About The Artist
Artist Yefim Shestik- Israel. BIOGRAPHY.
Yefim Shestik was born in Ukraine in 1954. A member of the Israeli Painters& Sculptors Association. Works and creates in Northern Israel since 1973.
EDUCATION. In 1971, I graduated high school with a diploma. In 1973 I emigrated from Ukraine to Israel. From 1979 until 1981 studied graphics in Haifa, and graduated with a diploma in Graphic Design. From 1982 until 1985, he studied Art History, Sculpture, Painting, Sketching, Drawings, Art Photography, and Printing at the Visual Arts School of Beer-Sheba. I graduated in 1985 with honors and qualified as a Senior Art Instructor. In 1995, after completing teaching courses, I received an art teacher diploma from 2000 until 2005, he studied architecture at Braude College in the town of Karmiel and earned a degree in Architecture Engineering. From 2009 until June 2010 studied Graphics programs: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash, and Dreamweaver in the town of Karmiel, where he graduated with a diploma in graphics and web design. MY ART STATEMENT I believe that an artist is a public person, who has to act responsibly. By creating the art an artist has to influence people's consciousness. Artists should attempt to return universal values to their hearts. These are my role and philosophy. In every object, I create, I embody my soul, my feelings, and my ideas, and my object becomes life energy, which I believe should have a positive influence on people's souls and minds. Every object can be turned into a masterpiece in a master's hands and contribute to human civilization if the art contains universal values. MY ART Most of my artworks explore the relationship between the world of human nature, feelings, and imagination. Living in a modern dynamic world I am creating modern vibrant art. The theme of my Art, is Love, Ballet Dancing, Peace and War, Birds, Jewish motives, and other motives. I create artworks mostly bronze sculptures and paintings, but sometimes I create Art also drawings, and digital art. Bronze sculptures I began to create in 1987 and I do manually all works including patina, except the bronze casting. From the very beginning of my exhibitions, I got favorable responses from the public, who relished my work and encouraged me to go on to other media. My works of art do not rely on style, styles are for me just a means to make my art life, and because of this, I am practicing many styles in my art. I am creating realistic art, surrealistic art, figurative abstracted art, and abstracted art, and I have created a huge 50 sq. m symbolic performance named "Chess against the War". My main motive is humanity. My main concern in doing my sculptures is to convey my feelings to the public, to express warmth, sensuality, sensitivity, a joy of life, love, togetherness, tenderness, strength, and motion. In creating my art by using the most common forms and objects, I am transforming into unusual objects and forms with different symbolic meanings from the original object. Looking at my artworks you can see abstract, realistic, surrealistic, and symbolic art. PARTICIPATION IN FINE ART EXHIBITIONS PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS 1. In t1985, I exposed my Art in a solo exhibition, which took place in the town of Karmiel in the Union Building, where I exposed my paintings, drawings, sculptures, and Performance size 50 sq. m named "Chess against War." It is a Performance of 3-D dimensions artwork. where, an audience, takes part in my artwork, stepping into my painting, and leaving their traces. This means that each of us leaving our traces in the world chess game is responsible for what happens around us and in our whole world. This Artwork was named "Chess against War " and is based on Shakespeare's statement " All World -is a stage, all people - players ". The artwork has been created in different art techniques and mediums, He has drawn on a nylon floor (49 square meters) false three-angle perspective. Black and white chess cells come to an end to an opposite black wall at the beginning of the white Silhouette's feet. Silhouette cares for the wounded in ahead chess soldier, expressing pity. In the left corner, two chess armies (ceramics about 50 cm tall) In black color are standing in the black area facing each other, ready to start the war. In the right corner, I put the broken chess pieces expressing the result of the war. ., 2. In 1986, I exposed my Art in solo exhibitions, which took place at Karmiel.3. In 1997, I exposed my Art in a solo exhibition at the Haifa area gallery “Bait Nagler”, exhibiting Drawings, Paintings, and sculptures. 4. In September 2009, personal exhibitions in Haifa Chagall Gallery, exhibited paintings and bronze sculptures. In January 2010, exhibitions in Karmiel Municipal Gallery exhibited paintings, bronze sculptures, and digital art. 5. From the date of 15 September until 5 November 2010, He had a personal Exhibition in the town of Keriat Haim in Israel. 6. From date18 December until 8 February 2011, He has a personal Exhibition in Zefat. In this Show, he was presenting Sculptures and Paintings 7. From date11 February until 31 Marth 2011, He had a personal Exhibition in Tel Aviv at the “Migdal” galleryhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6Qf9oI1HSc
8. In August 2014, I had a personal Exhibition in town of Tel -Aviv at the Amalia “Arbel” Gallery. 9. In September 2016, He had a personal Exhibition in the town of Tel -Aviv at the “Migdal” gallery. 10 In Marth 2019, I had a personal Exhibition in town of Tel -Aviv at the “Migdal” gallery. 11. In June 2019 Personal Exhibition at the town Tel -Aviv “Migdal W” gallery. Collective Art Exhibitions Since 1980, many group art exhibitions have been held in Israel and abroad. 12, I had personal exhibition in Union Building Karmiel year 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-HIMv0eypI
Participation in collective Art exhibitions.1. For the first time, In 1980, I participated in collective Art exhibitions in the Culture and Sports Building town of Karmiel, where I exhibited my Drawings, Paintings, and Ceramic sculptures. 2. In 1983, I participated in collective Art exhibitions, which took place in the town of Carmiel. 3. In 1983, I participated in a collective Israeli state art exhibition, which took place in the south of the town of Yeruham. 4. In 1985, I participated in collective art exhibitions, which took place in Tel- Aviv town in the Helena Rubinstein museum. 5. In t 1985, I participated in collective Art exhibitions, which took place in the town of Beer-Sheba in the gallery " Turkish Station where I exhibited the Performance named: "Chess against the War". 6. From 1989 until 1995, I participated in collective art exhibitions, which took place in the town of Karmiel in the gallery called "Martef Amanim, and was a member of the Karmieli Artist Associative organization. 7. In 2009, participated in collective fine Art exhibitions at Haifa in the Congress Building at Tel-Aviv in the Asia Building, at Jerusalem in the Jerar Bahar Building 8. In 2009 I participated in the International art exhibition "TROFEO DI CAPODANNO 2009" in Italy.I presented the photograph of a symbolic performance named "Chess against the War", and was awarded a prize for promoting Peace in the World. International art exhibition "TROFEO DI CAPODANNO 2009" in Italy 9. In 2009, participated in the Annual North Art exhibition at Chagall Gallery in Haifa. 10. In 2010, participated in the 3rd International Contemporary Masters Exhibition in Las Vegas, "NEONOPOLIS SOUTHERN NEVADA MUSEUM" OF FINE ART. 11. In 2011, I participated in the Annual North Art exhibition.in Chagall Gallery in Haifa. 12. In 2011 participated in the International Contemporary Masters Exhibition I Y in Las Vegas "NEONOPOLIS SOUTHERN NEVADA MUSEUM" OF FINE ART. https://www.facebook.com/despina.tunberg.9/media_set?set=a.108279652555612&type=3&l=5897506834 13. In 2011 participated in the first Israeli Biennale held at the Museum "Up to So" in the city of Haifa and was awarded the "Haifa Star" of the year 2011. 14 In 2012 participated in a collective art exhibition named Light in Hebrew Or.at gallery "Mitham Amanim" in Tel-Aviv. The 15 2013, participated in the "Annual North Art" exhibition in the “Chagall” gallery in Haifa. 16. In 2015 I participated in the "Annual North Art" exhibition at “Chagall” gallery in Haifa. 17. In 2016, I participated in the "Annual North Art" exhibition at the “Chagall” gallery in Haifa. 18. In 2016 Exhibition at the town of Tel Aviv at “Migdal” gallery from September 26 – November 2017. 19. In r 2018, I participated in the "Annual North Art" exhibition at the “Chagall” gallery in Haifa. 20. In 2019, I participated in the "Annual North Art" exhibition at the “Chagall” gallery in Haifa. 21. In April year 2021 participated in the "Annual North Art" exhibition at “Chagall” gallery in Haifa. 22. In August 2023, I participated in the exhibition "Taking Off", which took place in the “We Art“gallery in the town of Karmiel Israel.https://www.facebook.com/WeArtGalleryArtStudio/videos/1059283035156065/
23 1. April 2024 participated in the exhibition “Came Back to Home" in the “We Art“gallery.
24 On 1. April 2024 participated in exhibition my art in Gallery House of Art in town Karmiel "Came Back to Home."25. Participated in exhibition my bronze sculptures |Birds as a symbol of the human soul and faithfulness. Love"! n Union Building Karmiel year 2024 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-HIMv0eypI
Yefim Shestik was born in Ukraine in 1954.
A member of the Israeli Painters& Sculptors Association.
Works and creates in Northern Israel since 1973.
EDUCATION.
In 1971, I graduated high school with a diploma.
In 1973 I emigrated from Ukraine to Israel.
From 1979 until 1981 studied graphics in Haifa, and graduated with a diploma in Graphic Design.
From 1982 until 1985, he studied Art History, Sculpture, Painting, Sketching, Drawings, Art Photography, and Printing at the Visual Arts School of Beer-Sheba.
I graduated in 1985 with honors and qualified as a Senior Art Instructor. In 1995, after completing teaching courses, I received an art teacher diploma from 2000 until 2005, he studied architecture at Braude College in the town of Karmiel and earned a degree in Architecture Engineering. From 2009 until June 2010 studied Graphics programs: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash, and Dreamweaver in the town of Karmiel, where he graduated with a diploma in graphics and web design.
MY ART STATEMENT
I believe that an artist is a public person, who has to act responsibly. By creating the art an artist has to influence people's consciousness. Artists should attempt to return universal values to their hearts. These are my role and philosophy.
In every object, I create, I embody my soul, my feelings, and my ideas, and my object becomes life energy, which I believe should have a positive influence on people's souls and minds.
Every object can be turned into a masterpiece in a master's hands and contribute to human civilization if the art contains universal values. MY ART Most of my artworks explore the relationship between the world of human nature, feelings, and imagination. Living in a modern dynamic world I am creating modern vibrant art. The theme of my Art, is Love, Ballet Dancing, Peace and War, Birds, Jewish motives, and other motives.
I create artworks mostly bronze sculptures and paintings, but sometimes I create Art also drawings, and digital art.
Bronze sculptures I began to create in 1987 and I do manually all works including patina, except the bronze casting.
From the very beginning of my exhibitions, I got favorable responses from the public, who relished my work and encouraged me to go on to other media.
My works of art do not rely on style, styles are for me just a means to make my art life, and because of this, I am practicing many styles in my art. I am creating realistic art, surrealistic art, figurative abstracted art, and abstracted art, and I have created a huge 50 sq. m symbolic performance named "Chess against the War". My main motive is humanity. My main concern in doing my sculptures is to convey my feelings to the public, to express warmth, sensuality, sensitivity, a joy of life, love, togetherness, tenderness, strength, and motion.
In creating my art by using the most common forms and objects, I am transforming into unusual objects and forms with different symbolic meanings from the original object. Looking at my artworks you can see abstract, realistic, surrealistic, and symbolic art.
PARTICIPATION IN FINE ART EXHIBITIONS PERSONAL EXHIBITIONS
1. In t1985, I exposed my Art in a solo exhibition, which took place in the town of Karmiel in the Union Building, where I exposed my paintings, drawings, sculptures, and Performance size 50 sq. m named "Chess against War."
It is a Performance of 3-D dimensions artwork. where, an audience, takes part in my artwork, stepping into my painting, and leaving their traces. This means that each of us leaving our traces in the world chess game is responsible for what happens around us and in our whole world. This Artwork was named "Chess against War " and is based on Shakespeare's statement " All World -is a stage, all people - players ". The artwork has been created in different art techniques and mediums, He has drawn on a nylon floor (49 square meters) false three-angle perspective. Black and white chess cells come to an end to an opposite black wall at the beginning of the white Silhouette's feet. Silhouette cares for the wounded in ahead chess soldier, expressing pity. In the left corner, two chess armies (ceramics about 50 cm tall) In black color are standing in the black area facing each other, ready to start the war. In the right corner, I put the broken chess pieces expressing the result of the war. .,
2. In 1986, I exposed my Art in solo exhibitions, which took place at Karmiel.
3. In 1997, I exposed my Art in a solo exhibition at the Haifa area gallery “Bait Nagler”, exhibiting Drawings, Paintings, and sculptures.
4. In September 2009, personal exhibitions in Haifa Chagall Gallery, exhibited paintings and bronze sculptures. In January 2010, exhibitions in Karmiel Municipal Gallery exhibited paintings, bronze sculptures, and digital art.
5. From the date of 15 September until 5 November 2010, He had a personal Exhibition in the town of Keriat Haim in Israel.
6. From date18 December until 8 February 2011, He has a personal Exhibition in Zefat. In this Show, he was presenting Sculptures and Paintings
7. From date11 February until 31 Marth 2011, He had a personal Exhibition in Tel Aviv at the “Migdal” gallery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6Qf9oI1HSc
8. In August 2014, I had a personal Exhibition in
town of Tel -Aviv at the Amalia “Arbel” Gallery.
9. In September 2016, He had a personal Exhibition in the town of Tel -Aviv at the “Migdal” gallery.
10 In Marth 2019, I had a personal Exhibition in town of Tel -Aviv at the “Migdal” gallery.
11. In June 2019 Personal Exhibition at the town Tel -Aviv “Migdal W” gallery. Collective Art Exhibitions Since 1980, many group art exhibitions have been held in Israel and abroad.
12, I had personal exhibition in Union Building Karmiel year 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-HIMv0eypI
Participation in collective Art exhibitions.
1. For the first time, In 1980, I participated in collective Art exhibitions in the Culture and Sports Building town of Karmiel, where I exhibited my Drawings, Paintings, and Ceramic sculptures.
2. In 1983, I participated in collective Art exhibitions, which took place in the town of Carmiel.
3. In 1983, I participated in a collective Israeli state art exhibition, which took place in the south of the town of Yeruham.
4. In 1985, I participated in collective art exhibitions, which took place in Tel- Aviv town in the Helena Rubinstein museum.
5. In t 1985, I participated in collective Art exhibitions, which took place in the town of Beer-Sheba in the gallery " Turkish Station where I exhibited the Performance named: "Chess against the War".
6. From 1989 until 1995, I participated in collective art exhibitions, which took place in the town of Karmiel in the gallery called "Martef Amanim, and was a member of the Karmieli Artist Associative organization.
7. In 2009, participated in collective fine Art exhibitions at Haifa in the Congress Building at Tel-Aviv in the Asia Building, at Jerusalem in the Jerar Bahar Building
8. In 2009 I participated in the International art exhibition "TROFEO DI CAPODANNO 2009" in Italy.I presented the photograph of a symbolic performance named "Chess against the War", and was awarded a prize for promoting Peace in the World.
International art exhibition "TROFEO DI CAPODANNO 2009" in Italy
9. In 2009, participated in the Annual North Art exhibition at Chagall Gallery in Haifa.
10. In 2010, participated in the 3rd International Contemporary Masters Exhibition in Las Vegas, "NEONOPOLIS SOUTHERN NEVADA MUSEUM" OF FINE ART.
11. In 2011, I participated in the Annual North Art exhibition.in Chagall Gallery in Haifa.
12. In 2011 participated in the International Contemporary Masters Exhibition I Y in Las Vegas "NEONOPOLIS SOUTHERN NEVADA MUSEUM" OF FINE ART.
https://www.facebook.com/despina.tunberg.9/media_set?set=a.108279652555612&type=3&l=5897506834
13. In 2011 participated in the first Israeli Biennale held at the Museum "Up to So" in the city of Haifa and was awarded the "Haifa Star" of the year 2011.
14 In 2012 participated in a collective art exhibition named Light in Hebrew Or.at gallery "Mitham Amanim" in Tel-Aviv. The
15 2013, participated in the "Annual North Art" exhibition in the “Chagall” gallery in Haifa.
16. In 2015 I participated in the "Annual North Art" exhibition at “Chagall” gallery in Haifa.
17. In 2016, I participated in the "Annual North Art" exhibition at the “Chagall” gallery in Haifa.
18. In 2016 Exhibition at the town of Tel Aviv at “Migdal” gallery from September 26 – November 2017.
19. In r 2018, I participated in the "Annual North Art" exhibition at the “Chagall” gallery in Haifa.
20. In 2019, I participated in the "Annual North Art" exhibition at the “Chagall” gallery in Haifa.
21. In April year 2021 participated in the "Annual North Art" exhibition at “Chagall” gallery in Haifa.
22. In August 2023, I participated in the exhibition "Taking Off", which took place in the “We Art“gallery in the town of Karmiel Israel.
https://www.facebook.com/WeArtGalleryArtStudio/videos/1059283035156065/
23 1. April 2024 participated in the exhibition “Came Back to Home" in the “We Art“gallery.
24 On 1. April 2024 participated in exhibition my art in Gallery House of Art in town Karmiel "Came Back to Home."
25. Participated in exhibition my bronze sculptures |Birds as a symbol of the human soul and faithfulness. Love"! n Union Building Karmiel year 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-HIMv0eypI