Paintings
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| Butterflies | Fans | Meetings | |
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| Burning Bush | Green World | Aquatic Life | |
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| Metamorphosis II | Paradise | Wedding Tent | |
| Shafir's early experiments in
painting were landscapes and portraits depicting life in Kula, a small village
in southern Yugoslavia, where her family took refuge during the war. Using
oil paints that were salvaged from happier years, Shafir painted on book
covers and traded her paintings as exchange for food. Later in Israel, she
rendered the faces of new immigrants, survivors of the holocaust like herself,
whose facial features reflected their diverse ethnic origins. In the early
sixties, as the need to depict sad Jewish faces subsided, Shafir turned
to nature as a source of inspiration. With a sudden shift in focus, she
found herself painting the dreamlike realm of paradise, using watercolor
to reflect her fascination with the miracle of creation, and the abundant
beauty and variety of nature. Click on the above images to view selected artwork. |
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