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Aisha’s thoughts Painting
Belgium
Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 23.6 W x 70.9 H x 1 D in
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This painting was created after reading an article in the newspaper. The EHRM (European Court of Human Rights) ruled that the criminal conviction of an Austrian woman who had insulted the Prophet Mohammed was justified. The lady in question was charged of insulting the Prophet and his followers due to calling the marriage of the Prophet Muhammad to the 6,7,8 or 9 year old Aisha (the girl’s age is not fully agreed upon) a ‘child rape’ during a seminar. The lady was convicted in 2011 of derogatory religious doctrines, and she was fined. There are 1.2 billion Muslims worldwide who take as an example a man who took a child bride, a man whose image is too sacred to depict and whose reputation should not be tarnished with stories of abused children. One could also argue that the good man was instructed to take the child as wife by the Big Guy himself, God or Allah; any supreme being is hard to ignore. Well, today, people who hear whispering voices and have ‘visions’ are almost immediately referred to psychiatry for long-term counseling or they get a large dose of medication. If one has to belief in a supreme being, then let it please conform to the ethical standards we pursue today so that it can serve as an example for society. But I can’t help but wonder what was going through Aisha’s mind as she stood in front of her 54-year-old groom. Hands clasped together, accepting her fate, waiting and afraid of what life would bring her. A child, a girl, a sacrifice; it is a pity that their rights are not more often protected. Let’s leave faith for what it is, true or not, fantasy or good story, but assume that the ‘here and now’ takes precedence. Let’s agree that some role models are just plain wrong. More info here: http://www.sashadenhaene.com/paintings-2-2/
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Painting:Acrylic on Canvas
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:23.6 W x 70.9 H x 1 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Yes
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Sasha H. Denhaene studied psychology at the University of Antwerp and worked for many years as a therapist on themes such as relationship, sexuality and eating disorders, always based on a strong emancipatory commitment. She currently works as a writer, poet, painter and illustrator from her workshop in Antwerp. Her paintings offer a sharp look at injustice based on gender and focuses on gender equality. She portrays women from around the world to fight against all forms of gender discrimination; practices such as femail genital mutilation, rape, abuse, intimidation, etc. She made a series of paintings of raped women in DR Congo (now finally getting more attention with Dr. Mukwege’s Nobel Prize for Peace) and other strong women such as Zineb El Rhazoui (who remembers…Charlie Hebdo), Mama Masika, etc. In her writing, Sasha deals with these heavy subjects in a unique, light-hearted way with her infectious, absurd humor, making us think. She explores how our flexible, resourceful human brain legitimizes almost anything in the name of god, money, race or whatever…as long as it has a name. In her poems she fights the great fears that taunt us, little people. Those fears often accompany us throughout our lives; Primary fears of both children and adults: fear of the dark, fear of going to sleep, fear of death, fear of loneliness and fear of regret… All these things may seem far apart, but in the end they form a whole: giving a voice to what we all too often or too gladly forget…
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