FATUHI’s EKPHRASTIC POEM
“Wounding
the Dark”
Amer
Hanna Fatuhi, the prominent visual artist, historian, and professional writer
was one of ten celebrated artists/authors from the entire world to be featured
in the November/December 2009 issue of World Literature Today WLT, the renowned
magazine, published by the University of Oklahoma. WLM ran a special section
titled “Voices Against the Darkness: Imprisoned Writers who Could not be
Silenced”.
The
WLM study is about creative individuals who suffered brutal persecution and
torture, yet they continued giving voice to the voiceless people worldwide. The
main title of that academic section in part was motivated by Amer’s poem
“Wounding the Dark” an ekphrastic poem that is a vivid description of the
artwork. In 2007, twenty years later Artist Amer Hanna Fatuhi created six
powerful paintings inspired by his 1987 famous poem: WOUNDING THE DARK
Fatuhi
was featured through his poem in English “Wounding the Dark,” which was
translated from the artist's homeland's official language by Amer Fatuhi and
Daniel T. Ames alongside his astonishing painting that carries the same title
as well as a short biography on P61. It is quite an honor for a celebrated artist
like Fatuhi to be selected among these ten gigantic artists/authors of the 20th
century.
To read the full poem in English visit http://www.amerfatuhiart.com/Sale.html
To
read the entire WLM study (as a PDF file) click the link below:
http://www.amerfatuhiart.com/article_Voices%20Against%20the%20Darkness.html
Courtesy
of UR Magazine www.UR-mag.com
Subject:
Wounding the Dark II
Technique:
Acrylic & Mixed-Media on Canvas
Measurements: 30
x 40 Inches
Date:
2007
Price:
$30,000
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