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Artist Statement:
Perfect Moment
December
2009
My definition of a Perfect
Moment: when two entities, be
they human, object, animal, or
nature, are able to hold on to
their inner core, to the
integrity of their identity,
yet find a place of connection
where they mold to each other
creating mutual support.
Why vessels? I have been
attracted to vessels since an
early age. I grew up in a
country where archeology is
everywhere, where holding a
piece of clay from a broken
vessel awakens the
imagination. Who was that
person that created that
container hundreds or
thousands of years ago? What
was stored in this vessel?
Food, coins, stories? What
secrets?
To me vessels are a metaphor
for anything that contains a
treasure, be it tangible or
emotional, spiritual. Here are
two entities captured in a
perfect moment of connection
sharing, if only for that
brief moment, their inner
treasures.
Technique
I work with clay as a carver.
I mix various clays, of
different textures and colors,
to achieve the look of an
archeological vessel that has
been reassembled. I begin with
a solid mound of clay and use
my body, a mallet and knives
to rough the form. When I’...
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Artist Exhibitions:
Solo Exhibitions
2006 - Craft & Cultural Arts
Gallery, “Seen. Unseen.”,
California State Building,
Oakland, California, USA,
Sept-Oct. 2006
2003 - Christensen-Heller
Gallery, “Soaring Stone”,
Oakland, California, USA,
Sept-Oct. 2003
Invitational
2005 - Veriditas, “Dream
Quest”, Grace Cathedral, San
Francisco, California, USA
2004 - “Sing for Your Life -
Altars”, First Congregational
Church, ...
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Artist Galleries:
* Christensen-Heller Gallery,
5831 College Ave., Oakland,
California, USA.
* Art Trip, Sculpting Center
and School, 1136 E. 12th St.,
Oakland, California, USA....
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Collections:
Collectors (selected)
UPAYA, Center for Wellbeing,
Oakland, California, USA
Dr,.E,.Karpfinger & Dr. A.
Rosselle, Oakland, California,
USA
Ms. Nancy Philips, Oakland,
California, USA
Ms. Rani Cochran, Redwood
City, California, USA
Ms. Jesy Goldhammer, Oakland,
California, USA
Ms. A Rockwell, Oakland,
California, USA
Ms. D. Leavitt, Berkeley,
California, USA
Mr. & ...
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Commissions:
Prawin Parbhuibhai, San Jose,
California, USA
UPAYA Center for Wellbeing,
Oakland, California, USA
Design by Gershoni, San
Francisco, California, USA...
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Reviews for Zahava Sherez:
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"I'm writing to express my appreciation for your work as a sculptor. The pieces I have seen...have a quality that transcends conventional artistic categories: you have given them the power to evoke a rich and productive anxiety in the viewer, a rare artistic achievement. You have expressed the tensions and possibilities of equilibrium in a fresh, affecting fashion." Arlene Goldbard, Adams & Goldbard, Richmond, CA, 1.25.04
"In the current Pacific Rim Sculptors Group exhibition, entitled 'California Dreaming', a group of artists mirror a great sense of freedom of expression courage, tradition, and experimentation... Some of the highlighted works are: ... 'Stone Flower <7', a bold alabaster piece by Zahava Sherez, includes more formal aspects of sculpture. The overall quality of the art work submitted was outstanding." Pacific Rim Sculptors Group, 'California Dreaming', Winter Exhibition 2004, January-March 2004, San Francisco, John Toki, Juror. This is an excerpt from the juror's statement.
"This beautiful orange flower vibrates slightly. Alive, flexible and wise. Soft and smooth to the touch. The flower, however, is two feet across, with petals of translucent alabaster, and the stem on which it delicately shivers is sturdy metal. Thus is your perception of stone forever changed. Such is the nature of Zahava Sherez's sculptures." Bay Area Business Woman, Vol.10 No.3, December 2002.
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