 The Artist: Barakat was born in Jabalya refugee camp in Gaza in 1959. He studied fine arts at the Alexandria University. He held personal exhibits in Jerusalem and Ramallah, and participated in a number of group exhibits in Jerusalem, Israel, Gaza City, the United States, and Morocco. He participated in the 1996 Sao Polo Biennial and in the French Palestinian Spring Exhibit at the Paris Institut du Monde Arabe. Barakat is a member of the “New Vision” artists group that pioneered in the 1980's the use of local media such as straw, clay, henna, leather, etc. in works of art. He is also a founding member of the Jerusalem Wasiti Art Center. In 1998 he founded the Ziryab Café/Art gallery in Ramallah. His work: Barakat began painting in oil. But under the influence of the “New Vision” movement of which he is a member, Barakat’s art now exclusively focuses on the use of burnt wood; either panels, installations or sculptures. For more information on Tayseer Barakt go to: www.art.net/~samia/pal/samsub.html |
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