Teacher - Academy of Arts, Ramat Hasharon, Israel
Studied at Tel-Aviv University in the department of Film and Television, where he graduated as BFA. He also studied sculpture and painting at the Academy of Arts in Ramat Hasharon and he attended advanced studies in fashion photography in Milan, Italy.
Eldad Maestro has made short-length films, video art and experimental films. He became a leading figure in the field of commercial photography, more specifically in portrait, fashion, advertising and theatre where he created his unique style. After having run a studio in Tel-Aviv for nine years, he took a sabbatical year in 1990, closed the studio and travelled to the Far East. Back in Israel, he made photo etchings with the pictures he made in Japan, giving birth to his current exhibition series 'Fields'.
Eldad has returned to the school where he once studied and teaches at the Academy of Arts in Ramat Hasharon. He has also taught at the Camera Obscura in Tel-Aviv. His work has been widely exhibited in Israel and Japan.
Exhibitions:
1982 Museum of Modern Art, Haifa: the Biennale of Photography
1985 Camera Obscura, Tel-Aviv: 21 Photographers
Phil Perkis Workshop
1987 Jerusalem Theatre: exhibition of theatre photography
1988 Tel-Aviv Museum: exhibition "Sky Limit" ("Kav-Rakia")
Jerusalem Theatre: exhibition of works - Israel Festival
1989 Café Recital: exhibition of theatre photography
1993 Yad Labanim, Haifa: photographs from Kyoto
1994 Kodak Photo Salon, Tokyo: "Fields"
"I was walking in the fields. I entered the Zen Gardens, strolling and wandering through the temples. I had not read about them beforehand, nor had I taken any guide; I preferred to approach the experience as if it were a blank page on which the gardens would write their own story".
Masami Fujisawa, Chief Editor 'Asahi Camera'.
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