Artists > Shira Zelwer

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At first glance, Zelwer's sculptures are extremely likeable and accessible. Only when the eye lingers on the works, their complexity becomes evident. Made of wax and painted in acrylic these sculptures are hybrids residing between the folkloristic and the elitist, the childish and the political, the social and the psychological.

The virtuosi, sensitive and intense use of wax – which is a vulnerable material – is placing the work in the heart of contemporary sculpture. The scale of the works creates a tension: these are not miniatures on one hand, and not realistic sized sculptures on the other. Zelwer's sculpting is intimate, originating in autobiographical and concrete elements.

|Up & Left 2012, wax and acrylic (detail)|2 dozen sparrows 2012, wax and acrylic (size variable)|2 dozen sparrows (detail)|It's Terrible how Wonderful it is 2011, wax and acrylic (size variable)|It's Terrible how Wonderful it is (detail)|Goblen 2009, wax and acrylic, 130x130|Goblen 2009, wax and acrylic, 130x130|Goblen (detail)|Goblen (detail)|Tug of War 2010, wax and acrylic, 120 cm height, 300 cm long|Tug of War (detail)|A Girl in the Bath 2006, wax and acrylic|The Wondering Jew 2007, wax and acrylic|Meritsa 2008, wax and acrylic|Rabbit 2007, wax and acrylic|A girl by the pool 2006, wax and acrylic, 150x200|A girl by the pool (detail)|Ulpana 2007, wax and acrylic|Rashi 44 2007, wax and acrylic|A Girl by the Mirror 2011, wax acrylic and mirror, 50 cm height|A Girl by the Mirror 2011, wax acrylic and mirror, 50 cm height
Up & Left 2012, wax and acrylic (detail)
2 dozen sparrows 2012, wax and acrylic (size variable)
2 dozen sparrows (detail)
It's Terrible how Wonderful it is 2011, wax and acrylic (size variable)
It's Terrible how Wonderful it is (detail)
Goblen 2009, wax and acrylic, 130x130
Goblen 2009, wax and acrylic, 130x130
Goblen (detail)
Goblen (detail)
Tug of War 2010, wax and acrylic, 120 cm height, 300 cm long
Tug of War (detail)
A Girl in the Bath 2006, wax and acrylic
The Wondering Jew 2007, wax and acrylic
Meritsa 2008, wax and acrylic
Rabbit 2007, wax and acrylic
A girl by the pool 2006, wax and acrylic, 150x200
A girl by the pool (detail)
Ulpana 2007, wax and acrylic
Rashi 44 2007, wax and acrylic
A Girl by the Mirror 2011, wax acrylic and mirror, 50 cm height
A Girl by the Mirror 2011, wax acrylic and mirror, 50 cm height