Atelier Shemi
Activity times
- Weekdays
- 11:00 - 15:00 Closed on Sundays
- Fridays and holiday eves
- סגור
- Saturday
- 11:00 - 15:00
Contact and address
- Phone for reservations
- 077-9964674
- Location
- Kabri
- Website
- ateliershemi.wordpress.com
נווטו אלינו
מידע נוסף
The place hosts alternating exhibitions displaying works by Shemi and by painters who corresponded and had a dialogue with him.
Shemi’s body of works – sculptures, drawings, sketches, etchings and creations in paper are concentrated in the atelier.
Shemi, who was a member of the “New Horizons” group, initially sculptured in stone and wood. In 1955 he began sculpting in iron and moved from figurative to abstract sculpting. One of the most impressive figurative statues located in the atelier is a huge stone statue, reminiscent of Michelangelo’s David. This statue had undergone many transformations until it went back to Italy, its most natural place.
The atelier is managed by the Shemi-Kna’ani family and Kibbutz Cabri. Shemi was one of the Kibbutz founders, from its early days in the Arava.
Nimrod – who is married to Yael (Shemi’s daughter born in Cabri) – has fascinating stories about the sculptures, the drawings and his father in-law, the artists, Yehiel.
