{"id":3717,"date":"2023-04-30T14:37:48","date_gmt":"2023-04-30T18:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nykcc.org\/?p=3717"},"modified":"2024-11-23T09:07:17","modified_gmt":"2024-11-23T14:07:17","slug":"painted-musings-by-lukman-ahmad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nykcc.org\/oldsite\/painted-musings-by-lukman-ahmad\/","title":{"rendered":"Lukman Ahmad, painter"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3717\" class=\"elementor elementor-3717\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-124b446 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"124b446\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d70b0b1\" data-id=\"d70b0b1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2f56c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e2f56c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lukman Ahmad, \"Painted Musings\"<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1c90c9d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1c90c9d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5532e3c\" data-id=\"5532e3c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5653a42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5653a42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/nykcc.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Lukman-header-768x432.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-3718\" alt=\"Lukman Ahmad\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nykcc.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Lukman-header-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nykcc.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Lukman-header-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nykcc.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Lukman-header-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nykcc.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Lukman-header-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nykcc.org\/oldsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Lukman-header.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ce1ec2b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ce1ec2b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c5b8e22\" data-id=\"c5b8e22\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8431cd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8431cd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In June 2023 the Kurdish American artist <a href=\"https:\/\/nykcc.org\/oldsite\/oldsite\/\/lukman-ahmad-painter\/\">Lukman Ahmad<\/a> presented \u201cPainted Musings,\u201d an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.virginiaartfactory.org\/painted-musings-lukman-ahmad\/\">exhibition<\/a> featuring recent paintings at ARTFactory in Manassas, Virginia.<\/p><p>The paintings are inspired by classic Kurdish folk singing. Traditionally, Kurdish songs are passed down orally, from generation to generation. The songs range from historical stories to epic tales, and from lyric poems to literary works. Most of the epic songs are associated with action, adventure, love, and even heroism, such as the Kurdish uprisings for independence.<\/p><p>Ahmad transforms Kurdish singing into two-dimensional form on his canvases, using color and shape to channel and articulate the sounds. With his brushstrokes, he translates classic Kurdish songs into vibrant expressionist paintings.<\/p><p>Ahmad\u2019s muse for this exhibit is the Kurdish singer Ezzeddin, or in Kurdish \u201cEzzedino,&#8221; born in 1933 in Harmshad in Mardin, North Kurdistan. Ezzeddin was known for his strong vocals, carefully selected lyrics, and harmonious melodies. He recorded eight tapes, mostly in Qamishlo and Beirut.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lukman Ahmad, &#8220;Painted Musings&#8221; In June 2023 the Kurdish American artist Lukman Ahmad presented \u201cPainted Musings,\u201d an exhibition featuring recent paintings at ARTFactory in Manassas, Virginia. The paintings are inspired by classic Kurdish folk singing. Traditionally, Kurdish songs are passed down orally, from generation to generation. 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