Nimrod Messeg

Nimrod Messeg was born in Israel in 1970; art surrounded him at every turn. His father, Aharon Messeg, is one of the leading Israeli painters, and his mother, Sabina Messeg, a famous poet. This atmosphere has made the artist he is today, self-made, autodidact, not following any other current than the one the metal dictates. When he was thirteen years old, Messeg was already doing stone sculptures and painting. Later on he started working with wood and it wasnt until fifteen years ago that he discovers the matter which will give him the wings for his creations. His sculptures are carried out by the ancient forge technique.

Forging allows Nimrod to explore infinite possibilities, textures and nuances giving a unique, artisanal and unmistakable imprint in every inch of his sculptures. At present days it is very rare to come across an artist like Messeg. With him, the name artist returns to its essence, in which the artist is an artisan. By creating his sculptures by forge each of his pieces are unique and unrepeatable, normally he doesnt do preparatory work, he simply leaves the material to show the way. His first works are more figurative. Through them he does exhaustive studies of gestures, expressions, texturesthey are ...