an artist in Iraq
The BBC is featuring the works of a young Iraqi artist named Omran Suleman Bebo whose paintings help to evoke the uncertainties, the difficulties, and the hope in Iraq.
He is a member of the Yezidi religious sect which suffered greatly under Saddam Hussein's rule.
The images are striking and the colors vivid. One particular painting struck me: an image showing the body of a woman, a leg, and a young plant that has just sprouted.
Bebo says about this painting:
"Not much is good in Iraq now and many people have been killed. In the picture there is a leg and a body, and the woman is thinking about all the people who have been killed.
"But a young plant is also coming out of the painting which shows goodness.
"The young sprout is small but will bring good."
by Omran Suleman Bebo (BBC)
He is a member of the Yezidi religious sect which suffered greatly under Saddam Hussein's rule.
The images are striking and the colors vivid. One particular painting struck me: an image showing the body of a woman, a leg, and a young plant that has just sprouted.
Bebo says about this painting:
"Not much is good in Iraq now and many people have been killed. In the picture there is a leg and a body, and the woman is thinking about all the people who have been killed.
"But a young plant is also coming out of the painting which shows goodness.
"The young sprout is small but will bring good."
by Omran Suleman Bebo (BBC)
posted by dixerit at 12:03 PM
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