About the
Exhibition
The
Many Colors of IRAQ@
April 14, 2007
Gaining A
Better Understanding of Iraq
In this present day in America, there
is an untold story about Iraq and Iraqis. There is also, many
sides yet to be explored. Let us start by prospecting the Native
Iraqis=
art works and their fellow Iraqi artists, so that we can better
understand Iraq=s
future by means of this distinguished horizon.
Mesopotamia (Modern Iraq) is
undoubtably the foremost cradle of human culture altogether as
all archeological, historical and Biblical sources agree. It is
the land of FIRSTS, where the Proto-Chaldeans (of Babylonia)
systematized the humans daily life (5300- 482 BC / 127 BC-636
AD).
Our ancestors have also excelled in
the areas of Painting, Sculpture, Graphics and Ceramics, in
which they accomplished unique contributions that have impacted
so many contemporary artists such as Pablo Picasso, Paul Klee,
Constantin Brancusi, in addition to a long list of
abstractionists.
Nowadays, the Native Iraqi artists
AChaldeans@
and their fellow Iraqi artists are holding the torch of noble
art forward. By this they are asserting the concepts for which
art exists namely: compassion, beauty, and peace. Not to mention
that art is the only hope not only for Iraq but for all humanity
to prevail.
On the occasion of AKITU,
AThe
Chaldean Babylonian 7307k New Year@,
the Mesopotamia Art Gallery had the opportunity to gather for
the first time Masterpieces by The Pioneer Artist Issa Hanna
Dabish, the Well-known artists Ali Talib, M. Muheraddin, and
Ismael Khayat, along with the late Artist Khuder Jirgees. The
other participating artists in this exhibition are from USA as
well as overseas. Among the most prominent ones comes the late
artist (Ziad Haider ). The list also includes M. Abdulla,,
Burhan Saleh Kirkukly, Mazin Elia Al Sha=awi,
Qais Issa Al Sindy, Roche Binyamen, Dr. Wissam Marqus, Josef
Yousif, Alaa Hermiz, Sulafa Roumayah, Sam selu, and Zuhair Sha=ouni,
besides the art directors Lavon Ammori and Amer Fatuhi.
Amer Hanna Fatuhi-Senior Art Director
Painter & Art Critic, Member of iaa
“The International Association of
Professional Artists / Paris”
To Read the Invitation kindly visit
the link below:
http://kaldaya.net/2007/3_DailyNews_March2007/March26_07_A2.html
