Art works by the Palestinian artist Ismail Shammout .
He’s definitely one of the greatest. ( I even can’t find a favorite piece so have a look at all of his works at this gallery ).
The fact that he captured the soul of the Palestinian person , the details of the Palestinian face and the aspiration for freedom is amazing. The rule of the family as a unit and the rule Palestinian women in the struggle towards freedom side by side to the man is shown clearly .
The famous Palestinian artist was born on 2.3.1930 in the town of Lydda in Palestine. At the age of 18 he was among hundreds of thousands of Palestinians that witnessed the tragedy of being forced out of their homes and towns by zionist forces in order to create Israel. This dramatic experience was reflected in many of his paintings and influenced his entire career. His hopes and dreams to return one day to his beloved Palestine tied him to the struggle and fight of the Palestinians for their just cause; their own State. He expressed his emotions, fears, sufferings, hopes and dreams, which are shared by all the Palestinian people, through his paintings.(x)















