Artist Information:
Helene Khoury
The Netherlands,
Netherlands
Member Since: Oct 2004
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Artist Statement:
Education: Bachelor of Fine
Art, Willem de Kooning
Academy, Rotterdam, The
Netherlands.
Although women have reached
much by emancipation, still
many are treated as inferior
beings.
I am born In Beirut, Lebanon,
live and work in The
Netherlands. The women's
rights and the female identity
are the subject of my work
whereby my experiences of
life, emotion, daily news, and
the status of the contemporary
woman become source material
in the creation of my art.
In my work I try to bring
under attention the injustice
that woman experiences. I do
not search for a solution and
I do not tell how it must be
to improve her status. I just
bring this conflict to the
forefront in the hope that
this contributes to the
solution. What concerns me is
the process of braking taboos
and old traditions. The one
time I am the strong woman who
portrays her ideas without
taking care of critics, and
the other time my
confrontation is more gentle.
In both cases woman in my work
is beautiful, elegant, soft,
and strong without having a
need for a man in her own
field.
I do not aim at one material
or technique. Although I ...
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Helene Khoury's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Helene Khoury's Portfolio.
Education: Bachelor of Fine Art, Willem de Kooning Academy, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Although women have reached much by emancipation, still many are treated as inferior beings.
I am born In Beirut, Lebanon, live and work in The Netherlands. The women's rights and the female identity are the subject of my work whereby my experiences of life, emotion, daily news, and the status of the contemporary woman become source material in the creation of my art.
In my work I try to bring under attention the injustice that woman experiences. I do not search for a solution and I do not tell how it must be to improve her status. I just bring this conflict to the forefront in the hope that this contributes to the solution. What concerns me is the process of braking taboos and old traditions. The one time I am the strong woman who portrays her ideas without taking care of critics, and the other time my confrontation is more gentle. In both cases woman in my work is beautiful, elegant, soft, and strong without having a need for a man in her own field.
I do not aim at one material or technique. Although I ... |
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La Puissance, 2005
Acrylic Painting,
50 x 70 X 2 cm
Not for Sale
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Cache Cache, 2005
Acrylic Painting,
130 x 70 X 2 cm
Not for Sale
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