Gharam

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By Eva Priestley
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Dimensions (HxWxD):

90 × 75 × 2 cm

Materials:

Made using a recycled stretched linen canvas, acrylic paint and posca pen. The initial idea was sketches on my iPhone notes. Various sketches were done beforehand to figure out the right colour balance.

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2019
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In Arabic there are an abundance of words for love. One of them, "gharam", is frequently used in both historical Arabic poetry and modern day music, from classical to pop. It describes a passionate, almost obsessive desire. This piece came into fruition after a sudden inspiration to create something with this combination of pink and red, which was quickly fleshed out in my IPhone notes. I wanted to invoke the hot, all-consuming passion that this word invokes, and the colours of pink and red felt appropriate in conveying the heat of lust. The palette of pink and red is itself notable, with one of it's most famous usages being Marilyn Monroe's "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend" number from the film "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes". It takes on the similar style as some of my previous line art drawings inspired by Agnes Martin's grids; I looked to create a piece that moves and pulses at all the different angles it's viewed at, with the gaps in between the lines being the real focal point where space and light shines through. The painting made from recycled linen canvas, acrylic paint and posca pens.

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