Art Painting Dedicated to the Victims of the Iraq War: Shako-Mako - Part 1
Art Painting Dedicated to the Victims of the Iraq War: Shako-Mako.
In this episode, I present the first artwork piece of two produced in 2004 named "Shako-Mako" which in Iraqi translates "What is the matter, folks?"
This is the first of two pieces of artworks, very gently looking at what is happening to and in Iraq. Simply by forwarding the most frequently used questions by Iraqis - what is going on everybody, why are we in this mess? Who is really benefiting from these situations, etc. when will this end? All these questions are abstractly put in this simple question. With this is a poem by Abu Hatim, and a comment wishing all Iraqis a better future.
Also featuring a great story, a beautiful wise saying and important Islamic scientists who invented the Camera!
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Clients
A selected number of artworks by Ali Omar Ermes have been acquired by public/private collectors, individuals and corporations. Below are some of his clients that own a piece of his work:
The British Museum
10 Downing Street
Mobil
Merrill Lynch
The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea
Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology
Freer Sackler
Wereld Museum
Investcorp
LACMA | Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Contemporary Art from the Islamic World
Jordan National Gallery of Fine Arts
Barjeel Art Foundation
Meem Gallery
Written Art Foundation
Arab Heritage Gallery
Rose Issa Projects
Egee Art Consultancy
Saudi Aramco
BP
Jaeger-LeCoultre
Malaysia Airlines
Smithsonian National Museum of African Art
Riyadh King Khalid International Airport
Prince's Trust
Arab Banking Corporation
Maybank
USA Embassy
Japan Bank for International Corporation
Balai Seni Lukis Negara - National Art Gallery Malaysia
Uniteers Outdoor Advertising
United Engineers Malaysia
Beit Al Quran
Centre of Islamic Culture
MUSEUMS & GALLERIES
A number of museums and galleries have exhibited artwork by Ali Omar Ermes from all over the world. Much of his artwork has been displayed in some of the most important museums including Tate Gallery, The State Hermitage Museum and many others:
The State Hermitage Museum
Tate Modern
Saatchi Gallery
Christie's
Smithsonian National Museum of African Art
Ashmolean Museum of Art & Archaeology
London Middle East Institute SOAS
Linacre College - University of Oxford
The British Museum
SOAS University of London
Royal Tropical Institute
Leighton House Museum
Seoul Arts Center
The Ian Potter Museum of Art
Wereld Museum
Gobierno De Aragon
The Africa Centre
Dar Al Funoon
Tripoli International Fair
Dalton Gallery Agnes Scott College
Plymouth City Museum & Art Gallery
Academia Di Belle Arti Di Brera
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