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IF HE IS NOT THE GREATEST CONTEMPORARY ARAB ABSTRACT ART MASTER…THEN COUNT HIM AMONG THE 5 BIGGEST ONES!
http://www.worldartcelebritiesjournal4.netfirms.com/mohammad__al__jaloos.htm IF HE IS NOT THE GREATEST CONTEMPORARY ARAB ABSTRACT ART MASTER…THEN COUNT HIM AMONG THE 5 BIGGEST ONES! By Maximillien de La Croix de Lafayette, Berlin, Germany To begin with, I would feel better if I confess this :” Al Jaloos is fifty times better than me and 500 times better than any abstract…
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More than an introspective voyage into the human condition
By Ica Wahbeh AMMAN — To know somebody, understand and “read” his feelings, one looks at the face, this most expressive part of the human anatomy. This is what Jordanian artist Mohammad Al Jaloos believes and what made him come back to the “interesting journey” of exploring faces. The “Abstract anguish” series, on display at the…
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Artist documents Jerusalem through watercolours, photos
Arabia Ya Biyoot El Quds By Mohammad Jaloos Published by The National Publishing House 2003 Pp.96 JD 10 It is believed that no other city in the world has been documented, studied or read like Jerusalem. Many works of art have been done about Jerusalem, and many artists have tried to grasp the inner beauty…
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Jaloos Wins Tehran Biennale 1st Prize
By Hada Sarhan AMMAN ‘Winning the prize cannot be personified; it is a victory for all local artists,’ Jaloos told the Jordan Times The Artist, who studied painting at Jordan Institute for Fine Arts between 1979-81, added that the significance of the prize was receiving recognition from such a notable institution. ‘The prize has given me…
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History, joy and sadness; the memories of Mohammed Jaloos caught on canvas.
By Hada Sarhan AMMAN – The old streets of Jerusalem and Salt, as well as the concept of human suffering, have been sources of inspiration to Palestinian artist Mohammed Jaloos in his expressive exhibition at his Shmeisani Jaloos studio. Jaloos’ 300 works on permanent display are grouped into two sets according to the style of paintings:…
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Mohammad Al Jaloos at the French Cultural Center ‘Women are the Driving Force Behind The Artist’
THE PAINTINGS OF Mohammad al Jaloos may be abstract, but they give clear and concrete expression for his passion for love and women. ‘Love is key to setting the artist’s soul free and giving it full rein to touch the sky says Jaloos. ‘This fresh love does not recognize exhaustion or peace and transports the…
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Abstract works of ‘sound and fury’
By Munther Hamdan Star Staff Writer The abstract works of the Jordanian artist Mohammad Al Jaloos, currently displayed at Baladna Art Gallery , have much to say about human suffering and a complex reality. They are moments of agitation, sadness and love mixed all together to produce a complicated structure. The exhibition was opened under…
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Mohammad Jalous: The struggle of the people for their homeland
By Nellie Lama Special to the Jordan Times AMMAN – The present exhibition in the Alia Gallery is Mohammad Jalous’ sixth attempt to “find the potential energy that lies within the forms of nature that are within us and that are dispersed as details that create abstractions.” With these words Mohammad Jalous presents his tumultuous…
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Bringing Beauty to Amman
Wilada Mural Bringing Beauty to Amman By Ibtisam Awadat Star Staff Writer Upon first glance, you might think you are entering an outdoor gallery or an art exhibition. But in actuality you are still walking or driving along Al Urdun Street in Wadi Al Haddada, an area on the edge of east Amman. Today, a…
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Artist’s conflict and memories find place in his work
This is the 13th in a bi-monthly series featuring Jordanian artists. By Hada Sarhan AMMAN – Jordanian artist Mohammad Jaloos believes that “art is a product of inner conflicts and memories that are all melted into one pot,” said Jaloos, who studied painting at the Jordan Institute of Fine Arts in the late 1970s. “My works’”…