1802-The Little Musician

Lukman Ahmad
Syria 
Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 48 x 48 inch

"The Little Musician" 

The child, and the violin as a sensitive musical instrument, always have an impact on my imagination as senses of hope of the end of the war. 
French poet Jacques Prevert said war is temporary but love never ends: 

Do not let us grow cold 
Further and further away every day 
It doesn't matter where 
Give us a sign of life 
In a nook in the woods 
In the forest of memory 
Suddenly arise 
Take us by the hand 
And save us 

I believe in these words.  I also believe that art does not only work in the present but also works on the future. 

Through expressionism and imagination, Lukman presents the spectrum of a human experience, and invites the viewer to know another culture. From a brush, music, dance, laughter, suffering, compassion, and passion, incite the viewer's eye to experience from a story of a people - a people forgotten and without a nation, yet a people that has retained a rich and full culture. 
Syrian born, Lukman reflects the Kurdish experience as well as the human experience. Self-educated, and deeply in touch with his people and with the intertwined surrounding cultures, he expresses imagination and experiences with authenticity, allowing color and movement to tell the story, be it one of pain or of happiness, of contemplation or passion. He combines symbolism and imagination, color, and rhythm, to transport the viewer into the world he lived and the emotions he witnessed.