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Refugee Fine Art Exhibition

1 Jun 2007 – 26 Jun 2007

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Watermans

Brentford, United Kingdom

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  • Bus 65, 237, 267, and N9 all stop outside Watermans
  • Tube: South Ealing (Piccadilly) and Gunnersbury (District) at about 1 mile (Zone 3)
  • Train: Kew Bridge & Brentford (trains from Waterloo and Hounslow) are a 10 minute walk
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Mohammad Javad Doshmanziari is a 19 year old asylum seeker from Iran who has been in the UK for 3 years. He has been interested in painting since he was very young. He started with drawing when he was 10 and from the age of 13, studied for 2 years under Setudeh, an Iranain fine artist who had travelled extensively and therefore had exposure to a range of styles. When Mohammed Javad Doshmanziari left Iran in 2003 to seek asylum in the UK, he was not able to bring any of his work with him. Moving to the UK exposed him to and subsequently developed my interest in Christianity resulting in my first painting based on a Christian theme. He is enrolled on a National Diploma in Art and Design at West Thames College which is exposing him to a range of artistic expression. The bold statements his paintings make and the questions they throw up captured the attention of his tutors who in conjunction with Watermans decided to support his work and foster his professional development by offering him an exclusive exhibition. His new collection of work explores issues of language, identity and social status. "My Asylum Game piece uses the metaphor of a game of chess to demonstrate the plight of refugees and asylum seekers. It won the Asylum Aid art competition in 2006 (judged by Georgina Starr and Paul Noble) Hanging of youths depicts the ruthless ending of young innocent lives in areas of conflict Border conflict shows Palestinians looking into disputed Jewish territory. The apparent army clothing actually shows the gulf countries support of Palestine Suffering represents a ghostly scene where the sick and dying tend for each other, a father with his son suffering from the effects of war and injustice. Justice unbalanced is concerned with the distortion of justice in the world of asylum Woman and Child shows life and nurture continue despite the conflicts - albeit in poverty The picture of the girl and the hunting scene are in sharp contrast - Hunters still hunt in England despite the illegality of it - England still continues with its traditions in a changing world"

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