Tag: footnotes
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01 work, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, THE ART OF WAR, Jens Kohlen’s Elisa Rammstein, with Footnotes #232
Elisa (born Elisa Toffoli on 19 December 1977) is an Italian singer. She sings in several musical genres that go from rock, to the blues, soul and ambient. She recently had a duet with Tina Turner with the song “Teach Me Again” for the film All the Invisible Children which went straight to #1 in Italy.…
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01 photograph, Middle East Artists, THE ART OF WAR, Hayv Kahraman’s Chained, with Footnotes #97
«I draw inspiration from many of the theoretical and practical feminist ideologies. While I admire the work of Simone de Beauvoir and Judith Butler, I also believe that collective nonviolent activism plays a fundamental role in changing pre-existing perceptions. My work predominantly consists of representative activism. “It is a powerful instrument of non-verbal expression, and…
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01 Painting, Middle East Artists, Zena Assi’s A Storm is Brewing My Beautiful Refugees, with Footnotes #91
Sold for €31,562.50 in Oct 2021 Themes that are central to Zena Assi’s vision include present-day issues related to countries in the Middle East as they battle with internal strife and civilian unrest. The artist uses various supports and mediums to document and explore the cultural and social changes around her. Her work replicates the…
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01 Work, The art of War, Francesco Hayez’s The Destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem, with Footnotes
After the destruction of the First Temple in Jerusalem by the Babylonians in 586 BCE, the Jews of the Kingdom of Judea went into exile. In 538 BCE during the reign of Cyrus the Great, the Jews returned to Jerusalem and were able to build the Second Temple on the site of the original one…
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01 photograph, Middle East Artists, THE ART OF WAR, Shirin Neshat’s Untitled, with Footnotes #97
Sold for GBP 37,250 in Oct 2008 The present photograph belongs to an early series titled ‘Women of Allah’, in which Neshat depicts Islamic women wearing chadors and tattooed inscriptions of decorative patterns, devotional prayers, or poems in Farsi. She uses the Islamic veil to explore and deconstruct stereotypes of Muslim women as oppressed by…
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04 Works, The art of War, Charles de Steuben, Eugène Delacroix and Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld’s Bataille de Poitiers, with Footnotes
Muslim empire reaches its furthest extent. Battle of Tours prevents further advance northwards… Please follow link for full post
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01 Painting, Middle East Artists, THE ART OF WAR, Marwan Sahmarani’s The War of August 22-28, with Footnotes #89
Sold for £10,687.50 in Jun 2019 On August 28, 1997, over 300 people were hacked to death in the village of Rais, about 30 miles south of Algiers, in Algeria. The attack was part of a wave of atrocities committed during fighting between Islamic fundamentalist guerrillas and the Algerian military regime, which had intensified late…
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02 Works, The art of War, Angus McBride’s Egyptian War Chariot in Action, with Footnotes
Chariots were very expensive, heavy and prone to breakdowns, yet in contrast with early cavalry, chariots offered a more stable platform for archers. Chariots were effective for archery because of the relatively long bows used… Please follow link for full post
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01 Work, The art of War, Assyrian Army Besieges a City, with Footnotes
The Assyrian empire has been described as the “first military power in history”. Mesopotamia was the site of some of the earliest recorded battles in history. In fact, the first recorded battle was between the forces of Lagash and Umma c. 2450 BC. Like many Mesopotamian records, it contains elements of fiction. The ruler of…
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02 Paintings, Middle East Artists, THE ART OF WAR, Anas Albraehe’s Future’s Guards and Bab Alhawa – Gate of Exile, with Footnotes #88
In 1948, more than 700000 Palestinian Arabs — about half of Palestine’s Arab population — fled from their homes or were expelled by Zionist militias and, later, the Israeli army during the 1948 Palestine war, following the Partition Plan for Palestine… Please follow link for full post
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02 Paintings, Middle East Artists, THE ART OF WAR, Oussama Diab’s New Guernica, with Footnotes #96
The complex painting received mixed reviews when it was shown in the Spanish Republic Pavilion at the world’s fair in Paris… Please follow link for full post
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01 Work, MIDDLE EAST ART, The art of War, Cjb Artist’s Middle East Eyes Painting, with Footnotes
Creative resistance; inspired by Palestinian street art, this artwork serves as a reflection of the effectiveness of art as a resistance tool and political instrument in the struggle waged against Israel. It’s symbolic power is an effective instrument on account of its ability … Cjb Artist is an artist, designer and college dropout, was born in…
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10 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the Koran, Khawla bint Al-Azwar was a Muslim Arab warrior
Khawla bint Al-Azwar, who lived in 7th Century Arabia, was the daughter of a powerful chief of the Bani Assad tribe. As a young girl Khawla learned swordsmanship and literary from her brother Zirrar… Please follow link for full post
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01 Painting, Middle East Artists, THE ART OF WAR, Oussama Diab’s Untitled, 2008, with Footnotes #93
Born in 1977, in Damascus, Oussama Diab is a Palestinian contemporary artist based in Lebanon. He graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts in Damascus in 2002. Diab has worked through various painting styles, often combining different forms and techniques in a single composition. His early works amassed paintings in a neo-expressionist style resonating with the tense…
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02 Paintings, Middle East Artists, THE ART OF WAR, Michelangelo and Oussama Diab’s depiction of The creation, with Footnotes #95
This painting is based on the Creation of Adam, also known as The Creation of Man is a fresco painting by Italian artist Michelangelo… Please follow link for full post
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01 Painting, Middle East Artists, THE ART OF WAR, Louay Kayyali’s From Under the Rubble, with Footnotes #94
Sold for USD 103,000 in Oct 2007 Active during a time of immense upheaval in the Arab world, Kayyali was one of its most prominent socio-political artists, his paintings externalising the pressing humanitarian and political issues that surrounded him. His powerful depictions of ordinary people are characterized by strong fluid lines that define the figures…
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01 Work, MIDDLE EAST ARTISTS, The art of War, Mahmoud Sabri’s Jnazet (Funeral), with Footnotes
Sold for 346,000 GBP in October 2018 The painting Jnazet is the peak of a multifaceted representation of the artist’s political and social ideologies that were intensified following the Ba’athist Coup. The funeral ‘procession’ is harshly etched, with jagged and symmetrical tendencies; an uplifted arm both appears to beat a drum and gesture in defiance. The…
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01 Work, MIDDLE EAST ARTISTS, The art of War, Maher Attar’s Samar Baltaji, with Footnotes
Samar Baltaji is the one-legged mother in the photo, holding the hand of her maimed daughter, Nisrine, as they walked through a landscape of Beirut at war. In June 1985, during the war in the Palestinian camps — which pitted the Amal party against the Palestinians — he captured a photo that made the front…
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