes before a medal event onto the medal itself. Financial and practical concerns prevented these plans from being realized.[14]
Arbel's work has been selected for large-scale public installations that combine artwork and industrial design.[2] He has had multiple exhibitions at Spazio Rossana Orlandi in Milan, the Art Institute of Chicago, and at the Fairmont Pacific Rim Vancouver, Mallett Antiques, Canada House, and the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The 2013 Victoria and Albert Museum exhibit featured 280 of the 28 spheres cascading more than 30 meters from the museum's vaulted ceiling.[15] Canada House was reopened in February 2015 with the addition of 157 of Arbel's 57 series lights winding down the central staircase.[16] On March 5, 2015 Arbel unveiled a large outdoor installation of his new 16 series at Vancouver's Fairmont Pacific Rim Hotel.[17] The Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) announced on March 16, 2015 that Arbel would be awarded the Allied Arts Medal for 2015 based on his recent work at the Victoria and Albert Museum.[18]
See also
References
- ^ "The Alchemical Talent of Omer Arbel is in Full Display at Carwan Gallery's New Athenian Home". Yatzer. September 19, 2020. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
- ^ a b "Made in Vancouver: Omer Arbel | Vancouver Magazine". www.vanmag.com. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015.
- ^ Plag, Celina. "Designer Omer Arbel: Der Erleuchter und sein ganz großer Traum". FAZ.NET (in German). ISSN 0174-4909. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
- ^ a b "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
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- ^ "1993 Team Canada Delegation"
- ^ a b "The Secret of Bocci's Success". Azure Magazine. January 13, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- ^ Magazine, Wallpaper* (December 23, 2015). "Spheres of influence: a new base in Berlin gives design firm Bocci a chance to shine". Wallpaper*. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- ^ "Omer Arbel presents experiments with concrete at Particles for the Built World exhibition". Dezeen. June 9, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
- ^ "Omer Arbel - Architektonische Experimente in Material und Form - Aedes Architecture Forum". www.aedes-arc.de. Retrieved January 11, 2021.
- ^ "carwan gallery inaugurates new space in athens with omer arbel's copper sculptures". designboom | architecture & design magazine. September 23, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ "The Alchemical Talent of Omer Arbel is in Full Display at Carwan Gallery's New Athenian Home". Yatzer. September 19, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
- ^ "2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games medals unveiled". Vancouver Sun. October 14, 2010. Archived from the original on October 23, 2009. Retrieved October 18, 2009.
- ^ "Maclean's. Commemorative Olympic Issue" (PDF). March 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
- ^ "Bocci at the V&A for London Design Festival 2013". September 13, 2013.
- ^ "Bocci's Omer Arbel lights up new look Canada House". Archived from the original on March 19, 2015.
- ^ "Canadian design firm Bocci lights up the Vancouver sky". March 9, 2015.
- ^ "RAIC announces recipient of 2015 Allied Arts Medal | RAIC | Architecture Canada". raic.org. Archived from the original on May 26, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2026.