Mohamed Khalil 

 My artwork, what I am up to?

In life, a person is exposed to many influences, some of which leave a trace and some fade into oblivion.

For me, as an artist, with intellectual, heritage and philosophical references, I receive these daily influences with great sensitivity. Events and scenes do not pass normally. Nor is there a preference of a particular format for a particular type of event. For example, the sight of an animal in pain affects me just as the sight of pain in humans. I enjoy a lot in the beauty of the body and my attention is drawn to every movement and look. Beauty in my culture has many forms. Of course, ugliness also has many manifestations. An ugly object can be paintable, composable and a good source of inspiration for the artist.

In my artistic experience from about 35 years ago until today, I have been striving for artistic perfection. The painting, with its color and graphic equations, was my first inspiration. So, I was never satisfied. I feel that running after perfection is a farce. The more progress I make, the more new question marks appear in front of me.

In my work “Salt Workers,” which is a relatively small work, I wanted to draw attention to the suffering of strong-willed women who toil all day under the scorching sun for a meager wage. Salt, the basic substance of life, is made with tired hands. I liked the idea of ​​the work first, then I worked on getting it done.