Ghia Haddad
Working at the Intersection of Art and Social Justice
New Art: Life Half Lived
76cmx38cm- oil paint, fabric and yarn on canvas - October 2024
With so many innocent lives lost in unimaginable violence against civilians this year, and so much death and destruction, hopeful art for me became impossible. Putting Hopeful messages out there seemed insensitive, useless, privileged. With so many young lives cut short and ruined, with so many bodies injured and mutilated, with so many families heartbroken and livelihoods destroyed, creating art about hope felt downright wrong. But these Lives Half Lived need to be honored. They have to be recognized and remembered. And from the spark which used to shine in their eyes we must continue to light our own way forward.
Women United Art Movement PODCAST -
Women United Art Movement PODCAST -
Listen to my interview with Mona Lerch for the Women United Art Movement Podcast where I talk about my art process, what drives my work, and the use of fabrics on canvas.
The Curator's Salon Art Podcast
The Curator's Salon Art Podcast
Listen to my interview with Gita Joshi for the Curator’s Salon Art Podcast where we talk about decolonizing art, and how to examine art away from embedded Eurocentric traditions.