OIL ON CANVAS REALISM ART
A Gift the Queen
this painting was done in 2010 and presented at the British Embassy by Qahar Behzad
Qahar.behzad@gmail.com
Qahar Behzad
Artist
Indianapolis based Afghan painter.
A self-taught artist from Kabul, Afghanistan, Abdul Qahar Behzad is now based in Indianapolis, Indiana, where he works as a Legal Assistant for Exodus Refugee Immigration. He earned a degree in Law and Political Science from Rana University in Kabul in 2020.
Behzad was the first artist to display and sell his paintings at Camp Eggers, a US military base in Kabul. From 2005 to 2018, he operated painting studios there, as well as at Camp Phoenix, NKC (New Kabul Compound) Base, ISAF (International Security Assistance Force) “Resolute Support” Headquarters, Camp Cobra, and Camp Qula House, where he created artworks for soldiers and military personnel.
When Kabul fell to the Taliban in August 2021, Behzad was working as an artist in Kabul. Amidst the chaos and violent takeover, former commanding US officials, many of whom served in the Indiana National Guard, wrote letters of support to bring him to safety in the US. Behzad evacuated to Camp Atterbury, Indiana, where he volunteered as an interpreter for 4 months.
Behzad is committed to helping other refugees like himself. He is working to bring the rest of his family to safety in the US, and advocating for the evacuation of other Afghans who still live under threat of the Taliban every day.
oil on canvas realism art
Buzkashi The National Game of Afghanistan
Buzkashi is Afghanistan's national sport. Its name in English loosely means “goat pulling.” The sport has been played across Central Asia for hundreds of years. It involves two teams on horseback trying to pull a headless, dead goat to one area in a field. A team earns points each time it gets the goat in that area
Palette oil knife painting
Sharbat Gula, the face of the Afghanistan tragedy
She was photographed by the National Geographic, This picture remains relevant today as it was those many years ago. In her eyes, one can see the suffering of children during war and, to a larger extent, the negative side of conflict. Looking at the eyes of the Afghan Girl and knowing the history of the region she is from, one cannot help but see defiance in the face of adversity.
oil on Canvas
Ahmad Shah Massoud
was an Afghan politician and military commander.
He was a powerful guerrilla commander during the resistance against the Soviet occupation between 1979 and 1989.
In the 1990s, he led the government's military wing against rival militias; after the Taliban takeover,he was the leading opposition commander against their regime, until his assassination in 2001.
Sama dance of Maulana Jalauddin Balkhi rumi
Commissioned art, acrylic on canvas
(born c. September 30, 1207, Balkh [now in Afghanistan]—died December 17, 1273, Konya [now in Turkey]), the greatest Sufi mystic and poet in the Persian language, famous for his lyrics and for his didactic epic Mas̄navī-yi Maʿnavī (“Spiritual Couplets”), which widely influenced mystical thought and literature throughout the Muslim world.
Poem which was included in the painting;
Here's the new rule: Break the wineglass
and fall toward the glassblower's breath
