Tuesday 13 December 2011

Haji Khanem, the 'Lady of Colour'

Trying to escape the monotony of essay writing, I was browsing BBC News, when I found this video about Haji Khanem, an Iraqi woman who at the age of 75 has become a celebrated artist in Amsterdam where she now lives. They call her the 'Lady of Colour' and it's easy to see why; the bold, striking colours she uses in her paintings give them all a vibrant, exuberant feel.


Worth watching, both for the story of a woman overcoming the subservience in which she had to spend most of her life, and for the pretty colours.

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