Thuraya Al-Baqsami
Women’s Dreams IV , احلام نسائية ٤
1996
Acrylic on cloth panel, unframed
Acrylic on cloth panel, unframed
160 x 80 cm. / 62.9 x 31.4 in.
$ 16,500
Part of a pentaptych (five consecutive works) that tackle the social stigma attached to infertile women in Arab societies. Because of this cruel predicament, women often resort to superstition and...
Part of a pentaptych (five consecutive works) that tackle the social stigma attached to infertile women in Arab societies. Because of this cruel predicament, women often resort to superstition and unorthodox practices, their dreams illustrated here by magic symbols and signs of childhood.