THE EKPHRASTIC POEM
There is no doubt that ancient Mesopotamians are the creators of the writing system that dates back to the Clay Tokens period in the eighth millennium, BC. The earliest forms of writing were pictographs (meaning "picture words") where the sign resembles the object which represents: grain, hand, foot, male, female, bird, bull, pig, fish, etc. Those early symbols were made to be understood by average people. For example, male and female symbols were simply depicted by their sexual organs, while bull, pig, and dog were depicted by their head features. Using the male and female symbols has nothing to do with intimacy other than specifying gender.
My artwork, which is based on the Logogramism style, focuses on contemporary subjects and challenges from personal feelings and daily experiences to global issues. However, I have been working diligently since founding this style to improve and explore wider and deeper meanings and values for each of these most archaic Mesopotamian pictographs that were particularly created to represent daily life's needs. This kind of enhancement in visual communication is what makes my work timeless and makes its exceptional style one-of-a-kind.
Concerning the visual elements, I used many compelling pictograph signs from the dominant ones such as male, female, and mountains, to the supporting ones, such as plants, trees, fish, snakes, water, land, and more. The technique used in achieving this artwork is a mix of oil, acrylic, and mixed media on canvas.
In closing, this painting is inspired by my 2017 poem You & I as well as my 2011 poem A Woman from Above! - Crash, which both are about love, chaos, and beyond. If there is someone quite important in your life, then hold on to him/her, because there is nothing that rejoices or aches like love. You will never feel alive unless you are in love. “Love has no sky and no bottom”. ~ Amer
What between the two of us
Is a sea
That has no sky
And no bottom
What between the two of us
Is love
That cannot be hidden by a thousand masks
*****
CRASH
An
unexpected incident is your love
despite all
the safety measures
that I
followed
and all the
instruction handbooks
that I read
I couldn’t
avoid you!
Technique:
Oil, Acrylic & Mixed-Media on Canvas
Measurements:
36 x 36 Inches
Date:
2022
Price:
$30,000
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