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Join us for a live conversation with Palestinian artist Dalia Ali

Event is at 1:00 PM US EST; 8:00 PM Palestine/Jordan Time

The “Nostalgic Heart II” Exhibition is the journey that the artist, Dalia Ali, took from her heart and soul to paint the cities of Palestine as a way of connecting with her identity, heritage and ancestors. Painting is her way of keeping the Palestinian story alive so that it can be carried on from generation to generation. She has never traveled to Palestine, and trying to connect with her roots, she decided to travel to these cities through her family’s memories, and photos of her motherland in which she was taken by the colors of nature, of the buildings, of the sun’s reflection on the surfaces, the architecture of the places, the feel of the spaces and the topography of the land. She used photos of the cities as her source and examined the details and then painted what she saw and felt in her own way. She mainly uses layers of acrylic paint on layers of textured and collaged backgrounds reflecting the layers of Palestine’s history.

About Dalia Ali

Dalia Ali

I am a Jordan-based artist with a formal training in architecture but my real passion has always been art. I am inspired by beauty in the world around me, whether it is beauty in the human figure and the emotions it evokes, or beauty in nature or in the built form. Although my subjects may vary, the sense of expression is constant. My medium of choice is acrylic together with other mixed media.

I am especially fascinated by the human form and the mood and emotions it communicates, and how in a painting, one change in a brush stroke can change the mood and feeling of the painting. I am constantly challenging myself to sacrifice detail and ‘abstractize’ the world around me without losing the meaning or the content.

My inspiration comes from life, photos, movies and my imagination. Even if I have a starting point of inspiration, my painting evolves into a life of its own, each step leading to the next. For me, painting is not only the end product, it is the entire journey that I go through to transform the white canvas into an atmosphere of colour, texture and emotions..