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Shada Safadi
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In the Presence of the Crow
6 paintings, mixed media on
canvas: 1 painting (300 x 300 cm), 2 paintings (150 x 150 cm each), 2
paintings (200 x 150 cm each), 1 painting (100 x 170 cm); Ramallah
Municipality’s Old Building, Ramallah
The crow, who we are raised
to see as a symbol of pessimism, becomes suddenly an assumed friend,
presented either alone in the space of the painting, or the two faces of
a crow and a human woven into one, or standing on a girl’s hand, but
alienated from each other by the space that separates them. And
sometimes we see him standing on the figures' heads, superior to them
like a king on a throne.
The relationship between the
crow and the figures continues to stimulate my curiosity, and I still
ask the continuous question about the reasons for choosing this
confusing relation.
Shada Safadi
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1982 |
Born in Majdal Shams, Golan |
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Education |
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2001-2005 |
BA in Fine Arts (Painting), Faculty of Fine Arts, Damascus,
Syria |
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2002-2004 |
Certificate, Engraving section, Adham Ismaeil Institute,
Damascus, Syria |
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Selected
Group Exhibitions |
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2007 |
'From Golan', Al Hallaj Gallery, Ramallah
'From Golan', The Virtual Gallery, Birzeit University, Birzeit
'From Golan', Bethlehem Peace Center, Bethlehem |
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2006 |
'Youth Exhibition', Al Riwaq Art Gallery, Damascus, Syria
'Aleppo the Capital of Islamic Culture', Khangs Gallery, Aleppo,
Syria
Exhibition for graduates of the Fine Arts Faculty, French
Cultural Center, Damascus, Syria |
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Solo
Exhibitions |
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2006 |
Solo Exhibition at Fateh Mudarris Center for Arts and Culture,
Majdal Shams, Golan |
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Awards |
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2006 |
Award of the 'Youth Exhibition', Damascus, Syria |
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2005 |
Award of 'Colours of Damascus' workshops, Damascus, Syria |
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