Tag: MiddleEastArt
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07 Works, The Art of War, Henry Zaidan’s Alma and her soldiers search Gaza for suvivors, with footnotes
Having arrived too late to help in the fight, Alma and her Bedouin soldiers search the devastated streets of Gaza for survivors… Please follow link for full post
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01 Painting, Middle East Artists, The Art of War, Ismail Shammout’s Massirat Sha’ab (Odyssey of a People), with Footnotes #76
Estimate for USD 800,000 – USD 900,000 in March 2017 ‘The painting was not just a means to beautifying one’s life, albeit essential in such a harsh and agonizing environment, but it was an expression of hope, an embodiment of the Palestinian wound, a mirror reflecting the Palestinians yearning for salvation and return.’ (The artist quoted…
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01 Painting, Middle East Artists, Ismail Shammout’s Nahnou bi Kheyr, Taminouna/ We Are in Good Health, Reassure Us, with Footnotes #69
Sold for USD 161,000 in Mar 2015 The present lot Nahnou bi Kheir, Taminouna (We are in Good Health, Reassure us) from 1976, is seminal example from the artist’s earlier works. Shammout’s raw depiction of the Palestinian refugee experience was a recurring motif in his paintings and as such the present work illustrates a Palestinian…
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01 Painting, Middle East Artists, THE ART OF WAR, Mahmoud Afifi’s The Resistance: I Have a Gun, with Footnotes #80
Sold for 32,760 GBP in October 2021 This painting is characteristic of Afifi’s “Hard Edge” style, which earned him the nickname of the “Egyptian Rouault”. The strong, thick black lines infuse a strong vitality to the scene. Afifi often used his signature technique to reclaim historic battles as a symbol of regional resistance. Under his brush,…
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04 Works, The Art of War, Henry Zaidan’s Alma Joins the Battle, with footnotes
Alma, adorned in ornate Arab armor, suffering battle weariness as mud dulls the sheen of her attire, clash with the enemy. Dust billowing against an arid battlefield backdrop… Please follow link for full post
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01 Work, The Art of War, Henry Zaidan, Hungry and desperate they hide from the carnage above, with footnotes
A Mother suffused by the radiant light filtering softly through the depths of the cave, imbibing from a carafe thoughtfully offers what little water is left to her daughter. Her hair cascading around her, bathing in what little natural light the is; meanwhile, her child finding comfort in draping herself in her lap, their allure…
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01 Painting, Middle East Artists, The Art of War, Ismail Shammout’s Thirst, A part of the original mural “The Road To Nowhere”, with Footnotes #76
“We came and turned the native Arabs into tragic refugees. And still we dare to slander and malign them, to besmirch their name. Instead of being deeply ashamed of what we did and trying to undo some of the evil we committed . . . we justify our terrible acts and even attempt to glorify…
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01 Work, The Art of War, Henry Zaidan, Having escaped, Alma is back in the desert, with footnotes
After days in jail, Elma has finally escaped and is back in the desert, ready to pursue her harassment of the enemy. Traditionally, the Bedouin were among the most dangerous of desert tribes, fighting among themselves when outsiders weren’t available. Constantly on the move to find new pastures for their livestock, they learned to live…
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01 Painting, African Artists, Art of War, Oussama Diabs Theatre, Gaza, with Footnotes
On sale for US$4,600 in May 2024 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…
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01 Work, Middle East Artists, LAILA SHAWA’s THE SOUK IN GAZA, with footnotes
Sold for 12,600 GBP in October 2020 This canvas by internationally acclaimed artist, Laila Shawa is of considerable historical significance within her artistic oeuvre. ‘The Souk’ was part of Shawa’s first solo exhibition in Gaza in 1965 entitled ‘Contrast and Contradictions’ – one year after her graduation from the Academy of Fine Art in Rome. Thereafter,…
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02 paintings, Middle East Artists, he Art of War, Laila Shawa’s Birds of Paradise in Gaza Sky I & II, with Footnotes #104
These art pieces reflects the haunting reality of life in the Gaza Strip. The people of Gaza are under constant bombing threats, potential attacks, and surveillance by Israeli drone systems… Please follow link for full post
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01 Work, The Art of War, Frank McCarthy’s Charging Warrior, with footnotes
Due to religious dictates it is very difficult to find classical Islamic art portraying people! To tell the story I have decided to try and make my own through AI. I hope I will eventually get it right! Thanks for your patience. Please visit my other blogs: Art Collector, Mythology, Marine Art, Portrait of a Lady, The Orientalist, Art of the…
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01 Work, The Art of War, Wissam al-Jazairy’s Scream, with footnotes
The Scream is a composition originally created by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch in 1893. The Norwegian name of the piece is Skrik, and the German title under which it was first exhibited is Der Schrei der Natur (The Scream of Nature). The agonized face in the painting has become one of the most iconic images in…
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01 Work, The Art of War, Khawla bint al-Azwar, Arab Muslim warrior in the service of the Rashidun Caliphate, with footnotes
Due to religious dictates it is very difficult to find classical Islamic art portraying people! To tell the story I have decided to try and make my own through AI. I hope I will eventually get it right! Thanks for your patience. The Rashidun Caliphate was the first caliphate to succeed the Islamic prophet Muhammad.…
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01 Works The Art of War, Wissam Al Jazairi’s Lampedusa and Refugees, with footnotes
Lampedusa, Italy — The small harbor in Lampedusa is crowded with a fleet of dilapidated wooden and metal smuggler’s boats, some half-submerged. Discarded life jackets, filthy clothes and plastic water bottles float in the sea. Nearly 2,000 migrants have died crossing the Mediterranean this year. Lampedusa is the closest piece of European territory to North Africa,…
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01 Painting, Middle East Artists, The Art of War, Suleiman Mansour’s Untitled, The distruction of Palestine’s Olive trees, with Footnotes #76
Sold for 25,200 GBP in October 2022 Palestinian farmers know their land by the square-millimeter. To them, there is no such thing as “wild plants”: each sprout on their land is an expression of Palestinian life, as indigenous flora. They harvest the crops, take care of their trees, and walk along their vines with the…
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01 photograph, Middle East Artists, THE ART OF WAR, Imad Abu Shtayyah’s We shall return, with Footnotes #100
The painting shows the ruins of Gaza morphing into the torso of a Palestinian woman. This woman – Gaza – is rising to gaze into an expectant sky, body in motion as though she has just picked herself up off the ground. The strength, resilience, and determination communicated by this work are indicative of Abu…
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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 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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