Yehiel Shemi

Works on Paper 1940-2000

The exhibition reviews Shemi’s works on paper created between the early 1940′s and the year 2000. It includes drawings, etchings and collages, some of which are exhibited for the first time at the Artists House. The exhibition features figurative drawings by the young Shemi (aged 20), drawings from his “New Horizons” period and drawings on paper napkins. Oil paintings on paper are also on display. Sixty years of Shemi’s monumental compositions are exhibited through the papers, some of which are independent works, and others – outlines for future sculptural work. Observation of the works reveals that Shemi’s powerful line is clearly expressed via the delicate paper medium. The exhibition was first displayed in the Municipal Gallery of Art in Rehovot, May 2003.