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elbosta · 2 years
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the mother earth, painting by Layla Al Attar on an oil canvas in 1980
"the art of Layla Al Attar was suggestive of alienation and deep sadness, which made her take nature as a subject for salvation." – Adel Kamel
During the fifties and sixties of the 20th century, the Arab world was still enveloped with conservative and traditional attitudes, which were undeniably ruled by the prejudgement for the women who were trying to abandon the dominating morals of their time. This was mainly done within literature and plastic art, to 'challenge the deep-seated traditions seeking to present their intellectual views and vision.' This movement led to a group of Iraqi artists breaking free from the conservative mould imposed by their societies and came to produce intricate artworks as a representation of the 'turmoil of their time.' With this, it has allowed their work to transcend time, gifting hope and courage for the lives of men and women to this day, granting generations the knowledge and wisdom to help re-establish the position and power of women in their still heavily conservative communities. As well as this, their works are a striking source of nostalgia for all civillians, feeling their defiance through their artwork which shall be long remembered.
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vartalium · 11 months
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woman in a forest
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zegalba · 1 year
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Layla Al-Attar, Iraqi artist and painter, killed by a U.S. missile attack on Baghdad in 1993, as ordered by Bill Clinton.
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dreams-of-mutiny · 10 months
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@dreams-of-mutiny, Layla Al-Attar, digital collage, 2023.
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iamcatalleya · 1 year
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Layla Al-Attar
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swordbride · 2 years
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political quilt from last semester about women in fine arts! each square (with the exception of guerilla girls) has a picture/portrait of the artist, examples of their work, and a quote by or about them. in clockwise order from upper left the artists are Kay WalkingStick, Frida Kahlo, Kara Walker, Guerilla Girls, Vaginal Davis, Yoko Ono, Marina Abramović, Artemisia Gentileschi, Faith Ringgold, and Layla Al-Attar. the embroidered quote in center is from Jenny Holzer
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pr0stheticmemory · 1 year
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Layla Al Attar was one Iraq’s most respected and influential artists in the 80s.
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azulejo19 · 1 year
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Layla Al-Attar, Artista 05/04/2023
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by Layla Al-Attar
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alshaytan · 7 years
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Nicole Schulman, For the Artist Layla Al Attar, 2003
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rosmerta · 4 years
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Remembering Layla Al-Attar today, a beautiful Iraqi artist killed by the U.S. in a Clinton ordered missile attack on Baghdad
(5/7/1944 - 6/27/1993)
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ribcagewolf · 2 years
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feeling left behind
i'm broke and friendless and i've wasted my whole life, heather havrilesky/the social network, david fincher/wake me up when september ends, green day/unfinished, layla al-attar/from the sky, protest the hero/little women, greta gerwig
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vartalium · 11 months
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the mother earth
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punk-antisystem · 2 years
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Layla Al-Attar (07/05/1944 – †27/06/1993).- Artista y pintora iraquí que se convirtió en directora del Museo Nacional de Arte de Irak. A través de su arte, Layla Al-Attar expresó ideales que intentaban reconocer la importancia de la mujer en todas las esferas de la sociedad. El 27 de junio de 1993, Layla Al-Attar, su esposo y su ama de llaves fueron ASESINADOS por un ataque con misiles estadounidenses contra el edificio principal de inteligencia iraquí que estaba justo detrás de su casa. El ataque con misiles fue ordenado por el presidente estadounidense Bill Clinton. El edificio fue alcanzado por 24 cohetes. Dos fallaron y golpearon la casa de Layla Al-Attar accidentalmente, según el testimonio de su hijo. El ataque también dejó ciega a la hija de Al-Attar.
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womansart · 4 years
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Layla Al-Attar (May 7, 1944 - June 27, 1993) was an Iraqi artist and painter who became the Director of the Iraqi National Art Museum. Through her art, al-Attar expressed feminist ideals that attempted to recognize the role of women in all spheres of society.
On 27 June 1993, Al-Attar, her husband and their housekeeper were killed by a U.S. missile attack on Iraqi Intelligence main building which was just behind her house, ordered by U.S. President Bill Clinton. The building was hit by 24 rockets. Two misfired and hit their house accidentally, per her son's testimony. The attack also blinded Al-Attar's daughter. There are some rumours the misfire was intended due to a previous unflattering mosaic of President George H. W. Bush laid onto the floor at the entrance to the Al-Rashid Hotel in Baghdad. Additionally, some allege that al-Attar used pieces of her destroyed home during the American bombings in 1991 to create this controversial mosaic. The idea was that nobody would be able to get into the hotel, where most foreign visitors to Iraq stayed in the 1990s, without stepping on Bush’s face. The mosaic was removed when Baghdad was captured on 9 April 2003. Her death met with an angry response in Baghdad.
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mystiekeschool · 4 years
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Dit komt voor sommigen misschien als een vervelende verrassing, maar wanneer je de poëzie leest van een Perzische mysticus als Jalal al-Din Roemi of de gedichten van andere soefi-meesters als Shabestari, Attar of Sa’adi, dan is de wijn waarover ze schrijven niet letterlijk wijn en is Layla niet echt een vrouw. https://mystiekeschool.nl/mystiek/de-onbegrepen-beeldtaal-van-de-perzische-mystiek/
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