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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’”…
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نشيد الألوان، ورقص الخطوط
لقد مرّت لوحتي بمحطات مختلفة، ظل دائماً يربطها إيماني الكبير بالتجريد، كمقترح بصري، وظل التجريد من وجهة نظري هو الدخول الدائم للطبيعة كمرجع، وكمتعةٍ أمارسها بنشوة الاكتشاف، وإن داهم هذا البحث، وجوه بقيتُ أخططها في فترة الثمانينات ثم تحولَتْ الى بقع لونية بخطوط عابرة في معارضي الثلاثة الأخيرة، وهي هنا وجوه احتفظت بطاقتها التعبيرية الاجتماعية،…
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محمد الجالوس حين ينتصر الفن على الواقع
الرسام الأردني مارس لعبة الرسم من أجل أن يخترق المشهد الثقافي بشخصية الرسام التي أدرك أنها تتطابق مع إرادته الداخلية. الرسّام هو مَن يمثله حقاً وليس الكاتب لندن – قُدّر له أن يكون رساما بالرغم من أنه فعل أحيانا ما لا ينسجم مع ذلك القدر. مرة حين درس إدارة الأعمال ومرة أخرى حين استجاب لموهبته…
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ايها الماضي ليتك لم تكن: محمد الجالوس وهو يستعين بشبحي خادما لرسومه
(ليست لدي إجابات) يستعير الفنان محمد الجالوس هذه الجملة من رسومه، ليقول كل شيء عن نفسه وعن رسومه. تلك الرسوم التي لا تخون ماضيها. لقد اكتشفتهما معا: الجالوس ورسومه عام 1992. يومها كان الرسام منه يتعثر بالنغم الذي تطلقه الأصباغ. كان كمن يكافح أمواجا، تعلو مرة وتنخفض مرة أخرى. وما بين الحالين كانت أحواله تتغير…