“Cursed in earth and subdued by death, man found himself beset by time, and his instincts put to the test. Only then, he realized that with love he could survive, and that for a certain purpose he would toil. For those whom my love can not immune from death, are dedicated these paintings, in the hope they may express in drawing the reality of a resonant mind.” MenMindMayRealityEarthPurposeCertainFoundPaintingSurvivalTestsInstinctDrawingDedicatedCan NotToilImmuneCursed Author:Ala Bashir
“There is an instinct for realism, a powerful drive to reproduce oneself. The fascination of photorealistic paintings lies partly in their apparent replication of life, but these are not merely replications. These paintings are often out of life scale, varying from over life-size to under life-size, from brilliant, heightened color to pale, undertone hues.” LyingPowerfulColorPaintingInstinctSizeOneselfBrilliantScalesPaleRealismFascinationHueReplicationLife Size Book:Art & soul: notes on creating Source: Art & soul: notes on creating
“I have to hope that my instincts will do the right thing, because I can't erase what I have done. And if I drew something first, then my paintings would be illustrations of drawings.” IfsFirstsI CanDoneWould BePaintingInstinctDrawingRight ThingEraseBecause I CanIllustration Author:Francis Bacon