public projects

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Gezer Calendar, Kansas

Gadi was invited to create a sculpture for a public park in a Jewish residence area in Leewood, Kansas. The park is called Gezer Park, referring to the region of Gezer near Jerusalem where Gadi lives, an ancient biblical Canaanite city-state. In his limestone sculpture Harvest Table, Gadi depicts an archaeological artifact unearthed in Tel […]

SOLAR SYSTEM

In Kiryat Motzkin, Gadi Fraiman built a solar system sculpture out of stainless steel. “The solar system fascinates me. It isn’t to be taken for granted that there is a star, and a sun, and life! For me it isn’t at all obvious.” In his sculpture the solar system, usually a grand and thus imperceivable […]

The fallen soldiers Elkana

Gadi Fraiman designed and created the commemorating monument for the seven fallen soldiers of Elkana. For this project, he sculpted seven separate stone sculptures, each depicting one of the Seven Species (Shva’at Ha’Minim). As written in the bible, the land of Israel is rich in seven types of agricultural products: wheat, barley, grape, fig, pomegranates, […]

Mushrooms and gnomes

Gadi created an outdoor installation for a public park in Holon, as part of a project of artists designing sculptures based on popular Israeli children’s books. Gadi chose to create figures based on a book called ‘Gnomes, mushrooms, and what more?’ by Alona Frenkel, which he used to read to his own children. Large stone […]

Blossom Ball, Kiryat Bialik

In a roundabout in Kiryat Bialik, Gadi was invited to create a public sculpture. Here a reflective stainless steel ball is adorned by colorful butterflies and flowers that seem to bloom from its center. The ball comes to life as it simultaneously reflects the metallic garden of butterflies as well as the city and its […]

Restoration of ancient coins

This project is publicly exhibited in Kibbutz Mishmar David, Gadi Fraiman’s place of residence. Here Gadi sculpted larger than life replicas of out-of-use Israeli coins in stone. Not only are they out of use, but also the first coins used in the country. By bringing them back to life, he hones into their artistic value. […]