Nadine Descendre
Halim Al Karim
- ISBN 13:
- 9788857210711
- author:
- Nadine Descendre
- format:
- HardBack
- publisher:
- Skira Editore
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2012
- Pages:
- 200
- Dimensions:
- 30.6 x 24.2 x 2.4 cm
- Genre:
- Art, Architecture & Photography, Art & design styles: from c 1960, Individual artists, art monographs, Art contemporain, Beaux arts, Mouvements artistiques, Art / General, General, Art & Art Instruction, Art, Individual Artists / Art Monographs
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Halim Al Karim is the second monograph in the Contemporary Arab Artists series. Iraqi artist Halim Al-Karim's life was profoundly affected by his experiences during the first Gulf War, which led him to hide in the desert for almost three years. This harrowing period of survival has had a lasting impact on his art practice. Al-Karim's work explores themes of reconciliation and spirituality, drawing on Sufi tradition. His photographs often feature contradictions and juxtapositions, but these elements create a harmonious effect rather than tension. Through his images, Al-Karim projects his inner consciousness and visualises spiritual awakening and serenity. The result is evocative dream-like images that evoke instinctual emotive responses. Al-Karim's approach to image-making is rooted in the pursuit of metaphysical enlightenment, where true perception exists as a preternatural power within each of us. This book presents his unique vision and artistic practice, offering insight into the artist's inner world.
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