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Zaki
Baboun:
Palestine
The Palestenian
artist, Zaki Baboun born July 30, 1962, lives and work in the town
of his birth: Betlehem. Zaki Baboun was only five months old when
his father died, living the mother with three sons. From primary
school, Zaki Baboun went on to secondary school, but by his fifteenth
birthday he had made up his mind to work in a garage and become
a motor mechanic, like his father.
But things turned out differently. What he like doing best was sketching
and painting. He made carvings for the tourist industry, but later
discovered the pleasure of applying his painting to the woodwork
. From 1994, Zaki has been concentrating on painting with oils.
Address :
Zaki Baboun (*30.07.62)
P.O.Box 113, BEIT JALA, Palestine/Israel
Phone: (-- 972) 2 274 41 16
E-mail: [email protected]
The Palestenian
artist, Zaki Baboun born July 30, 1962, lives and work in the town
of his birth: Betlehem. Zaki Baboun was only five months old when
his father died, living the mother with three sons. From primary
school, Zaki Baboun went on to secondary school, but by his fifteenth
birthday he had made up his mind to work in a garage and become
a motor mechanic, like his father.
But things turned out differently. What he like doing best was sketching
and painting. He made carvings for the tourist industry, but later
discovered the pleasure of applying his painting to the woodwork
. From 1994, Zaki has been concentrating on painting with oils.
He was born into a Christian family. Questioned about the significance
of his faith, Zaki replied "On Sundays, when very
young, I was taken by my mother to the church. I heard lots of stories
there. Those about Jesus were the ones that enthralled me the most.
Later on, in 1991, I was baptized in the Jordan, just as He was.
I am not all that familiar with the Bible, but I have a firm belief
in God who wants me to listen to what His son has to say to me at
this present time. God... I think this name means much for Jews,
Muslims and Christians. I could well imagine that God just wants
us to respect one another as faithful people." His future
? At the present time it would seem that he is by no means short
of the inspiration enabling him to take continued pleasure from
his art. Art ? For himself, he says, "Art is not
for all the world like a great, wide sea, yet with much more to
do with the greater firmament. That is where, I hope, with all the
colours and all technical possibilities that may come my way, I
shall be able to keep at it for long time!" Our hope is you
will appreciate the artist's works. (by Lolke Osinga, Holland
- taken from the Amity Christian Art Center magazine edition
8.2000.11)
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Some of Zaki
Baboun's paintings are:
The
Good Sheperd
Baptism
The Last Supper
Ascension
God
The True Shepherd (Ezekiel 34:11-14)
Fishers of Men (Galatians 5:1,13-14)
Lord, Save me (Matt. 14:28-31)
Christmas Announcement (Matt. 1:18-23)
The Last Supper (Oil Painting)
The Visit of the Wise Men (Matt. 2:9)
(Oil Painting)
One in Christ (Ephesians 2:19-22)
The Good News or Deliverance (Isaiah
61:1-2)
The Lord of Peace (Isaiah 66:12-14)
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