Blake Sadusk
David Najib Kasir Response
Kasir was a painter in the Milwaukee area for most of his life. What he tries to accomplish in his work is the beauty of the middle east before disasters. His mother's birthplace was in the middle eastern part of Syria. Syria is basically a third world country and buildings have been destroyed due to violence and war. His mother left during all this mess to have a better life. Kasir wanted to change the thought process of others when thinking about Syria. His work is mainly focused on men, women, and children that live in or trying to leave Syria. He also wanted his work to tell people that live in these areas to leave immediately and be safe when dealing with these hard times. I love in his work the different patterns flows nice and has this middle eastern theme. It's also shown in these paintings the realistic life in Syria, showing the injured people and families hugging each other because there scared of the violence. The first photo, it shows red spots meaning the person is either injured or hurt. The second photo shows 2 kids hugging each other because there scared but theres a hand in the background reaching out to them, kind of like in a helping motion to take the kids to safety.
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