Artist Information:
Nabeel Muaddi
Ridley Park, PA
United States
Member Since: Feb 2004
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Artist Statement:
I am an Arab-American, a
Palestinian Christian, the
eldest son of two refugees,
and an artist.
Grappling with the issue of
identity since childhood, I
have sought to express my
fascination – and oftentimes
dissatisfaction – with the
boundaries and categorizations
established by culture and
society, as well as the role
...
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Artist Exhibitions:
March 2nd, 2007: Big Art Show
Philly.
Rotunda Philadelphia, PA.
November 2006: Big Art Show
Philly.
Rotunda Philadelphia, PA.
August 2006: Flux Nightclub.
Trenton, NJ
July 2006: Philadelphia
Neighborhood Bikeworks.
Nexus Gallery Philadelphia,
PA.
June 2005: Philadelphia
Neighborhood Bikeworks
Exhbition.
April 10th, 2005: Grapestreet
Philadelphia.
Manayunk, PA.
April 8th 2005: ...
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Artist Galleries:
Coming Soon!
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Artist Reviews:
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Collections:
PCWF: Palestine Christian
Welfare Fund.
West Chester University
University.
Mr. and Mrs. Darraj,
Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
NJ Solidarity Movement.
Philadelphia Neighborhood Bike
Works.
Wyatt Cricket, Massachusetts,
USA....
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Nabeel Muaddi's Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Nabeel Muaddi's Portfolio.
I am an Arab-American, a Palestinian Christian, the eldest son of two refugees, and an artist.
Grappling with the issue of identity since childhood, I have sought to express my fascination – and oftentimes dissatisfaction – with the boundaries and categorizations established by culture and society, as well as the role that I play in maintaining and deconstructing the injustices that prevail therein.
Using art as a weapon, I challenge and resist preconceived notions of race, sex, community, government, and god – holding no aspect of my cultures too sacred to examine. It is only through this method of introspection, exploration, honest critique, and raw portrayal of emotion, that I am able to stand firm in my belief that art matters.
Utilizing a wide variety of mediums and fusing multiple schools of visual art – including oil painting, illustration, graphic design, photography, and urban graffiti – I aim to consistently break molds, shatter conceptions, and redefine the parameters of my craft.
Schooled in the history and practice of fine arts and featured in both mainstream and underground galleries and exhibitions, I continue to experiment with the creation of art that I believe has the power to invoke critical free thought – or, at the very ... |
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Dragonfly Away, 2007
Acrylic Painting,
17 x 11 X 1 inches
Availability: Sold
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