Intifada (SOLD) Painting

The painting that i made during exams to Fine Arts Academy in Vienna. In my earlier works I have already presented the theme of discrimination of gay people. When I visited Palestine last winter I got to know a few gays and realised that their situation and experience, besides the cultural and geographical remoteness, is not very different than the situation of Polish LGBT people. During my visit to the Middle East I got to know the complicated relation between Israel and Palestine. On the other hand I was moved by the fact that there is no representation of gay Palestinians in the public space. The gay issue is also highly politicised by the both sides of the conflict and is made a part of the war and use as an argument. Gay Palestinians do not have any point of positive reference, so I wanted to create it for them. I was inspired by the fact that a white and black keffiyeh is a symbol of revolution, nationality and fight for freedom. Through my painting I want to deconstruct the common associations with the symbol of keffieyeh and create new ones. It is also inspired by the famous paintings of Magritte in which the models got anonymity with scarfs on their faces and viewers got an opportunity to fantasise about the identities of the people depicted.

Painting:Oil on Other

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:23.6 W x 31.5 H x 0.4 D in

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