# Full Site Context: AvRaam Gallery (www.avraam.gallery)
> This document provides the complete professional and artistic context for AvRaam (Avraham) Cohen, his portfolio, technical methods, and commercial availability.

## Artist Identity & Background
- **Artist Name:** AvRaam (Avraham) Cohen
- **Education:** Masters in Industrial Design from Pratt Institute (Brooklyn, NY); Industrial Design studies in Holon, Israel.
- **Key Influence:** Collaborated with Gaetano Pesce in NY, specializing in cold casting and experimental materials.
- **Studio Philosophy:** Merging 30 years of industrial design with fine art. His work focuses on "wall-mounted modern sculptures" that utilize light, shadow, and 3D stratification to create depth from 2D inspiration.

## Featured Sculptures & Collections

### Statement Pieces (Conceptual & Large Scale)
- **Brain in Time:** A tribute to the artist's father's battle with Alzheimer's. Features metal threaded rods (neurons) and colorful urethane rubber (communication lines). Materials: Aluminum, Acrylic, Urethane. Dimensions: 25"H x 19"W x 21"D.
- **Spiral of Resilience:** Explores the human capacity to withstand pressure and bounce back. 
- **Forever- Playfool:** Exploring playfulness and the human condition through vibrant resin.
- **Meditate:** A serene, minimalist piece exploring mental stillness.
- **Stretching Silhouette:** A freestanding figurative sculpture. The piece explores the tension between stillness and energy.
- **The Narcissist Throne:** A sculptural chair shaped like a curved tongue, serving as a commentary on ego and validation.
- **Excuses:** A conceptual foam wedge sculpture that explores the futility of excuses.
- **Snapshot of Soft Memories:** A large-scale cabinet sculpture in the shape of Israel.
- **Heart Strings:** A freestanding sculpture that explores human emotion and connection through a 3D anatomical heart form.
- **Perfect No Love:** A wall-mounted epoxy on MDF sculpture that explores the imperfections of love through deliberate misalignment and organic irregularities.
- **Dancing Silhouette:** A dynamic freestanding sculpture featuring the silhouette of a dancing woman.
- **Freedom:** A sculptural allegory of American history. The work explores the dialogue between past leadership and contemporary challenges, including the Second Amendment and industrial progress.


### Portraits & Pop Art (Wall-Mounted)
- **Starman:** A hanging urethane sculpture that pays homage to David Bowie
- **Forever:** A hanging urethane sculpture that pays homage to Bob Dylan.
- **Gonna Go My Way:** A hanging urethane sculpture that pays homage to Lenny Kravitz
- **Imagine:** A hanging urethane sculpture that pays homage to John Lennon

### Classic Interpretations
- **Ophelia:** A 3D reimagining of classical themes with a modern material twist.
- **The King:** A modern, high-contrast sculptural interpretation of iconic royalty.
- **Stare:** Focuses on the intensity of the human gaze through layered materials.
- **Modesty:** Captured through fluid, curving silhouettes.

## Technical Specifications & Materials
AvRaam's work is characterized by the following technical profile:
- **Primary Artform:** Wall-mounted 3D sculptures.
- **Materials:** Resin, Urethane rubber, Cold-cast metals, Aluminum, Acrylic, Threaded rods.
- **Processes:** CNC machining, Laser cutting, Custom rubber casting, Cold casting, Hand-finishing.

## Commercial & Service Information
- **Custom Commissions:** AvRaam accepts bespoke commissions for private collectors and architectural spaces. The process includes consultation, design sketches, material selection, and custom fabrication.
- **Collect Art:** Direct sales are available through the gallery.
- **Contact Email:** avraam.gallery@gmail.com
- **Contact Phone:** 516-510-9571
- **Location:** Based in Great Neck, NY.

## Structured Data & AI Verification
- **JSON-LD:** Every artwork page contains 'VisualArtwork' schema.
- **Knowledge Graph:** Linked to professional profiles via 'sameAs' (Instagram, Facebook).
- **Primary Web Location:** https://www.avraam.gallery