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Ibrahim El-Salahi Quotes

born 1930 Sudan

Ibrahim El-Salahi (born 1930) is a Sudanese painter and former diplomat.

Sudan
Painters

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I never believe art as art for art’s sake

I believe the future is only a mirror that reflects to you what is within yourself, and takes you to yourself to start to mediate

If you are limiting yourself to what you know and use it to the maximum extent, then you will be rewarded with something else

I am not asking people to consider my suffering or endurance, just the imagery that comes out of it

Everyone is in travel continuously throughout time. I am one of them

I want the world that’s seeing to be heard, and the one that’s to be heard to be seen

When the work is finished you can interpret it the way you want, it’s a free world

I’m very much touched by the people who have not, the have nots

Someday, sooner or later, people will rise against tyranny

I have arrived at the conclusion that the work of art is but a springboard for the individual intellect, acting as a mirror reflecting our desires and ambitions

Working in a democracy is a lasting experience; working under a dictatorship is an incentive for doing something

My work, no matter how different it is, is still me

The government, until now, has no interest at all in culture or heritage except as far as it concerns tourism, not aesthetics

My work often reflects my resources and circumstances alongside my thoughts, dreams and memories

I believe in the fact that the message from the artist to the public is to let them think and develop their own idea about the work

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Ibrahim El-Salahi (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.