The last look at the Homeland. Painting

The painting was featured in The Washington Post in Dec. 23, 2022. Mr. Mark Jenkins wrote an article about the exhibit titled: Binaries in which the painting was of the exhibits. Binaries was displaced at Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery in Washington DC. In my synopsis about the show, I stated: As humans, we possess a natural instinct to categorize and dichotomize the imaginable into disparate parts. Life v. Death. Good v. Bad. Love v. Hate These exemplary binaries evoke powerful and deep-rooted memories of how human civilization has divided worlds, societies, relationships, and even the inner self since the beginning of time. In my own life within my homeland of Iraq, I personally experienced and witnessed countless binaries in many aspects of Iraqi society from dogma to ideologies. Such binaries pitted against one another left the country in disarray amidst conflict and chaos. Dividing the world into two distinct sides or parts seems quite simple and intuitive yet dangerous and destructive to its growth and well-being. However, I believe that binaries can be construed to create tolerance, unity and respect. A binary does not necessitate conflict within itself but can flourish in harmony. Indeed, it is essential that one part requires the existence of another. Death requires life. Bad requires good. Hate requires love. Wholly united. United whole. Introducing Binaries.

Painting:Acrylic on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:36 W x 54 H x 2 D in

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