Girl number 12
Plaster, metal frame, wood, acrylic This sculpture continues the artist’s earlier series Bronze Children, originally created as a group of small-format works. In this piece, the image is reinterpreted on a larger scale and in a more contemporary visual language while preserving the emotional fragility of the original series. The figure of the girl stands between completion and dissolution: one part of the face is carefully modeled, while the other remains unfinished, almost disappearing into the material. This contrast creates a feeling of memory, transformation, and the unstable nature of identity and perception. The simplified silhouette and monochrome blue surface give the work a quiet symbolic presence, somewhere between a child figure, an apparition, and a preserved emotional state. Raised hands suggest movement, surrender, play, or ritual — leaving the gesture open to interpretation. Made of plaster over a metal armature with a wooden base, the sculpture intentionally retains traces of process and material vulnerability. The work is available for bronze casting upon request.
Sima Cherny
Sima Cherny is a sculptor born in Moscow into a family of artists, where art was an inseparable part of everyday life. His parents and brother were monumental painters, and from an early age he was immersed in an environment shaped by artistic practice and the traditions of academic art. He studied sculpture at the Surikov Moscow State Academic Art Institute, one of Russia’s leading institutions for fine arts. Alongside his independent artistic practice, Cherny worked in major sculpture workshops and foundries, participating in every stage of the sculptural process—from concept development and modeling to mold-making, casting, finishing, and installation. After relocating to Israel, he established his own studio in Tel Aviv, where he creates and teaches sculpture and ceramics. Today, he collaborates with prominent Israeli artists and sculptors and continues to expand his practice through exhibitions and professional projects. Cherny’s work has been presented at a number of exhibition venues in Israel and abroad, including Fresh Paint Art Fair (2024, 2025), and exhibitions organized by Bank Hapoalim. In 2026, he held his solo exhibition “STYX: The In-Between” at Herzl House (Herzl 140, Tel Aviv), exploring themes of liminality, transformation, and the interconnected nature of life and death. Working with bronze, aluminum, wood, ceramics, stone, and mixed media, Cherny investigates themes of transformation, memory, uncertainty, and transitional states. His sculptures exist at the intersection of figurative and abstract forms, combining material presence with philosophical reflection on the nature of human experience.
Sima Cherny is a sculptor born in Moscow into a family of artists, where art was an inseparable part of everyday life. His parents and brother were monumental painters, and from an early age he was immersed in an environment shaped by artistic practice and the traditions of academic art. He studied sculpture at the Surikov Moscow State Academic Art Institute, one of Russia’s leading institutions for fine arts. Alongside his independent artistic practice, Cherny worked in major sculpture workshops and foundries, participating in every stage of the sculptural process—from concept development and modeling to mold-making, casting, finishing, and installation. After relocating to Israel, he established his own studio in Tel Aviv, where he creates and teaches sculpture and ceramics. Today, he collaborates with prominent Israeli artists and sculptors and continues to expand his practice through exhibitions and professional projects. Cherny’s work has been presented at a number of exhibition venues in Israel and abroad, including Fresh Paint Art Fair (2024, 2025), and exhibitions organized by Bank Hapoalim. In 2026, he held his solo exhibition “STYX: The In-Between” at Herzl House (Herzl 140, Tel Aviv), exploring themes of liminality, transformation, and the interconnected nature of life and death. Working with bronze, aluminum, wood, ceramics, stone, and mixed media, Cherny investigates themes of transformation, memory, uncertainty, and transitional states. His sculptures exist at the intersection of figurative and abstract forms, combining material presence with philosophical reflection on the nature of human experience.
