joe, a new sketch/notebook|four drawings
Posted on February 6, 2011 1 Comment
morse code stutter
I’m not sure if it’s shameless or shameful that I’ve started yet another sketch/notebook. I’ve decided, however, that I shall start naming these books in order to avoid confusion on my part and annoyance on yours. So meet Joe, my new, little black notebook. Read More
Exhibition 50/20|The Sultan Gallery
Posted on February 3, 2011 Leave a Comment
the gallery, a tree of life and the water which feeds it
I finally managed to make it to The Sultan Gallery this morning for a much-anticipated group show Exhibition 50/20. Most of the artists exhibiting here, when you put them in a room together, you’re going to get something like this: the ugly beautiful, the beautiful ugly, gender mish-mashes, political hodgepodge, religious under-, over- and in-between-tones, and in this instance a tantric tree of life. Read More
eve passes a note
Posted on February 2, 2011 Leave a Comment
psst
I think she’s finished. I put a note in her hand because her expression and intent gaze reminded me of how as children, in class, we would focus on the teacher’s face while subtly flicking the note to its intended recipient.
liquid gold gorillas|stills from a video-in-the-making
Posted on February 1, 2011 1 Comment
gangrenous. fossilized. black
hand in oil
Posted on February 1, 2011 2 Comments
I’m going through a very difficult time in my life at the moment. When I have times like these, I tend to eschew brushes and other means of transporting paint onto canvas; in other words, I use my hands. Or I paint on my hands. Sometimes I also paint on my arms and legs. Maybe it’s just my own version of self-mutilation. At least I’m not cutting myself, right? Not on purpose anyway.
After I painted my fingers using my black paint (which I’m kicking myself in the ass for; my supply of black acrylic paint is quickly dwindling), I took some photos, then decided to make a little video, and finally added sound, all this with the help of my super-hero son, Khaled Abu-Ghazaleh. I liked the segment so much that I’ve decided to make a full-length video to this, one of my favorite songs by one of my favorite bands: Cough Coughing by Menomena*. So look out for that, coming sooner or later.
*When searching for the song (which I had on my iTunes but needed online), I discovered that there is already an official Cough Coughing video! It won’t deter me from making my own, though.
gun to your head
Posted on January 31, 2011 Leave a Comment
when the damage is irreparable, things die
New Painting|Untitled Yet
Posted on January 30, 2011 1 Comment
i started this painting two days ago. it's big and i think i'm going to enjoy it. i have so far
Gallery Tilal|Stories of Eves|Eve Drops a Bowl of Spaghetti Bolognese
Posted on January 29, 2011 Leave a Comment
eve drops a bowl of spaghetti bolognese, 2011, acrylic on canvas, 90cm x 150cm
Gallery Tilal|Stories of Eves|Eve Draws a Picture
Posted on January 28, 2011 2 Comments
eve draws a picture, 2011, acrylic and collage on canvas, 90cm x 150cm
you’ll be famous
Posted on January 27, 2011 Leave a Comment
it's pretty cloudy outside, so the lighting in my studio's a bit dim; that's why i couldn't take a proper photo of this painting. once i get these photographed professionally, i'll post it as part of the whole collection. i like this photo because of the two eves peeping from behind!
she finds her arm in a flurry of heads
Posted on January 24, 2011 16 Comments
she finds her arm in a flurry of heads: i did this on a napkin i had kept from a summer trip to bern, switzerland. I had a few of these thick, velvety paper napkins, in three colors: red, yellow and green. i've been savoring this last one and now it's not a napkin anymore. which kinda makes me sad
Gallery Tilal|Stories of Eves|Eve in a Pretty Yellow Dress
Posted on January 23, 2011 1 Comment
eve in a pretty yellow dress, 2011, acrylic and collage on canvas, 120cm x 150cm
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