Untitled (2011)
Description
Size:160 x 150 cm; 63 x 59 in
Medium: Oil on canvas
Signed and dated upper right
Provenance
Private Collection, Jordan (acquired directly from the artist).
This artwork is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.
Location
Amman, Jordan
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Description
Serwan Baran is an Iraqi painter and sculptor. Born in Baghdad in 1968, he studied at the University of Babylon. He moved to Amman during the 2003 American Invasion of Iraq before settling in Beirut where he lives and works. His paintings that can reach considerable dimensions are a personal testimony of the continuous catastrophes and defeats in the Middle East. In each of his series, Baran deployed a specific type of figures who became actors of the historical drama: dogs, workers, prisoners, wounded soldiers and generals. In 2019, he produced the exhibition Fatherland for the National Pavilion of Iraq at the Venice Art Biennale.
This enigmatic painting where figures are interconnected to one another, form the face of a large monster who occupies the centre of the piece. The black colour that occupies two thirds of the piece conveys an impression of darkness symbolising the traumatic times that Iraq was going through at the time. This work was part of the solo exhibition Whispers at Orfali Art Gallery in Amman in 2012. It is a very subjective reflection on personal feelings in times of crisis.
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