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?Hulago?- Exhibition of paintings by Mohamad Fadel Opening Reception/Artist Talk : Friday, March 17 at 6:00 pm Exhibition Dates : March 17-27, 2006
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?Hulago?- Exhibition of paintings by Mohamad Fadel Opening Reception/Artist Talk : Friday, March 17 at 6:00 pm Exhibition Dates : March 17-27, 2006 Palestinian Art Court-al Hoash, a newly opened gallery in East Jerusalem presents an exhibition of paintings by Mohamad Fadel. Born in Haifa in 1977, Fadel is a self-taught artist with no formal training in the arts. His intuitive style, with its bold colors and energetic impulses, depicts a dream world of uninhibited magic and childlike vision and is infused with humor and irony. Fadel is one of the few Palestinian artists who work in this genre which is a more popular art form in al Maghreb al Arabi (North Africa). His paintings, devoid of perspective, are densely populated with stylized humans and animal forms that remind the viewer of folktales and riddles. The exhibition ?Holagu? refers to the Mongolian ruler who destroyed Baghdad in the 13th century. Instead of violence and destruction, Fadel paints a vision of Baghdad before its demise. The rich cultural life of Abbasid Baghdad with musicians, magicians and story tellers is rendered simultaneously in historical and contemporary settings. In the artist?s own words ?Music can not be destroyed. It remains in the soul and the heart, imperishable and everlasting. It remains floating in Baghdad?s sky awaiting a new rebirth?. The exhibition is co-sponsored with the A.M. Qattan Foundation and the Bethlehem Peace Center
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