THE TEMPLE OF SORROW, An Ekphrastic Poem
Fighting Hate with Love!
This piece is very near and dear to my heart even
though it is a separated pitch black surface attached with strings to a red
frame to depict a bloody frontier surrounding a dark scene!
The technique is quite simple but also requires a deep study of the Mesopotamian writing technique. Thus, in this artwork, I just followed the footsteps structure used in the ancient Pictograph and Cuneiform tablets by dividing the canvas into squares and rectangular shapes. This model helps in focusing on the visual elements and allows each section to easily and visually communicate with the viewer. Most of the elements in these sections were done by using the color directly from different sizes of tubes. In addition, to make the texture more appealing, I added multimedia: pieces of fabric, nets made out of threads, and acrylic texture gels or gel mediums.
Concerning the visual elements, I used many
compelling pictograph signs such as male and female, mountains, plants, trees,
scorpions and snakes, mortar and pestle, water, land, and more. Each of these
visual elements is derived from the poem The Temple of Sorrow which expresses
my unfortunate experience when I was detained and tortured in Section 5, one of
the most inhumane torture centers in the world. However, this piece is not
about torture but about how to stand up against evil forces, knowing deep in
your heart that despite their vicious actions and monstrosity, they are scared
to the bone because their core is as frail as the stuffed animals made out of
wool and cotton!
In my mind and my artworks, these dark forces are like a scarecrow that can scare all the birds some of the time and some of the birds all the time, but it cannot scare all the birds all the time. In the end, we can win by facing hate with love!
An excerpt from the poem:
He
is certainly capable
The
one who dispels all of our joys
And
transforming our pleasures into ashes
He
is capable
The
one who plodding drunk
Like
a bull who is ravaged by sexual intercourse
Proud
of his large, sharp horn
his
sawing teeth
and
his mind, which is made fun of
by
the smallest ant!
This
disaster shows up every day from a hole in the wall
From
a pit in the ground
From
a black cloud
On
the television
Before
the news bulletin
After
the news bulletin
In
the news bulletin
With
his yellowish laugh
And
his rusted, coppery voice
Surrounded
by a flock of fierce werewolf people
Proud
of his olive military uniform
The
decorations and Medals that indicate
A
history of blood ... Our blood
and our beloveds.
To read the full poem click the following link http://www.amerfatuhiart.com/Gallery.html
Subject:
The Temple of Sorrow
Technique:
Mixed-Media on Stretcher Bars & Canvas-board
Measurements:
30 x 30 Inches
Date:
2008
Price:
$25,000
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