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Oussama Diab | yawmeya(r)t
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ART IN IRAQ TODAY. Diab’s pop and graffiti inspired expressionist paintings reflect on current events and concerns. With a touch of humor and a load of contrast and symbolism, he positions his subjects in center-stage of an otherwise nondescript background. Diab’s paintings of balloon headed figures with darts and flower pistols “playfully depict fate, violence and the ease some have at taking life.”. Will be opening tonight 17 Sept – 30 Oct. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. The Third...
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Matthew Cassel | yawmeya(r)t
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ART IN IRAQ TODAY. In these select images Cassel takes you with him to the streets to witness some of the protests, clashes, aftermath and moments of grace. They cover a range of incidences and settings, including: Balata Refugee Camp; 2007 Nahr El-Bared battle between Lebanese army and extremists from Fateh el Islam; 2008 Israeli attack on the Gaza Strip; Maqatam Zabaleen and the Recent Egyptian Revolution. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Address never made public). Art of Mid East.
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Ramzi Haidar | yawmeya(r)t
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ART IN IRAQ TODAY. April 13 is one of the days used to mark the start of the Lebanese Civil War in 1975, which ended in 1990 with lives lost, bodies injured permanently, families displaced and a country overturned. Haidar, a cunning photojournalist at the frontline of many of this regions conflicts, captures moments of collectivity, mischief and resilience that strongly defined and defied these years. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Address never made public). Join 59 other followers.
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Paintings | yawmeya(r)t
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ART IN IRAQ TODAY. The listed artists offer a wide array of vibrant, subversive and well crafted paintings reflecting on their individual experiences, the middle east region and concerns of our times. Kerbaj, love beirut hater beirut. Athier, these are my feet. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. Notify me of new comments via email.
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Photography | yawmeya(r)t
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ART IN IRAQ TODAY. Every picture tells a story, bringing us up close with new characters, landscapes and split seconds in time. These brave photojournalists and talented artists do just that. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public). You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Twitter account. ( Log Out. You are commenting using your Google account. ( Log Out.
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Youssef Nabil | yawmeya(r)t
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ART IN IRAQ TODAY. Nabil’s work is distinguished by the nostalgic effect he creates with hand-colored silver gelatin pictures; reminiscent of the aesthetic characteristic of olf film stock and technicolor. He works with a variety of subjects and has often returned to Egypt to work with famous film stars, singers and writers, capturing their portaits, as a way to immortalize his favorites. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:.
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Ayman Baalbaki | yawmeya(r)t
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ART IN IRAQ TODAY. Baalbaki was born in Lebanon in 1975, the year the Civil War started. At only a few months he was forced to flee his home in Rass-el-Dikwineh to seek refuge in Wadi Abu Jmil, Beirut. Displacement was frequent for him and many others during the war. And family essentials packed to flee at any instance.The ‘. 8216; is used to honour the Arab Man; Standing tall and laid to rest with a question surrounding their identity but not their fate. Series from ‘tamouz’, July 2006 war. You are comm...
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Chant Avedissian | yawmeya(r)t
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ART IN IRAQ TODAY. Avedissian with his layered stenciled paintings captures the richness of urban Egyptian visual landscape and layers of visual history. He revives the popular media of 1950s Cairo a time of political and cosmopolitan change with portraits of popular politicians and local characters. Read more: http:/ www.nmafa.si.edu/exhibits/avedissian/paintings.htm. Leave a Reply Cancel reply. Enter your comment here. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in:. Address never made public).