扎哈瓦·舍雷斯Zahava Sherez

在我职业生涯的大部分时间里,我都创作雕塑,为“另一个人”发出声音:移民和难民的声音。通过这件新作品,我的目标是在内在互联、包容万向的地方呼唤公平与平等,到为所有人呼唤。
作品中的人物没有任何可识别的特征,这是为了消除将我们划分为长期受压迫、暴力和不公正对待的子群体的标签。
For most of my career I have created sculptures to give voice to ‘the other’, the immigrant and the refugee. With this new work I am targeting equity and equality from a place of inter-connectedness and all-inclusiveness to all beings.
The figures in this project are devoid of any identifying human features to eliminate the labels that separate us into sub-groups perpetuating oppression, violence, and disrespect.

《存在1》树脂、综合媒介、灯 56x8x8cm 2018
Being 1, In Bodied Light series; resin, mixed media, light; 56x8x8cm, 2018
《存在2》树脂、综合媒介、灯 61x8x8cm 2018
Being 2, InBodied Light series; resin, mixed media, light; 61x8x8cm 2018
《存在3》树脂、综合媒介、灯 53x8x8cm 2019
Being 3, InBodied Light series; resin, mixed media, light; 53x8x8cm, 2019

这些雕塑是由树脂、铜、混合媒体和灯制成的。在这里,光是至关重要的元素,因为光与树脂的相互作用对于作品背后的信息至关重要。树脂允许光线透过并从带纹理的表面反射出来,从而增强了人们对“我们就是光芒”的信念,将我们纳入力量的海洋,与一切连接起来。
这是我的重写现实。
These beings are made out of resin, bronze, mixed media, and light. Light is a crucial element here as its interaction with resin is central to the message behind this work. Resin allows light to flow through and bounce off the textured surfaces, strengthening the belief that we are light, engulfed in an ocean of energy that connects us to everything.
This my Rewritten Reality.

《存在5和6》树脂、综合媒介、灯 84x18x18cm&91x18x18cm 2019
Being 5 & Being 6, InBodied Light series; resin, mixed media, light; 84x18x18cm&91x18x18cm, 2019

无论使用形状、线条还是颜色,扎哈瓦·舍雷斯的艺术都是关于人性的,以及个人和集体所体验到的“他者”。扎哈瓦·舍雷斯曾生活在四大洲,是几代移民和难民的直接后裔,她拥抱各种文化、传统和灵性。她的经历使她认识到人性是全人类的。她受到的影响很多,但包括Brancusi,Isamu Noguchi,Eva Hesse,Rumi和The Guides。
扎哈瓦·舍雷斯的作品出现在美国、以色列、荷兰、澳大利亚、科西嘉岛、阿根廷、波多黎各和墨西哥的私人和公司藏品中。她曾获得无数奖项,并在加利福尼亚州的发现博物馆以及纽约Catharine Lorillard Wolfe艺术俱乐部、美国艺术家职业联盟、纽约萨尔马贡迪俱乐部、加利福尼亚SculptureSite画廊、加利福尼亚圣玛丽学院艺术博物馆等展出作品。在国际上,她曾在巴黎和科西嘉(Corsica)参展。
扎哈瓦·舍雷斯生于阿根廷,在以色列长大,曾在美国东海岸和西海岸生活。目前在加利福尼亚州奥克兰和墨西哥查帕拉拥有工作室。
Whether using shape, line or color, Zahava Sherez’s art is about the essence of humanity and ‘the other’ as experienced by the individual and the collective. Having lived on four continents, and a direct descendent of generations of immigrants and refugees, Zahava embraces all cultures, traditions and the highest level of spirituality. Her experiences have taught her that humanity is all one. Her influences are many but include Brancusi, Isamu Noguchi, Eva Hesse, Rumi and The Guides.
Zahava’s work appears in private and corporate collections in the U.S, Israel, The Netherlands, Australia, Corsica, Argentina, Puerto Rico, and Mexico. She is the recipient of numerous awards and has shown her work from California to New York in such venues as: The Discovery Museum, CT; Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, NY; The American Artists Professional League, Salmagundi Club, NY; SculptureSite Gallery, CA; St. Mary’s College Museum of Art, CA, and many more. Internationally, she has exhibited in Paris and Corsica.