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Daily wailing

During the peak of the violence in Syria between 2011 and 2013, I presented three collections with unsettling titles (Syrian Scenes, Wailing, and Field Hospitals). I found myself involved in capturing terrified faces and grieving mothers, with a lot of red color. I imagined faces in the streets as if they were about to scream, and I saw grim, motionless faces screaming endlessly.

syrian scenes 100x120 cm Mixed Media on Canvas 2012

sdaily wailing 100×120 cm Mixed Media on Canvas 2012

syrian scenes 140×140 cm Mixed Media on Canvas 2013

daily wailing 100×81 cm Mixed Media on Canvas 2012

syrian scenes 100×120 cm Mixed Media on Canvas 2012

daily wailing 140×140 cm Mixed Media on Canvas 2012

مشاهد سورية

ولأن الانتفاضة بالنسبة له هي أم، فإن كل ما رسمه الفنان منذ بدئها وحتى الآن، هو صدى لأحداثها ومشاهدها، لخيباتها وأفراحها، لآلامها وصراخها وهي تتحدى هذه الآلام مكابرة باتجاه الوصول إلى آخر درب الحرية، لذا كانت “جميع المشاركات والفعاليات والمعارض الفنية منذ بدء الثورة مرتبطة كل الارتباط بهذه المشاهد. وكان عنوان” مشاهد سورية” هو العنوان الأشمل لمجموعة أعمال 2011 – 2012

syrian scenes 100×120 cm Mixed Media on Canvas 2012

syrian scenes 75×120 cm Mixed Media on Canvas 2012

daily wailing 120×170 cm Mixed Media on Canvas 2012

syrian scenes 100×120 cm Mixed Media on Canvas 2012

daily wailing 140×140 cm Mixed Media on Canvas 2012

syrian scenes 100×120 cm Mixed Media on Canvas 2012

syrian scenes 140×140 cm Mixed Media on Canvas 2012

syrian scenes 100×120 cm Mixed Media on Canvas 2012

field hospital 2x 140×140 cm Mixed Media on Canvas 2013

Following the outburst of the revolution, it was impossible to continue this form of art as the regime suppressed all kind of free photography and documentaries. Not having the possibility of capturing the daily scenes of the war’s outcome, he resorted to painting on canvas. Eventually, this technique helped him to shape the very essence of his vision, and here is where his colours became the luck of violence! His canvasses acquired bright, harsh colours, which in some sense equivocated and deceived the ruthless scenes, but which in turn reflected fearlessly the ugly coloured face and viciousness of war.

 

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