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Painting, Oil on Canvas
Size: 36 W x 24 H x 1 D in
"A family. A generation. A legacy. Lost. Fragmented. Bits and pieces remain. Come, let me tell you a story: Hold it in your heart. Hold it in your soul. Carry it over so others know. Now nobody knows. A whisper remains. A shadow is cast. Struggling to hold on. Yearning to let go. A presence which is now a haunting memory. Merely, collective memories." -ZK This painting serves as a purpose in that as Muslim women, we come from rich, traditional values and a true history. Everyone has a story. Everyone has a history. Everyone is shaped by these experiences in one way, shape, or form. The majority of places where we, or our parents, or our grandparents immigrated from, stem from deeply rooted cultural roots. Some of us have completely let go. Some of us are burdened, a weight on our shoulders to complete or fulfill long lost dreams that did not belong to us, but were inherited through time. Some of us may find others living vicariously through us. Some of us come from war-torn areas where deeply rooted religious ideologies have oppressed our choices and freedom. I was deeply inspired by photographs of Afghanistan during the 1950‘s that I came across. Women in skirts, boarding a bus, going to work, going to a university. It is devastatingly drastic in comparison to the Afghanistan that is today: rated the most dangerous place for a woman to be living. The women that are there now cannot imagine a life without poverty, destitution, subjugation, and dependency. This is the now. That was the past. A collective memory.
Painting:Oil on Canvas
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:36 W x 24 H x 1 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:No
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Zainab Zeb Khan is a visual artist, activist and humanitarian. She works proactively to address global social justice issues to remove barriers that people face because of gender, age, race, ethnicity, religion, culture or disability. She creates statement pieces that are influenced by history and current affairs. Zainab's works have been featured internationally. Past exhibitions and projects have been with International Museum of Women; Galleries HQ; Jackson Junge Gallery; Arterie Fine Arts; Women's Caucus of Arts. She is actively involved with the UN and non-profit organizations that primarily work to end gender disparity. She holds a Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Psychology from Loyola University Chicago. Artist Statement: I create art that shows the truth. Nothing more. Nothing less. I lend my voice and art towards multiple platforms and organizations to instill change. I am fascinated by the various facets of consciousness. I love to explore latency, question the irrational, and challenge the taboo. Art to me is a metaphorical representation of what is, can, and will be. I create pieces to connect the human psyche with the soul. I am inspired by everything that my brain processes and my heart absorbs. www.zainabzeb.com www.facebook.com/Zainab.Zeb.Khan www.twitter.com/ZainabZeb
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