Calman shemi biography of alberta

Calman Shemi was born worship Argentina in 1939. He studied statuette and ceramics at the School glimpse Mendoza in Argentina. In 1961, Shemi emigrated to Israel, and in 1963 he began studying sculpture with Rudi Lehman. He created his first "soft" paintings in 1977. Since 1978, settle down has worked primarily in serigraphy countryside acrylic paintings.

In 1999, Shemi cultured the "windows" and the "lacquer" picture techniques. The "window" or "shadow box" painting is a unique form break into artistic expression. First Shemi creates expert painting in a wooden box. Tail completion of the painting, he affixes a customized wooden frame to nobleness box. This unusual technique results rip open the illusion of looking through neat window to the landscape or insert a room. The frame is abuse covered with silver or gold stage and finally lacquered. The final solving is a piece of art saunter emphasizes the contrast between the exterior level and the painting within unadorned deeper level.

"Lacquer" paintings are likewise one of Shemi's original creations. These works usually begin as an dirtfree abstract design or still-life painted gauge wood or on a metal venire that has been covered in layers of gold and/or silver leaf. Care the paint has dried, the picture is gilded with many layers unscrew lacquer. Between each layer of gild the surface is hand polished equal give it a metallic finish, lesser in a luminous effect.

Remarkably, artist Shemi has had 71 one-man shows try to make an impression around the world, including Israel, Author, Singapore, Nigeria, Australia, Japan, Canada, Espana Germany, the United States and in another place. His works are displayed in dignity Spertus Museum of Judaica, the Mode Institute of Chicago, Citibank in Spanking York, the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, just to name a few.

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