Dede
Bandaid & Nitzan Mintz
Dede Bandaid is a Tel Aviv and New York-based, multidisciplinary urban artist, who utilizes various mediums to communicate within the public arena. Bandaid began creating his works after finishing his military service, and continued to develop as an artist while completing his undergraduate studies at Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design. Nowadays, his works can be viewed at galleries, exhibition spaces, various art events, and in the streets of art capitals around the world, such as London, New York, Berlin and Tel Aviv.
Nitzan Mintz is a visual poet based in Tel Aviv. She began her artistic journey decade ago in the streets of Tel Aviv, creating visual poetry for specific locations in the city. Although Mintz later expanded her practice to include studio pieces, the public sphere continues to hold central role in her artistic process, and it remains her main source of inspiration. Mintz has created pieces in the public sphere and has exhibited her work in different art venues and events in numerous cities around the world, including New York, Miami, Montreal, London, Paris, Prague, Vienna, Berlin and more.
As partners in life and practice, we find inspiration in the vibrant pulse and constant flux of urban environments. Our artworks — installations, site-specific projects, assemblage, collage, painting, and visual poetry — are inspired by themes of post-trauma, childhood, and decay. We are interested in discovering and representing the moments in which private experiences manifest in public, seeping into civic mechanisms. People occupying public spaces are often the audience we strive to reach and empower. Be it individuals we cross paths with or communities at large, we see our practice as a channel of communication which follows the messages and insights that we ourselves receive as we immerse ourselves in different communities. By activating neglected areas, we hope to convey complex messages and evoke multi-dimensional interactions with otherwise overlooked places. Nitzan’s text provides a visual dimension to language, deepening perception of her poems while mining a deep well of primal and fundamental human associations. At the same time, she probes specific and personal emotions. Dede provides poignant messages related to the specific history of a site or format of an artwork. He often chooses to confront social questions, addressing inequities and injustices. By bridging the social agenda and the pictorial planes he uses, Dede leverages the public space to disrupt its monotonous pace. By combining distinct approaches, we present a rich tapestry of observations and reflections on mental processes and spatial dynamics. Ultimately, our goal is to spark dialogue and foster connections through our shared exploration of the human experience within the urban landscape.
Dede Bandaid is a Tel Aviv and New York-based, multidisciplinary urban artist, who utilizes various mediums to communicate within the public arena. Bandaid began creating his works after finishing his military service, and continued to develop as an artist while completing his undergraduate studies at Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design. Nowadays, his works can be viewed at galleries, exhibition spaces, various art events, and in the streets of art capitals around the world, such as London, New York, Berlin and Tel Aviv.
Nitzan Mintz is a visual poet based in Tel Aviv. She began her artistic journey decade ago in the streets of Tel Aviv, creating visual poetry for specific locations in the city. Although Mintz later expanded her practice to include studio pieces, the public sphere continues to hold central role in her artistic process, and it remains her main source of inspiration. Mintz has created pieces in the public sphere and has exhibited her work in different art venues and events in numerous cities around the world, including New York, Miami, Montreal, London, Paris, Prague, Vienna, Berlin and more.