JoeyA said:So the shame is directed at the girl because her man is contemplating leaving her, correct? This would follow along the lines that I have been led to believe as far as the Arab world is concerned and that is that the man can do no wrong as he relates to the woman but the woman gets a poke in the eye if her man wakes up any time of the day or night with a migraine from a hard day/night work.Well, maybe not that severe, but it sure seems that way. I am open to other opinions. It appears from what I have read that most Arabs believe women are 3rd class citizens with no rights to speak of, even limited to being well educated in most circles. It doesn't make sense to me. Nevertheless, the painting is quite nice and still interesting.
Does your childhood friend or the "other" Filipino resident artist have an Internet gallery to view their paintings?
Thanks,
JoeyA (Not an art collector, cue collector or collector of any kind)
I'll give you a link later. I think my friend is revamping the site.
Filipino painters tend to be way too lyrical. The painting is a personal work, not part of the Prince project. They are allowed to sell and display their own works. I have no idea how can they get away displaying those nude paintings in public or maybe only guys can go to gallaries, LOL.
On their last exhibit, my buddy was so scared, some people that work for the prince were actually on alert to take him out of the country if things didn't go well. His contributions were couples in sexually suggestive positions, and the King of Saudi Arabia was one of the guests.
