A couple (زوج), mud on wood, 1989 by Sliman Mansour #FreePalestine

A couple (زوج), mud on wood, 1989 by Sliman Mansour

A couple (زوج), mud on wood, 1989 by Sliman Mansour

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"During the first Intifada (1987 – 1993), Palestinians boycotted Israeli goods as a form of resistance. Artists in their turn boycotted Israeli art supplies. Four Palestinian artists Vera Tamari, Nabil Anani, Tayseer Barakat and myself formed a group and called it the “New Visions” group. Artists turned towards their environment and used materials such as wood, leather, mud, henna, natural dies and found objects. This new approach helped to develop Palestinian art and formed a link between Palestinian art produced for several decades after Alnakbah and the contemporary art produced by young Palestinian artists." Sliman Mansour