Occupation Series

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Occupation Series: Mural #2: Baby

Oil Paintstick on Paper, 48" x 144"

Occupation Series: Mural #1: Doves

Oil Paintstick on Paper, 98" x 204"

Occupation Series: Mural #3: Hospital

Oil Paintstick on Paper, 48" x 144"

Occupation Series: Father and Son

Ink on Paper, 18" x 24"

Occupation Series: Girl Behind Wire

Ink on Paper, 18" x 24"

Occupation Series: Two Rabbis

Ink on Paper, 18" x 24"

Occupation Series: Soldier and Woman

Ink on Paper, 18"x 24"

Occupation Series: Soldiers with Dead Body

Ink on Paper, 18" x 24"

Occupation Series: Body in Trunk

Ink on Paper, 8" x 24"

Occupation Series: Women at Demonstration

Ink on Paper, 18" x 24"

Occupation Series: Baghdad Street

Ink on Paper, 18" x 24"

Occupation Series: Two Women and a Baby

Ink on Paper, 18" x 24"

Occupation Series: Praying

Ink on Paper, 18" x 24"

Occupation Series: East Jerusalem

Ink on Paper, 18" x 24"

Family in Front of Separation Wall

Ink on Paper, 18" x 24"

Occupation Series: Soldier with Gun

Ink on Paper, 18" x 24"

Occupation Series: Barber Shop

Ink on Paper, 18" x 24"

Occupation Series: Composite Middle East Drawings (6)

Composite Middle East Drawings (6), 18" x 24"

Occupation Series: Baghdad Street #1

Oil Paintstick on Paper Mounted on Wood, 18" x 24"

Occupation Series: Baghdad Street #2

Oil Paintstick on Paper Mounted on Wood, 18" x 24"

Occupation Series​

This series was ignited by the successive wars in the Middle East. Using the simplest of materials-black ink on paper and working quickly I created fifty small paintings of people living under occupation. My goal was to reframe headline news, tightly compose the humans within the action and create lines that carry an urgency and intensity that a more belabored work would not.

In general I create artwork about issues that keep me up at night. Everyday I am bombarded with an overload of human misery and unspeakable horror that pierce my heart the sadness. I can only make sense of it all if I tear off a tiny piece and create works of art that speak to our common humanity and dignity.

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