Nour Zantah

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Artist Statement:

Through my paintings I address the violent events that continue to take place in Syria, seeking to represent the character of the Syrian victims. My paintings are a medium through which to reflect both the trauma I and others have experienced, and the deep emotional and personal impact of war. In essence, the self-expression through my paintings has been, at once, revelatory, exploratory, intellectual, reflective and emotional. My choices and uses of particular painting techniques connect to the subject of violence in significant ways but these are often complex to articulate and unravel. Sometimes these choices are deliberate, but sometimes they may be accidental or intuitive. It is important, therefore, to become immersed in my practice. I often surround myself with an excess of visual information, in the form of collage, images and cut-outs. This is how I learn to focus my attention, while at the same time shutting out the outside world and absorbing the messages from the mass of material in front of me. In time, this leads me to an intuitive semi-automatic activity, which provides a heightened alertness and a conscious state of being elsewhere; i.e. Syria, in such a way as to provoke reflection and, ultimately, clarity.

 

Artist Biography:

Nour Zantah was born in Homs, Syria in 1989. She obtained her Ph.D. in Fine Arts, focusing on painting, at The University of Northampton, United Kingdom. Nour has exhibited her paintings worldwide including in Syria, Algeria, Jordan and the UK. Following the start of the Syrian revolution, Nour instinctively began to focus her work on the subject of violence and war, exhibiting a particular interest in the aesthetic and expressive qualities that can be achieved while depicting violence, and complex interactions and inspirations evident in how artists respond to modern media images of violence.

 

Artworks are available for sale, for more information please contact the P21 Gallery by email at: info@p21.org.uk.

 


 


Self Portrait | Mixed Media on Canvas | 2018 | 160 x 80 cm
Self Portrait | Mixed Media on Canvas | 2018 | 160 x 80 cm
Under the Rubble | Mixed Media on Canvas | 2019 | 160 x 160 cm
Under the Rubble | Mixed Media on Canvas | 2019 | 160 x 160 cm
Untitled | Mixed Media on Canvas | 2018 | 160 x 80 cm
Untitled | Mixed Media on Canvas | 2018 | 160 x 80 cm
Untitled | Mixed Media on Canvas | 2018 | 160 x 80 cm
Untitled | Mixed Media on Canvas | 2018 | 160 x 80 cm
Untitled | Mixed Media on Canvas | 2019 | 240 x 160 cm
Untitled | Mixed Media on Canvas | 2019 | 240 x 160 cm
Wounded | Mixed Media on Canvas | 2018 | 160 x 80 cm
Wounded | Mixed Media on Canvas | 2018 | 160 x 80 cm
Solitude | Mixed Media on Canvas | 2019 | 160x 160 cm
Solitude | Mixed Media on Canvas | 2019 | 160x 160 cm
Spring in Syria, 2011 | Mixed Media on Canvas | 2018 | 100 x 300 cm
Spring in Syria, 2011 | Mixed Media on Canvas | 2018 | 100 x 300 cm
The Bath | Mixed Media on Canvas | 2016 |  160 x 80 cm
The Bath | Mixed Media on Canvas | 2016 | 160 x 80 cm
The Echo | Mixed Media on Canvas | 2019 | 160 x 160 cm
The Echo | Mixed Media on Canvas | 2019 | 160 x 160 cm
The Invincible | Mixed Media on Canvas | 2017 | 160 x 80 cm
The Invincible | Mixed Media on Canvas | 2017 | 160 x 80 cm
The Migrant | Mixed Media on Canvas | 2016 | 160 x 80 cm
The Migrant | Mixed Media on Canvas | 2016 | 160 x 80 cm
The Sniper | Mixed Media on Canvas | 2016 | 26 x 36 cm
The Sniper | Mixed Media on Canvas | 2016 | 26 x 36 cm
The Void | Mixed Media on Canvas | 2016 | 26 x 36 cm
The Void | Mixed Media on Canvas | 2016 | 26 x 36 cm
Rah Kullu Rah | Mixed Media on Canvas | 2018 | 160 x 80 cm
Rah Kullu Rah | Mixed Media on Canvas | 2018 | 160 x 80 cm
Khan Shaykhun Chemical Attack | Mixed Media on Canvas | 2017 | 240 x 160 cm
Khan Shaykhun Chemical Attack | Mixed Media on Canvas | 2017 | 240 x 160 cm
Infant | Mixed Media on Canvas | 2018 | 160 x 80 cm
Infant | Mixed Media on Canvas | 2018 | 160 x 80 cm
He Is Not Coming Back | Mixed Media on Canvas | 2019 | 160 x 160 cm
He Is Not Coming Back | Mixed Media on Canvas | 2019 | 160 x 160 cm