Goodbye Masa
Sunny Freeman (Boise, ID)
Oil on canvas, 12” W x 16” H
Artwork:
My painting emerged from a period of profound sorrow, born from the relentless stream of heartbreaking images and videos that flooded my screen nightly as journalists in Gaza bravely documented their own annihilation. In response to this overwhelming emotional weight, I felt compelled to translate this anguish into form.
This painting captures a moment of unbearable tenderness and devastating loss: Samia Al-Atrash bidding a final farewell to her two-year-old niece, Masa. Faced with the enormity of this grief, I turned to a new and unfamiliar technique, employing only a palette knife. The physical act of layering and sculpting the paint became a visceral expression of the fractured and sharp edges of grief.
It is an act of bearing witness, a cry for empathy, and a profound statement against the dehumanization of those enduring unimaginable hardship. This work stands as a solemn remembrance of Masa and countless others, and a fervent call for justice and liberation.
Free Palestine.
Artist Statement:
View Artist Statement online at weredoingitallwrong.com.
Part of the We're Doing It ALL Wrong® - 5th Annual Art Exhibition