"The Way Sarkozy Intended It - Egyptian Artist Iythar Ghurab"
This is an Oil on canvas painting. I picked it because out of all the pictures I saw it captured me and motivated me to look deeper into it and see why the artist chose to exclude the nose and mouth from this nameless women. It made me sad as well as angry because upon further research I discovered that the European Court of Human Rights ruled in favor of the French Law that bans the wearing of a burqa and a niquab, one would think the freedom to practice religion is a basic human right, apparently not. The European Court of Human rights have already clearly shown whose side they are on and it is not with the people. This issue is of extreme importance because today it is France attacking Islam, but tomorrow will it be your country attacking your religion?
This is attacking religion, on what grounds did they chose to ban them for? Right now in America we experience the opposite, religions are forced or indoctrinated into our society and atheists and deists are attacked and looked at differently because they don't conform to what society wants.
ReplyDeletewow, i think this picture says so much.,.. the fact that the author didnt include the nose and mouth is to show that women don't have an opinon or the right to speak. they can only be quiet and do what they are suppose to do. Her eyes say so much though...i think is a very impressive piece.
ReplyDeletewhat caught my attention is that is an oil painting. it almost look like it's ink or something...
very good selection!