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Michael Halak
Halak’s art follows western traditions of realist, illusory painting, but diverges in content which conflates local and global realities. This combination opens up the opportunity for multiple readings of his work and urges the viewer to consider more closely the contents with which they are presented. For Terra (Un) Firma the seven selected paintings by Halak capture the faces, social scenes and landscapes which immediately surround him. In these works flora and herbs such as olives and thyme prevail as a symbol of Palestinian identity but also speak to the universal viewer.
The artist understands thyme as an emblem of origin and freedom, but as soon as it becomes confined to flowerpot, it loses its freedom; pulled up from its original soil to become a marginal decoration. His landscapes are charged with the central tension that shapes both his life and his work – the question of the connection between man and place, and related concerns regarding presence and absence, identification and disidentification, visibility and invisibility. His scenes bespeak a process of bifurcation that gives rise to two separate yet inseparable worlds. At first glance his paintings may appear as harmless depictions of rural landscapes or social settings such as the Haifa marketplace however, in a similar manner to Shihadi, his works are loaded with symbolism and multifaceted meanings. Works depicting the old streets of Jerusalem, for example, appear to relay routine daily life, however, upon closer inspection symbols of conflict and contradiction such as soldiers and flags rise to the fore.
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Michael Halak, Olives and Thyme, 2019$ 3,500.00View more detailsSold
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Michael Halak, The Bread Seller, 2020$ 22,000.00View more details
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Michael Halak, Life in Bubble, 2018View more details
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Michael Halak, Jerusalem, 2020$ 7,000.00View more details
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Samah Shihadi, Harvest, 2020View more details
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Samah Shihadi, Hiding , 2018View more details
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Samah Shihadi, Home, 2019View more details
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Samah Shihadi, Landscape, Olive Trees , 2018View more details
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Samah Shihadi, Terra Studies 1, 2020View more details
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Samah Shihadi, Terra Studies 10, 2020View more details
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Samah Shihadi, Terra Studies 12, 2020View more detailsSold
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Samah Shihadi, Terra Studies 13, 2020View more detailsSold
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Samah Shihadi, Terra Studies 15, 2020View more detailsSold
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Samah Shihadi, Terra Studies 16, 2020View more details
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Samah Shihadi, Terra Studies 18, 2020$ 2,500.00View more details
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Samah Shihadi, Terra Studies 2 , 2020View more detailsSold
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