Events of early Monday July 14, 1958 [Coup in Iraq] had convinced me that hate is the most destructive force in our life.
ALA BASHIREveryday hundreds of people came to the hospital… dying, and I have to introduce life into them again… my duty was to compete with death.
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Early on in my life I comprehended that death is the most tragic event in our life.
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I think we need a huge dose of love.
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We don’t usually see light traveling in darkness of space because we only can see its reflection on substance.
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Only then, he realized that with love he could survive, and that for a certain purpose he would toil.
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Cursed in earth and subdued by death, man found himself beset by time, and his instincts put to the test.
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The truth is far beyond what we can see. Therefore my art is an invitation to comprehend this fact.
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For those whom my love can not immune from death, are dedicated these paintings, in the hope they may express in drawing the reality of a resonant mind.
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It is the first cry after birth
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As a painter, I realized that what we see is just manifestation of unseen power.
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Life is the journey between darkness of the womb and darkness of the grave.
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Darkness is where we begin and where we end.
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Since then [1958 Coup in Iraq], reality started to take another form in my mind. Hence, I was aware of deception of our senses.
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Drawing is like the first kiss. It carries within it the deepest emotion and the challenge of the first step.
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Everyday hundreds of people came to the hospital… dying, and I have to introduce life into them again… my duty was to compete with death.
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I discovered that the most dangerous mask is the one worn by intelligent people because they are clever at their disguise.
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