It is difficult to think of another artist like David Gerstein, whose work in recent
years has gained such prominence on the local scene: his pieces are regularly exhibited
at the Rosenfeld Gallery in the heart of Dizengoff, one of Tel Aviv's main streets;
reproductions of his works have been published in all Israeli newspapers; some of
his works have been chosen to appear on huge billboards, as human and aesthetic images
that aim to catch the eye and engage the heart, and to promote companies like Isracard
and the First International Bank; his monumental statues adorn Israeli cities; a
playground of his invention continues to delight the children of Jerusalem; the Hebrew
University ordered an ambitious and challenging project from Gerstein: the design
of various statues which will symbolize -
