ZAINEB SHABAN
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Artist Statement

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Coming from a rich enormous ancient civilization that once called Mesopotamia which amazed the world with its creations & achievements, but unfortunately has been forgotten through the years due to war & cultural upheaval, also  caring an architectural & spacial interior background  has a vast influence on my artwork which duplicates the events of inheritance and a panorama of traditional towns with oriental and ancient architecture combined with a contemporary imagery influenced by the historical aspects of life in ancient Mesopotamia & Arabian culture which create a bridge across between past & future which helps seeking my attempt to bring the viewer out of the normal burden life and into mysterious world of time & space in a three dimensional effect illustrated by  using various materials whose technical name is, "applique` '' (mix media). My works reflect perfectly what I feel inside: sadness, happiness, feelings of hope and peace & love. It's a journey that I take with these human emotions through my artwork & my painting & express them with various mix materials, colors & textures... 
The end result can give the viewer the impression and the feeling that my work is spread between the past and the mysterious future and observe from a different point of viewone world, not imaginary, but real nonetheless.
The colors I use are vivid hot,  warm and natural feel to the viewer in an automatic connection with the city or territory represented. To explain the history of almost every work, I incorporate extracts of oriental calligraphy poem that complement the work in its brand.
Being a Canadian Iraqi Visual Contemporary Artist; my Artwork is inspired by the great civilization of Iraq & the Arab world, her architectural educational background was great influence to her art work.
During my architectural studies throughout the years, my style has changed & evolved gradually from paintings depicting Iraqi & traditional sceneries to 3Dimensional appliqué  depicting symbolic abstract sceneries using different type of modeling pastes , gold leaves & textures. 
my artwork represents & depicts the architecture & the neighborhood between yesterday & today & this is a bridge that I cross every day in my artwork,  the one from the past to the present and towards the future & how to reconcile the three.this is my mission that I precede everyday through my artwork  & inspire my audience and at the same time preserve a shared history across cultural divides is my biggest challenge...

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