Democratic Palestine : 23 (ص 35)

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Democratic Palestine : 23 (ص 35)

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him prevent him from making exhibi-
tions outside the Gaza Strip and West
Bank, but his paintings have been ex-
hibited all over the world, due to the
efforts of the friends of the Palestinian
people.
Gaben says that he belongs to the
«school - or camp - of pain and suffer-
ing. From suffering we learn everything
in life. The real artist is the artist of
pain and suffering, coupled with talent
and daily activity. The process of gain-
ing artistic ability is refined from real
suffering, in addition to my studying
some art books. These were in-
complete, but the bitter life I live fills
out the gaps. Modesty is the best way to
capture the hearts of the masses, and
this comes before art work. The real
artist is the one who knows his people
and their feelings. This creates the real
and honest person, and the artist must
be a first-class person.»
«Our society, artistic and non-
artistic, is filled with loud voices...
selfish voices and even voices of hatred
and envy raised by some traditional ar-
tists who have entered the art world by
recopying and trying to belittle the im-
portance of successful works. The best
we can hope for from our dedicated ar-
tists is that they come closer to each
other... Real art work could facilitate a
cultural atmosphere whereby the
masses would sense their own civilized
presence among the contemporary art
trends in the’world.
«We should not eliminate what is
good in any art trend. There are artists
of quality in realism, as well as expres-
sionism, symbolism, surrealism and
abstract art... Great works will remain
distinguished by their vision and
technical creation. There will continue
to be controversy about their excellence
and as to whether they transform into a
general trend which affects the real
direction of the plastic arts movement.
Good art, as we view it through
historical study, may have _ inferior
aspects, but the real victory is seen in
those geniuses who try to achieve the
mission of the masses through great art
work.»
On the subject of critique, Gaben
said, «In my opinion, critique is a uni-
que achievement; it has its own difficult
conditions... it is not at a lower level
than art work itself. In fact, there are
serious critique writings aimed at
crystallizing the ideas of art and
qualitatively adding to its human level.
There are writings we should not call
critique on the other hand... and a lot
of old judgements have to be revised...
Rejecting criticism is an oppression, a
mistake which no artist should commit.
Objective criticism is not personal
criticism, and the artist should prove
his originality, objectiveness and
dedication to art and his aims. Rough,
offensive criticism will ultimately affect
the critic, while creative art will stay
above any incorrect, subjective
criticism, because it conforms with the
character of life. Art corresponds to life
and, at the same time, competes with
It.»
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