Yechiel Shemi - Abstract Painting and Sculpture
“Yechiel Shemi (1922-2003) was an Israeli sculptor. His environmental sculptures are displayed in open spaces around the country.In 1959-1961, Yechiel Shemi studied art in Paris. In 1977-1979, he taught sculpting and lectured on environmental sculpture at Oranim Teachers College. He also taught at the Technion in Haifa and the Ein Hod artist’s colony. In 1962 Shemi began to create expressive works. The raw material used in these sculpture was mostly scrap metal.In the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s Shemi changed the technique used in his sculptures. Instead of using ready-made objects, he reduced his art to geometric shapes.”
