Moataz Nasr
Oxymoron I, 2011
Sky-blue matches on wood, Plexiglas
110 x 140 x 7 cm
43 1/4 x 55 1/8 x 2 3/4 in
43 1/4 x 55 1/8 x 2 3/4 in
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Using the same matchstick technique as Khayamaya, the Oxymoron series depicts calligraphic lions, formed from Arabic or Persian phrases. In the past such designs would have adorned the outside walls...
Using the same matchstick technique as Khayamaya, the Oxymoron series depicts
calligraphic lions, formed from Arabic or Persian phrases. In the past such designs
would have adorned the outside walls of palaces in Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Turkey and Syria, either painted directly on the wall or onto ceramic tiles, or carved as bas-reliefs. They were symbolic guardians, the text often relating how strong and powerful were the occupants. In Oxymoron the vainglory of the text and image contrasts with the fragile combustible nature of the medium.
calligraphic lions, formed from Arabic or Persian phrases. In the past such designs
would have adorned the outside walls of palaces in Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Turkey and Syria, either painted directly on the wall or onto ceramic tiles, or carved as bas-reliefs. They were symbolic guardians, the text often relating how strong and powerful were the occupants. In Oxymoron the vainglory of the text and image contrasts with the fragile combustible nature of the medium.
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