Mohammad Omer Khalil, born 1936, Sudan Search this
Medium:
Etching and aquatint on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 60.7 x 90.9 cm (23 7/8 x 35 13/16 in.)
Type:
Print
Geography:
Sudan
Date:
1986
Series:
17/25
Label Text:
This series of etchings was inspired by the music of Bob Dylan. Khalil regards etching as the perfect medium to express his artistic agenda. He often combines aquatint, dry point, soft ground, spit biting and chincolet. As he notes, "subtle nuances . . . if I get the right tone in deepest black then the rest works out" (Sylvia Williams, interview with artist, April 1992).
The print is created from two pieces of paper--split--to represent the separation and emotion of the moment.
Description:
Diptych format etching included in a portfolio of seven prints. This etching is almost solid black in the upper half.
Exhibition History:
Encounters with the Contemporary, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., January 7, 2001-January 6, 2002
Mohammad Omer Khalil, Etchings; Amir I. M. Nour, Sculpture, National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., November 16, 1994-February 26, 1995
Published References:
Williams, Sylvia H. 1994. Mohammad Omer Khalil, Etchings, Amir I. M. Nour, Sculpture. Exhibition booklet. Washington, D.C.: National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, p. 23, no. 5.
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