Syria's Pain on this 12th Anniversary

Syria's Pain on this 12th Anniversary

March 15th commemorates the 12th anniversary of the Syrian revolution and all the hopes and dreams that came with it. Artistic production has been fundamentally transformed over the past decade and I wanted to take the opportunity to shine a light on recent works of art - paintings, caricatures, murals and sketches - that speak to, and capture the raw emotions Syrians currently experience. 

 

Much of this creative output is influenced by the catastrophic earthquake, but also includes subjects related to the state of detainees, dangerous journeys of refugees and general feeling of abandonment tied to the past decade.

 

Most of this has been sourced from the indispensable archive at CreativeMemory.org and the links below drive to where you can read more about the art and the artists.

 

Onwards...

 

Untitled by Fares Garabet - Syrians outside and Inside

Untitled Caricature by Fares Garabet

 

"The Scream" According To Richter Scale, Caricature by Saad Hajo

"The Scream" According To Richter Scale, Caricature by Saad Hajo

 

Heartache, painting by Khaled Hajjar

Heartache, painting by Khaled Hajjar

 

Syria. Between The War And The Earthquake. Caricature by Mohammad Sabaaneh

Syria. Between The War And The Earthquake. Caricature by Mohammad Sabaaneh 

 

Untitled Caricature by Abdul Muhaymen Badawi

Untitled caricature by Abdul Muhaymen Badawi

 Syrians by Moustafa Jacoub

Syrians by Moustafa Jacoub

 

The Syrian Citizen caricature by Alaa Rustom

The Syrian Citizen caricature by Alaa Rustom

 

 

The Sufferings Of Pain by Bashar al-Issa

The Sufferings Of Pain drawing and etching by Bashar al-Issa

 

Go To Sleep, Go To Sleep... painting by Samer Tarabishi

Go To Sleep, Go To Sleep... painting by Samer Tarabishi

 

Untitled drawing by Suhail Thebian

Untitled drawing by Suhail Thebian

 

Untitled painting by Mohannad Orabi

Untitled painting by Mohannad Orabi

 

Untitled drawing and etching by Hazem al-Hamwi 

Untitled drawing and etching by Hazem al-Hamwi

 

The Tragedy Of A People In An Endless War by Noor Subhi

The Tragedy Of A People In An Endless War

The Tragedy Of A People In An Endless War

The Tragedy Of A People In An Endless War by Noor SubhiThe Tragedy Of A People In An Endless War

The Tragedy Of A People In An Endless War by Noor Subhi

 

I Will Break Your Chains painting by Syham al-Kurdi

I Will Break Your Chains painting by Syham al-Kurdi

 

Khaled Harrah (RIP) drawing and etching by Marc Nelson

Khaled Harrah (RIP) drawing and etching by Marc Nelson

 

We Dared To Dream painting by Omar Ibrahim

We Dared To Dream painting by Omar Ibrahim

 

The Syrian Pain painting by Zuhair Hassib

The Syrian Pain painting by Zuhair Hassib

 

The World Has Failed Us mural by Salam Hamed

The World Has Failed Us mural by Salam Hamed

 

 

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