▁and ▁the ▁cour th ouse ▁in ▁the ▁K ray ot . ▁ ▁Art ▁career ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁Sher ▁moved ▁to ▁Tel ▁Av iv ▁and ▁had ▁an ▁experience ▁that ▁changed ▁his ▁life : ▁He ▁stopped ▁at ▁a ▁gas ▁station ▁near ▁Beit ▁Y ana i ▁and ▁saw ▁that ▁the ▁rest room ▁walls ▁were ▁covered ▁with ▁gra ff iti . ▁▁ ▁Capt iv ated ▁by ▁the ▁wild ness ▁and ▁art istic ▁freedom ▁they ▁convey ed , ▁ ▁he ▁felt ▁the ▁ur ge ▁to ▁te ar ▁down ▁bar riers ▁in ▁his ▁own ▁work . ▁He ▁began ▁to ▁paint ▁and ▁draw ▁on ▁c ork ▁pan els ▁mounted ▁on ▁wood , ▁la cer ating ▁the ▁surface ▁with ▁kn ives , ▁sc rew dri vers ▁and ▁electric ▁saw s , ▁burning ▁it ▁with ▁a ▁wood - burn ing ▁et ch ing ▁p enc il ▁and ▁spl atter ing ▁it ▁with ▁subst ances ▁like ▁coffee , ▁mud , ▁k etch up ▁and ▁red ▁wine . ▁His ▁work ▁is ▁also ▁root ed ▁in ▁the ▁icon ography ▁of ▁the ▁Lev ant . ▁He ▁references ▁ancient ▁visual ▁languages ▁and ▁hier og lyph ics ▁while ▁maintain ing ▁a ▁universal ▁theme ▁combining ▁pre histor ic ▁elements ▁and ▁child like ▁symbol ism . ▁ ▁Common ▁mot ifs ▁in ▁his ▁work ▁are ▁fish , ▁faces , ▁spir als ▁and ▁images ▁of ▁fl ora ▁and ▁fa una . ▁ ▁Sometimes ▁he ▁incorpor ates ▁Bib lic al ▁vers es , ▁especially ▁ ▁from ▁the ▁Book ▁of ▁Gen esis ▁and ▁Ps al ms . ▁As ▁the