Original Acrylic Paintings For Sale

This original painting by contemporary artist Sam Hall commemorates the Israeli bombardment and invasion of the Gaza Strip during 22 days of conflict between December 2008 and January 2009. The original acrylic painting, which measures 58 x 160 cms (23 x 60 ins) unframed is painted on MDF (Masonite panel) and took three months to complete. It is painted in a representational and Altermodern s tyle, in which artists attempt to grapple with the concept of globalisation as understood in its eonomic, political and cultural aspects. Much of the masonry is painted in such a way as to direct the viewer's eye to various people in the painting. Thus, for example, the masonry in the centre of the picture all points to the small boy, as if to underline the significance of such a cataclysmic event and the hatred it can create among future generations.  The biblical figure to the right of the picture is Israel (formerly Jacob) who is symbolic of the 2000 years of conflict between Jews and Arabs (Israeli-Palestinian) until the present time. Today, events such as this are experienced by most people around the world only on television - which, in quickly moving on to the next major news stories, actually create only ephemeral and transitory images rather than giving us time in which to reflect on the damage caused not just materially but also psychologically.

In late 2009, this painting was exhibited on a gigantic 20 x 10ft billboard in London and seen by 180,000 people.

Original Acrylic Paintings For Sale