Sliman Mansur
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lives and works in Jerusalem (Palestine)

1967-1970 Studies of Fine Arts at University of Bezallel/Jerusalem
1975-1983. Art teacher at "the women teachers training
center", Ramallah (Palestine)
1982-1992 Sliman Mansur worked as a political cartoonist
1986-1990h Member of the Palestinian artists league in the occupied territorries
1995-2000 Co-founder of “Alwasiti Art Center” and director
1985 + 1986. Co-author of "Palestinian folk costumes" and "Palestinian embroidary
designs"
since 2000 Art teacher at al Quds University, Jerusalem

2001 Ramallah (Palestine), “Ten year in mud”
2002 Sao Paulo (Brazil), Sao Paulo Biennial - Brazil 2002
2003 Houston (USA), The Station Museum, "Made in Palestine"
2003 Jerusalem/Tel Aviv (Israel), "35 years of occupation" - Palestinian and Israeli artists against occupation.
2004 United Arab Emirates, Alsharja Museum, “The Fabric of Memory”

Object 1:

" The complete tales of a deceased nobody"
metal sheets + acrylic + natural rust
40 x 30 x 4,5 cm
2004

Object 2:

"Living inside"
Ceramics
29 x 23 x 6 cm
2001

Statement

Books as art objects are very rich with symbolic meanings, sometimes even
more than text books. The way and the materials they are made from (sealed,clumsy,
heavy,elegant) have strong messages that challenge the minds and open them to imaginations beyond texts and words.Bookart gives artists an opportunity to become authors in their own unique way based on visual and textural values.