Marc Eliany

 

Gates of Welcome

L'arche de la tolérance

 

My ancestors lived in the Maghreb for many centuries. In our collective memory, this land is associated with shelter and warm neighborly relations, in spite of trying times. This fact was confirmed time and time again. In my own pilgrimages to Morocco, I am welcomed like a brother returning from a long trip.

 

Open doors and windows, in typical vivid Moroccan colors, convey in my work welcome and warmth,  self-examination and yearning for tolerance.

 

 

Gates of Welcome in Red

Oil on canvas, 1993, Vienna (70 x 100 cm)

 

L'arche de la tolérance

Huile sur toile, 1993, Vienne (70 x 100 cm)

 

 

L'arche de la tolérance

Marc Eliany

 

Les portes et les fenêtres ouvertes, aux couleurs vives typiquement marocaines, sont un message d’accueil et de chaleur, le regard sur soi-même et le désir de tolérance. Pendant plusieurs siècles, mes ancêtres ont vécu dans le Maghreb. Dans notre mémoire collective, cette terre est associée au refuge, aux relations chaleureuses, malgré l’expérience de périodes difficiles. Au Maroc, je suis le bienvenu, tel un frère revenant d'un long voyage.

 

 

 

Tower in Yellow and Red

Oil on canvas, 1993, Vienna (70 x 90 cm)

 

Tour en jaune et rouge

Huile sur toile, 1993, Vienne (70 x 90 cm)

In Waves

Marc Eliany

 

In waves, my ancestors found their way to the Maghreb. They were merchants in boats sailing along the coast of Africa, warriers chasing fleeing Canaanites but mostly refugees escaping the persecution of Egyptians, Persians, Babylonians, Greeks,Romans, Arabs and Christians. And wave after wave, in spite of reoccuring hardship, they made the Maghreb their home.

 

Gates of Welcome in Turquoise and White

Oil on canvas, 1993, Vienna (70 x 90 cm)

 

L'arche de la tolérence en blanc

Huile sur toile, 1993, Vienne (70 x 90 cm)

 

My house in ruins

Marc Eliany

 

Drink up,

My love.

 

Fill my cup!

Let me drink

My sorrow.

 

For my house

Is in ruins

And the heavens

Remain still.

 

Gates of Welcome in Red on Yellow

Oil on canvas, 1993, Vienna (70 x 90 cm)

 

L'arche de la tolérence en rouge et jaune

Huile sur toile, 1993, Vienne (70 x 90 cm)

 

Red like my tears

Marc Eliany

 

Wine

Red

Like my tears

For my loss

For my beloved

In ruins.

 

The Refuge

Oil on canvas, 1993, Vienna (70 x 90 cm)

 

Le refuge  

Huile sur toile, 1993, Vienne (70 x 90 cm)