This is our first time coming to our local library, Dublin Library. If you want to know more about your neighborhood, library is always the best place to check out. You can not only see some events in the library but also find the fairs in the neighborhood. That's how we meet this special artist from Afghanistan, Abdul Shokoor Khusrawy, known as " Shokoor". He has 2 exhibition at Dublin Library this weekend.
" Human Rights !!" Shokoor is explaining his art work to us.
We were so fortune to meet Shokoor. It was so nice to talk to him although sometimes we were not able to understand each other very well. He told me that he is so glad to come to America this time. His brother is helping him with the paper work that he might have a chance to stay in USA. The freedom and the respect for art of America are the main reasons he wants to stay here. A little history of him I found from his website "artafghan." surprises me how he can stand here in front of me. The passion of art and mental toughness of him lead to his success now. He broke the right hip when he was seven and lost his hearing ability from the complication of the medication. Because of the lack of proper medical treatment, the war in Afghanistan ( 1979-1989 ), and the Afghanistan civil war (1992-1996), he was suffered a lot of pain for past 28 years that he was not able to stop the war, not able to escape, and not able to go under proper medical treatment.
All this tough experience didn't stop his passion to the art. In the other way, he tried to to express his feelings through the art works. He neither was able to find art supplies nor could have afford it, therefore, he has painted some of his art works on small piece of papers, clothes, boards, even curtains, and anything he could find. Unfortunately, he did not have his own luxury studio, desk, easel or at least enough art supplies, all his art works has been created on the floor where he has lived.
It is so hard to believe the person standing in front of me had suffered so much in his life. Now he is still able to talk to me about his life.
He said he still loves his home town, Kabul, even now it's totally different than before, was destroyed by the war. This is the drawing of civil building of Kabul after the war.
This is a very special piece. He was trying to express his anger about the politics in Afghanistan during the war. They didn't see anything, not hearing anything, but only taking the us dollars into the pocket !! People are eager to fight for the human rights !! He has a lot of art works like this were not able to accept in Afghan but he can only bring to USA to show us. That's the freedom he was talking about.
He is going to have one more exhibition in Fremont Public Library at 4/25/2011, 1pm-8:30pm. If you are interested, it's worthy to check it out !! The address is 2400 Stevenson Boulevard, Fremont, CA 94538.
" Human Rights !!" Shokoor is explaining his art work to us.
We were so fortune to meet Shokoor. It was so nice to talk to him although sometimes we were not able to understand each other very well. He told me that he is so glad to come to America this time. His brother is helping him with the paper work that he might have a chance to stay in USA. The freedom and the respect for art of America are the main reasons he wants to stay here. A little history of him I found from his website "artafghan." surprises me how he can stand here in front of me. The passion of art and mental toughness of him lead to his success now. He broke the right hip when he was seven and lost his hearing ability from the complication of the medication. Because of the lack of proper medical treatment, the war in Afghanistan ( 1979-1989 ), and the Afghanistan civil war (1992-1996), he was suffered a lot of pain for past 28 years that he was not able to stop the war, not able to escape, and not able to go under proper medical treatment.
All this tough experience didn't stop his passion to the art. In the other way, he tried to to express his feelings through the art works. He neither was able to find art supplies nor could have afford it, therefore, he has painted some of his art works on small piece of papers, clothes, boards, even curtains, and anything he could find. Unfortunately, he did not have his own luxury studio, desk, easel or at least enough art supplies, all his art works has been created on the floor where he has lived.
It is so hard to believe the person standing in front of me had suffered so much in his life. Now he is still able to talk to me about his life.
He said he still loves his home town, Kabul, even now it's totally different than before, was destroyed by the war. This is the drawing of civil building of Kabul after the war.
This is a very special piece. He was trying to express his anger about the politics in Afghanistan during the war. They didn't see anything, not hearing anything, but only taking the us dollars into the pocket !! People are eager to fight for the human rights !! He has a lot of art works like this were not able to accept in Afghan but he can only bring to USA to show us. That's the freedom he was talking about.
He is going to have one more exhibition in Fremont Public Library at 4/25/2011, 1pm-8:30pm. If you are interested, it's worthy to check it out !! The address is 2400 Stevenson Boulevard, Fremont, CA 94538.
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