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Graffiti art brightens war-torn Afghan capital
Photo: REUTERS/Omar Sobhani
By Michelle Nichols
from REUTERS
December 20, 2010
A group of women in burqas rises from the sea to symbolize cleanliness, while further down a factory wall a bus with no wheels and crammed with passengers is a stark comment on war-torn Kabul’s appalling public transport. Continue reading
Artist Bio: Ommolbanin Shamsia Hassani
Ommolbanin “Shamsia” Hassani was born in 1988 in Tehran, Iran.
Shamsia has displayed her artistic skills and talent since childhood (4 years of age) and used to paint much differently from her classmates of the same age. Continue reading
The Modern History of Art in Afghanistan
Afghan woman - Rachel Schaus
for suite101.com
August 21, 2009
Part of Afghanistan’s culture preservation is to inform the world of the modern history of fine art in Afghanistan.
With the destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas, the attention of scientists resulted in the (re)discovery of ancient frescoes on the ceiling of the caves near to where the Buddhas once stood. It is quite possible that this art is some of the first fine art of the world. Continue reading
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Artist Bio: AbulQasem Foushanji
AbulQasem Foushanji was born in 1987 in Afghanistan. His style is mostly Abstract and Abstract Expressionism. He is skilled in painting, photography and installation. Continue reading
Afghan Women Painters On Show
It’s a tree so withered and broken that only a single scarred branch is still struggling heavenwards. Yet all life has not gone: a tiny leaf, green against the cerulean blue of the sky, stubbornly clings to a twig. For the circle of burka-clad women huddling around the forlorn trunk in the hot, dusty sunshine, it is a sign of hope. Continue reading
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