Installation view: DE PERSPECTIVA, by Ibrahim Quraishi
DREAMING ARIZONA (video still, extract) by Ibrahim Quraishi
THE CITIZENS (photograph, extract) by Ibrahim Quraishi
There are always two to phone
FAMILY PORTRAITS (photograph, extract) by Ibrahim Quraishi
LOST CODES (video still, extract) by Ibrahim Quraishi
DE PERSPECTIVA (installation view, extract) by Ibrahim Quraishi

MARTYRS AND IDOLS: a study in resistance
2017. Oil, acrylic, photography, silkscreen on canvas (74 x 54 cm each)

Sketches and study on canvas of the photo paintings that are in process on studying different methods of painting technique on the subject of resistances. Starting from early medieval icons of saints and martyrs, then transposing this classical technique into a stereotypical design of contemporary pop idols.

The work is based on images taken from real soldiers and martyrs in their operation of theatre of war.

Martyrs & Idols: a study in resistance, by Ibrahim Quraishi

Image: “MARTYRS & IDOLS: a study in resistance”, by Ibrahim Quraishi(CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
Martyrs & Idols: a study in resistance, by Ibrahim Quraishi

Image: “MARTYRS & IDOLS: a study in resistance”, by Ibrahim Quraishi(CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
Martyrs & Idols: a study in resistance, by Ibrahim Quraishi

Image: “MARTYRS & IDOLS: a study in resistance”, by Ibrahim Quraishi(CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
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