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Title
: decision-making in Afghanistan - stories for dmomestic consumption |
Details
: oil
on box canvas ready to hang], 610X450 |
Frame
: Unframed |
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the comments below appreciation also comes from: IH, Indonesia; Peter B.,UK; Vanessa, USA; Karolína Studená, Czech Republic; Stacey, Canada; Deniz, Turkey; Hal, USA; Dari from Nepal in The Netherlands; Cyan, USA; Meral Sarioglu, Turkey; Diana, Russia; Dave, USA; Zaly, Czech Republic; Dennis, Germany; NB, USA; Eben, Canada; BW, Bulgaria; Simon H, USA; Samantha, USA; Kirk, Croatia; Bo, Japan; Lynus, Italy; Angie Lorena Carrillo Longas, Columbia; EW, Germany |
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Such a dark and crazy world we live in. |
| very
good work. I like the colors,especially the contrast to the "outside".To
me it seems like the people who make the decisions are the one in the
foreground while they are completely in their own world and don't now
anything about the people in the country and what they need? That's what it seems like to me, but I can be totally wrong. Felicia, Germany, Oct 08 First look in the inset - where the war is shown.There is a big shadow of a soldier, then a soldier talking to some locals figures. This is decision-making in Afghanistan. Not the locals but the foreign soldiers are making the decisions - not that the soldier is bigger than the locals. More complicated part is the figure at the left bottom in the inset.It is a burqa-clad woman [does it show as a woman? I intended it to be seen as one but am not sure if have been able to show the person AS woman] She watching this scene of decision-making.Meaning, women are left out of the decision-making.She is not part of he decision-making. And all this interpretaion is how it is told and understood in the West.In the cafe, the guy with a cigarette is narrating the story this way - how WE make the decisions in Afghanistan, how women are not part of decision-making...That is why the title is - stories for DOMESTIC consumption. This is what the common people in the West would LIKE to hear - that afghans are not capable of decision-making, that keep women outof the process....Then the occupation is justified. Purandare Oh I see it now. I need to pay more attention to your details! I never noticed the woman (and yes it does look like a woman!) in the soldier-locals scene. Felicia, Germany, Dec 08 |
| this one is one of my favorites in your gallery. it is really nicely painted and looks good (also how you painted the people reminds a bit of old classic painters), while still conveying a message. it is a really good painting A, Austria, March 09 |
very
nice |
| Love
the colours here AKK, India, Oct 08 |
| Beautiful work! It has got a romantic touch in it. EdG, Germany, Oct 08 |
| I like how the people look so relaxed and yet there
is a man with a gun outside. I also like how it looks like they are in
a cave surrounded by flowers as if peaceful and almost harmonious. But
I think my favorite part is definitely the shadow of the army man and I
like how the yellow really draws your attention to it. Its a very nice
contrast. Brandy, Jamaica, Aug 10 |