page_title: Yehiel Rabinowitz
section_title: Sculptures
hierarchical_section_title: Yehiel Rabinowitz / Sculptures
caption_attribution_description: Monumental_scultpure_les_Otimistes
context_page_description: Yehiel Rabinowitz is a Paris-based sculptor and painter. He has created a number of mural paintings and ceramic tile murals in public and private spaces throughout France, Spain, and Belgium. He is also responsible for creating sculptures out of sheets of aluminum and stainless steel in public and private spaces in France and Canada, such as “Les Otimistes” in Fougères, France. Rabinowitz began practicing art as a profession in the 1960s and rose to prominence through the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s.
context_section_description: In the late 1980s, Rabinowitz started experimenting with the creation of sculptures out of sheets of aluminium and stainless steel. During the 1990s he realized a number of important projects in public and private spaces. This part of his artistic accomplishment continues till today, with the highlight to date being "Les Otimistes", a façade sculpture consisting of 15 high columns with 86 "flying persons", realized in Fougères, France (2005–2007).
caption: Les Otimistes, Fougères, France, 2007
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