Bronze relief by Bill Mack depicts Albert Einstein, a scientist that inter alia transformed scientific and academic scene in Israel. Bill Mack is a contemporary American sculptor and painter. This art piece is an example of beautiful interplay of form and material. Especially, the hand with a famous pipe goes beyond the frame, therefore, it is partly an alto relief with full-round elements. Moreover, emotionally strong 3-dimensional artworks, combining law and high relief techniques can hung on a wall. Classic depiction of the body in motion captures the attention immediately.
Even after the restriction on smoking, the creator of the theory of relativity couldn’t bear to give up the tactile experience of a pipe itself. Therefore, Einstein’s pipe has become the most popular object in the Modern Physics collection of the National Museum of American History.
Interestingly,
Bill Mack and his company worked with the metal from the Original Hollywood Sign, which was replaced in 1978. The artist created a series of portraits of distinguished stars of Hollywood on this metal. Besides, in 2012, Mack decided to restore the historic H letter, remaking it according to initial documentation.
In addition,
Check out blog about “Jerusalem” by Anna May Rychter, the depiction of the main old building of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem on Mount Scopus (Har HaTsofim). In particular, the public university was founded by Albert Einstein and Dr. Chaim Weizmann in July 1918 and officially opened in April 1925.
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