Description: SHAFIR - Sculptures of marble and stone.
A sculptor of marble and stone
Shafir was born in Iran to a Russian father and a Persian mother. He came to Israel at age 16. Sculpting came as a natural extension of his work as a builder, creating artistic marble decorations for buildings. He has always loved the Bible stories and dreamt of recreating them in marble. For the past 20 years Shafir has been sculpting these stories in marble and stone, going as far as consulting with Jewish Rabbis in order to make sure his works conform to Jewish law.
The marble slabs, weighing up to 500 kg, come from all over the world to his home in Givat Shmuel, which resembles an ancient art gallery where his many works of art are displayed everywhere in the house and yard.