Mazen Kerbaj
Real News from Beirut
2006
| Pen, pencil and watercolor on paper | 29 x 21 cm
The drawings on exhibit were first posted on Mazen Kerbaj's
blog. Kerbaj's illustrations and writings, which were made
impulsively and on the spot, read like an intimate diary that
follows the trials and tribulations of the nation as well
as the artist throughout Israel's 33-day war on Lebanon in
2006. His spontaneous reaction to the war in the form of homemade
graphic works which display un-orchestrated compositions of
raw images reveals a heady mix of despair, wit, and determination
to persevere.
Born in Beirut in 1975, Mazen Kerbaj is an illustrator, painter,
and musician who was prompted to start his "Kerblog" after
“two years of laziness” when Israel began to bomb the Lebanese
territories, including Beirut, in Lebanon’s most recent war.
http://mazenkerblog.blogspot.com/
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