Monday, September 22, 2025 at 12:00 AM to Thursday, November 20, 2025 at 11:59 PM
18th Street Arts Center, Santa Monica
**1639 18th Street -** **Artists' Hearth** Coming Soon **About the artist** Moshe Roas, Portrait, 2025. Photo by Hadas Parush / Haaretz. Courtesy of the artist. Moshe Roas is a Tel Aviv-based sculptor whose work navigates the intersection of modernist principles and alchemic transformation. Blending traditional craft techniques with found and fabricated materials, Roas creates abstract sculptures that evoke traces of an ecological aftermath. His works, often resembling vertebrae, skeletal structures, or enigmatic artifacts, embody a meticulous exploration of form and balance—akin to three-dimensional calligraphy. Roas approaches materials as agents of transformation, integrating weathered wood, metal, and textiles into dynamic compositions. His sculptures encapsulate the tension between softness and danger, inviting both sensory and emotional engagement. A graduate of Shenkar College and Hamidrasha College of Art, Roas has expanded his practice through international residencies and advanced studies. He founded the print workshop at the Petah Tikva Museum of Art and has been teaching printmaking for over a decade. His work has earned him prestigious recognitions, including the Talente Award of Excellence and Israel’s Ministry of Culture Award for Art and Design in Textile Design. His sculptures are held in major collections such as the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, the Rosenblatt Collection, and the Shoken Collection. In 2024, he completed a residency at Artport, Tel Aviv. Roas is represented by Sommer Contemporary Art Gallery in Tel Aviv. Through his art, he seeks to bridge absence with presence, turning voids into spaces of beauty, contemplation, and emotional depth. Moshe Roas’ residency is generously supported by Artis.