An artistic educational project based on the plain brown notebook
The “plain” notebook has been used for decades by children and adults all over the country, it is also the cheapest. These days, when the market is flooded with colorful beautiful notebooks, with 3D prints of hello kitty and the Transformers, the plain notebook was cast aside as a washed-out starlet.
This project tries to capture the magic of a simpler, less commercial era, to check the connection of that magical era to our current reality and trends, celebrate the countless unique artistic perspectives and show that you can create an interesting work of art from the plainest and cheapest of materials.
Artists from all disciplines were given a notebook and asked to use it to create a piece of art.
** the project will be exhibited around December in Gymnasia Herzliya, a renowned high-school (founded 1905) that last year started putting a special emphasis on cooperation of artists, students and the community. The exhibition will open the new educational contemporary art gallery in the Gymnasia. Once this exhibition ends, the project is to continue as a permanent wandering exhibition in museums in Israel and abroad, adding new notebooks as the exhibitions travel**
List of participants:
Adaki Avi– Israel / Adoni Nir – Israel / Aloni Shay Id– Israel / Aksel Erdag – Turkey / Alderete Jorge – Mexico / Alon Nir – Germany / Alroy Nivi – Israel / Angles Jean-Marie – France / Anski Hillel – Israel / Arad Roy Chiky– Israel / Aran Uri – USA / Arango Ramiro – France / Arnoldi Charles – USA / Artists Anonymous – Germany / Ashkar Anisa – Israel / Aviram Dror – Israel / Aviram Ori – Israel / Ayal Avishay – Israel / Ayres Paulo- Brazil / B.H. Sharon – Israel / Bahl Mekhala – India / Ballen Roger – South Africa / Bar-Lev Jennifer– Israel / Barel Ido– Israel / Bart Harriet – USA / Bates George – USA / Ben-David Avia – Israel / Beninati Manfredi – Italy / Bergman Olga – Iceland / Binnie Paul – UK / Bisch Thierry – FRANCE / Bisky Norbert – Germany / Blair Dike – USA / Bleckner Ross – USA / Bluecurry – UK / BNE – China / Bolton William – USA / Boullosa Marisa – Mexico / War Boutique- UK / Bozurska Kristina – Macedonia / Brakoviar Ido – Israel / Brande Adi– Israel / Brätsch Kerstin – Germany / Brokenfingaz – Israel / Bruckmann Nomi- Israel/ Buehlmann Naomi – Switzerland / Bokobza Eliahou Eric – Israel / Burdis Edwin – UK / Burr Peter – USA / Burton Mikey – USA / Byrne John – Ireland / Cairns Brian – Scotland / Campagna Terrence – USA / Carnwath Squeak – USA / Cecil Touchon - USA / Chagoya Enrique – USA /Chen Lihi– Israel / Chester Perci – USA /Chodzko Adam – UK / Choksi Nishant – UK / Chow Saiman – USA / Churcher Peter – Spain / Conception Ernest – USA / Corris Michael – USA / Cronin Brian – USA / David Lucy– Israel / De-Vreis Ruti – Israel / De La Cruz Jerry – USA / De Magalhaes Nzuji – USA / Dishon Peleg– Israel / Doucet Julie – Canada / Dromer Ori– Israel / e-Boy - Canada / Efrati Yoav – Israel / Eidelman Ronen- Israel / Eilers Debo – USA / Elimelech Ohad – Israel / Erlich Esther – Australia / Esling Simon – New Zealand / Ettinger Bracha L. – Israel / Eviner Inci – Turkey / Exilentia Exiff – Germany / Eyfjord Steingrimur – Norway / Feerer Ryan – USA / Feingold Ken – USA / Fiedler Joseph Daniel – USA / Finlay Alec – UK / Fischer Gilit– Israel / Freino Karolina – Poland / Freuchen Jan – Norway / Futurefarmers – USA / Gabie Neville – USA / Gal-Noor Efrat – Israel / Gam-Hacohen Asaf– Israel / Gamburd Miriam– Israel / Ganahl Rainer-Germany, USA / Garbuz Yair– Israel /Gertner Ita– Israel / Giehler Torben – Germany / Gildor Jacob– Israel / Gilewicz Wojciech – Poland / Gilhooly David – USA/ Glazberg Sharon– Israel / Golan Sarig Sari– Israel / Goldstein Gary– Israel / Green Brent – USA / Griess Joachim – Germany / Griess Heike – Germany / Guerrero Raul – USA / Guerrilla Girls – USA / Gur Arie Eli– Israel / Haake Martin – Germany / Hameagel Honi– Israel / Hardland /Heartland – USA / Hardy Tara – Canada / Harel Avi – Israel / Harel Bosem– Israel / Har-lev Lior – Israel / Hayes Greenwood Jane – UK / Hebson Nadia – UK / Heidecker Joseph – USA / Heiman Meirav– Israel / Heller Bonnie – USA / Helmes Scott – USA / Helbitz Cohen Ruthi– Israel / Henderickx Philip – Belgium / Heuser Tayo – USA / Heyman Daniel – USA / Hillen Sean – Ireland / Hiratsuka Yuji – Japan/US / Hochbaum David – USA / Hoferer Marietta – USA / Hofshi Orit– Israel / Hollerer Clemens – Austria / Hornby Nick – UK / Huerta Carmen Garcia – Spain / Hundley Sterling – USA / Hwang Ran – USA / Ilic Mirko – USA / Imasaka Yojiro – Japan / Imazu Kei – Japan / Andrea Innocent – Australia / Ishikawa Koji – Japan /USA / Jasinski Aaron – USA / Jeremyville – USA / Jiang Nova – UK / Kackar-Demirel Yasemin – Turkey /USA / Kahana Gilad– Israel / Kallan Canuto – Greece / Kallyn Campbell – USA / Kalman Maira – USA / Katz Allison – USA / Karavan Tamar– Israel / Karni Yossi – Israel / Karolina – Israel / Karta Dror– Israel / King Anna – Scotland / Klone – Israel / Know Hope – Israel / Könitz Alice – USA / Koren Killy– Israel / Korpo Arik – Israel / Krewani Julia – Germany / Ktalav Nima- Israel/ Kuhneman Olaf – Germany / Kukla Michael – USA / Kuper Peter – USA / Kyong Yunmee – USA / Landau Daniel– Israel / Lang Gerhard – Germany / Lang Robert J. – USA / Lanir Rotem– Israel / Lasch Pedro – USA / Lemmerz Christian – Germany / Leonardo Shaun – USA / / Lev Neomi– Israel / Lifshits Dedi – Israel / Limon Mauricio – Mexico / Macari Ant – UK / Maimon Dafna – Finland / Maki Teemu – Finland / Maluka Mustafa - Finland / Manetas Miltos – Italy / Maor Chaim– Israel / Maple Sarah – UK / Marcus Shachar– Israel / Markovich Roy Menahem – Israel / Marrs Tim – UK / Maruyama Tokio – Japan / Matos Yochai– Israel / Matsuyama Tomokazu – Japan /USA / Mazza Cat – USA / McGrath Ted – USA / McNair Jon – USA / Mehutan Hava– Israel / Meridor Nina– Israel / Meshullam Assi– Israel / Messer Sam – USA / Mimi S.(Scholz) – Germany / Mishli Ravit– Israel / Molotov Circus – UK / Moore Larry – USA / Moran Donna – USA / Mordechai Roi– Israel / Motta Carlos – Brazil / Munday Oliver – USA / Murray Wil – Germany / N55 – Denemark / Naamati Gil– Israel / Nachmias Shani– Israel / Nachshon Adi – Israel / Nakajima Miya – Japan / Navon Tali– Israel / Nessim Barbara – USA / O’Donnell Hugh – USA / Ohkawara Ai – Japan / Omer Yael– Israel / O’neil Robyn – USA / Or-Ner Dov – Israel / Oren Yaara – Israel / ORLAN – France / Orta Lucy – France / Overtoom Joep – Netherland / Paichewitch Ami – Israel / Papaioannou Tassos – Greece / Pasternak Galia– Israel / Patriarca Francesco – Italy / Paulos Cristina – USA / Pennock Chris – USA / Petrovski Boris – Macedonia / Perez Yair– Israel / Plotkin Ariela– Israel / Pollak Michal – Israel / Prieto Garcia Wilfredo – USA / Proffer Arabella – USA / Prusa Carol – USA / Puchert Henry – Germany/ Rabina Doron– Israel / Radic Jelena – Serbia / Ramsey Luke – Canada / Ravitz Barak– Israel / Ray Leo– Israel / Raz Ronen– Israel / Reisner Dan – Israel / Rennert Itzik– Israel / Reva Victoria– Israel / Reznikov Rosenthal Rena– Israel / Rivnai Shony– Israel / Roded Tamar– Israel / Rodriguez Edel – USA / Rosenthal Daniel– Israel / Rubin Herlod– Israel / Sabah Avi- Israel / Salgado Andrew – UK / Sarig Shahar– Israel / Sasson Rani– Israel / Sattarasart Sathit – Thailand / Saunders Mathew – USA / Schneor Alma– Israel / Schor Mira – USA / Schwalb Susan– USA / Seawright Paul – Northern Ireland / Serber Sasha– Israel / Shaban Shlomi– Israel / Shapiro Lucien – USA / Sharabani Ronen– Israel / Shaul Yuval– Israel / Shenhav Dina– Israel / Sher Adam– Israel / Shimoda Hikari – Japan / Shin Yaron– Israel / Shneider Shay– Israel / Shoham Guy – UK / Shpilsher-Morag-Tzepelewitz Keren– Israel / Smear – USA / Singer Oran– Israel / Slabosky Pesach– Israel / Slonim Eliaz– Israel /Sofokleous Konstantia – Cyprus / Sokolnicka Kama – Poland / Somek Roni– Israel / Spilsbury Simon – UK / Spinelli Christopher – USA / von Stern Rona– Israel / Sudin Elke Reva– USA / Sunny Park Soo – USA / Sunshine Ilene – USA / Sury Caroline – France / Tacla Jorge - USA / Talpaz Dov – Israel / Taniguchi Tatsuya – Japan / Tantra Sinta – UK / Tartakover David – Israel / Taylor Josh – USA / Temkin Merle – USA / Thayer Ryan – USA / Thompson Anthony – USA / Thomson Mungo – USA / Thoroddsen Gudmundur – Iceland / Timen Gilly – Israel / Tin Kin Hung Kenneth – USA /Toderi Garzia – Italy/ Torres Rubén Ortiz – USA / Turdjeman Yoel– Israel / Traum Jerremy – USA / Tse Shirley – USA / Tu Pei-Shih – Taiwan / Ullman Gad – Israel / Ulriksen Mark – USA/ Vino Elad Sarit- Israel / V.I.P – Germany / Vanmechelen Koen – Belgium / Vater Markus – Germany, UK / Venieri Lydia – USA / Ventura Matos Pedro – Portugal / Veralto Nicola – USA, Italy / Voigt Jorinde – Germany / Von Bassewitz David – Germany / Wertheim Haggar– Israel / Wiesenfeld Aron – USA / Wilhelm Bruce – USA / Wolman Michel– Israel / Wright Rick – USA / Wurm Erwin – Austria / Yaacobi Yehonatan John– Israel / Yamaguchi Meguru – Japan, USA / Yaniv Michal– Israel / Yashi Yohei – UK / Yazzie Melanie – USA / Yesiltac Viola – USA / Yu Peng – Yuan Sun- China / Zagursky Guy– Israel / Zagursky Ran– Israel / Zamora Hector – Brazil / Zamora Marco – USA / Ziprot Zachi– Israel / Ziv Eldad– Israel / Zloof Namir Sagit– Israel
watch this video created for the project by Japanese artist Miya Nakajima
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJ_vw6-jCic
“The portentous life of death in Maya land“, Enrique Chagoya, 2011, monoprint, courtesy of the artist.
Machberet invaders, e-boy, 2011, digital media, Canada, courtesy of the artists.
night and day, Ernest Concepcion, 2011, mixed technique, USA, courtesy of the artist.
plain is beautiful, SMEAR, 2011, mixed technique, USA, courtesy of the artist.
untitled, Tatsuya Taniguchi, 2011, mixed technique, Japan, courtesy of the artist.
