This section presents the artworks created by Abed Abdi between 1960 and 1964 — a formative period in Haifa before his academic studies in East Germany. During these years, Abdi refined his artistic voice while attending art lessons and working independently in his hometown.
In 1962, he held his first solo exhibition, marking a significant milestone in the local Palestinian art scene. These works reflect a deep connection to the daily realities of Haifa’s Arab community, and an emerging visual language shaped by observation, identity, and social commentary. It serves as a foundation for understanding the transition into his academically influenced artworks developed from 1965 onward.
During that period of the 1960s, I drew my creative inspiration from the circumstances and situations that arose after the catastrophe, and from the transformations that our lives witnessed.It was a time laden with challenges and changes, and I was in the process of embodying these complex emotions and experiences.One of the means I used to express these feelings and visions was art. As a young person striving to change his disillusioned world, I found in art a powerful medium of expression.
في تلك الفترة من ستينيات القرن الماضي، كنتُ أستمد إلهامي الإبداعي من الظروف والاوضاع التي نشأت بعد النكبة، ومن التحولات التي شهدتها حياتنا. كانت تلك فترة تحمل الكثير من التحديات والتغييرات، وكنتُ في صدد تجسيد هذه العواطف والتجارب المعقدة كانت واحدة من الوسائل التي استخدمتها للتعبير عن هذه المشاعر والرؤى هي الفن. كشاب يسعى جاهدًا لتغيير عالمه المحبط، وجدت في الفن وسيلة مؤثرة للتعبير
〡1955-1959 〡 1960-1964 〡1965-1972 (The German Period) 〡 1970-1979 〡 1980-1989 〡 1990-1999 〡 2000-2009 〡 Latest Artworks (2010- Today) 〡Memory Drawers 〡The Unusual Collection 〡Monuments 〡Land Day Monument 〡Environmental Sculptures 〡Silk Screen Prints 〡Lithography Prints 〡Woodcut Prints 〡Book Covers 〡 Political Cartoons 〡 Public Posters 〡Limited Edition Prints on Canvas 〡
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