Artist Statement
2026
I am a sculptural embroidery artist. In my travels around the world, I have learned from different cultures about ways of life, worldviews, and the role of crafts. I feel that embroidery and nature are timeless threads that connect us all. My creations are inspired by nature; it is my primary vocabulary.
I embroider by hand and with a sewing machine. From a two-dimensional form, I create a three-dimensional object, focusing on textures, shades, and details.
My embroideries engage with philosophical and emotional experiences, expressing the paradoxes of life, the passage of time, and the beauty of imperfection.
They tell stories of identity, crisis, and hope.
Current &Up Coming Exhibitions:
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June 24 – July 17 | FRAGILITÄT Nadel · Glas · Faden
Three-Person Exhibition with Steffen Lang and Gabi Wagner
Opening Reception: Wednesday, June 24, 7:00 PM
Saarländisches Künstlerhaus, Saarbrücken, Germany -
September 19 – November 15 | Group Exhibition
MariArt Gallery, Wiesbaden, Germany -
October 29 – November 1 | Discovery Art Fair
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Polyester and silk thread in a box frame
Unit Size: 100 x 42 x 6 cm | 39.4 x 16.5 x 2.4 inch
Total Installation: 100 x 154 x 6 cm | 39.4 x 60.6 x 2.4 inch
(Calculated with 14 cm | 5.5 inch spacing).
This artwork is inspired by the olive branch as a universal symbol of peace and by Kintsugi (golden repair), the traditional Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold. This technique and its underlying philosophy view breakage and repair as an integral part of an object's history rather than a flaw to be hidden.
Despite all the difficulties involved in joining so many broken pieces, the process of repair and rejoining is possible and can result in something even more beautiful and special than the original.
Polyester thread and gold in a box frame
74 x 54 x 5 cm | 21 x 29 x 1.5 inch (frame)
Itamar Yehiel has been awarded the 3rd prize for Applied Art at Zeughausmesse Berlin 2023.
Itamar Yehiel's "Volcanic Pebble" has been selected as a finalist for the Creative Crafts State Prize Berlin 2022 and was featured in an exhibition "Vier Elemente" at the Museum of Decorative Arts in Berlin, 2023.
Kunstgewerbemuseum, Berlin 2023
