Ido Michaeli is a multidisciplinary artist whose work resides on the seam of art, design and craft and utilizes textile, stained-glass, ceramic, and painting.
Michaeli's work has been exhibited extensively in galleries and museums around the world. He holds a Masters of Art and a bachelors of Design, both from the Bezalel Academy in Jerusalem.
B. 1980, Lives and works in New York & Connecticut, USA
My art projects are a form of social practice, based on collaborations with traditional artisans from around the world and addresses questions of interculturalism, identity politics, global economy, and post-colonialism
They often address questions of social justice, cross-culturalism, identity politics, global economy, and post-colonialism.
I work with diverse mediums such as stained glass, ceramic tiles, painting, video, and textiles. I create elaborate images, rich in details, references, and narratives and send them overseas to be handmade by crafters.
Born to an immigrant family, I grew up on the seam of conflicting identities: The Eastern traditions of my family versus the Western environment we were living in. This cultural split made me constantly juggle between different cultural codes.
My main motivation as an artist is to bridge cultural gaps, challenge racial, and political stereotypes, and to bring together clashing worldviews. I believe that art enables us to find the common ground where it seems as if there is none. Through art, I draw attention to often-overlooked traditions, to offer a conversation between cultures and between countries. These collaborations are an invitation to look through another's eyes and search for what we have in common.