Painter Delawer Omar is of kurdish origin from the current Syrian ruled Western Kurdistan.In a early morning of october 15th 1986, on a chilled day of damascus delawer omar opened his eyes to the world he was to know through art and painting. Despaired of living in peace and harmony with their true identity as kurds, Delawer’s family fled the country in 1997 in hope for a better future in Switzerland. Delawer’s father was a political prisoner for many years, his exile to Europe and the hardships he encountered, played a major role in shaping Delawer’s desire to paint. Nevertheless, there are number of other significant factors that inspires the painter to colorize his creative imagination that presents abstract and expressionist art.In his paintings, Delawer referres to the past and the future, he seize to portray the lack of human rights and identity experienced in Kurdistan and rest of the world. He paints his affection towards women’s rights and is fascinated by the unfair life of the poor vs the rich.  Delawer has always been passionate about being creative, his observant eyes and senses capture experiences exposed through painting. He started to develop his drawing skills at an early age, he was punished numerous times at elementary school for drawing on the school desks, chair and even the walls.

In middle school, Delawer was encouraged by one of his father’s friends to paint at his workshop to further expand his creative skills. Delawer Omar is a strong believer in dreams becoming reality and stays loyal to one of his art-heroe’s statement ”everything you imagine is real” Pablo Picasso. He combines imagination with reality, sadness with happiness, bright with dark, where the bright colors are indication of joy and future, dark colors are sadness and in just in the present world.

In 2005 ”The Role of Culture” a small exhibition promoting younger generation artists in Switzerland, invited Delawer Omar, only 17 years old, to present his work, this was his first exhibition. already by 2009 he had participated in three successful exhibitions that contributed to detect and foster his artistic talent. Till now he has been able to present his art in six different exhibitions, nontheless, his paintings have been displayed by galleries, websites and also in libraries in Norway.

Currently Delawer is a fulltime student, however, his art has never been a part-time occupation, rather a passion that continues to expand. The works of Delaware’s an extraordinary adventure in the world of color and emotion. His works have the power to make us see directly the color processing. It uses complementary colors applied vigorously. The prospect of these colors appears related to objects, shapes and silhouettes clearly settled in his works. We feel, with the vibrations of his palette, he joined the movement Fauvism. By choosing pure color and sometimes violent, we can detect the assertion of emotions translated by the juxtaposition of flat areas of colors on his canvases. Keeping his eyes fixed on long his works, we enter a trance, a freedom. Our focus is to blend back to the canvas and returns to its depth. They say that what is distinct is indirect. A metaphor or a shield, both of us development on the integrity of self. Freedom of respect. Respect his liberty. We feel that it is the spirit that is direct, as lyrical imagery and sunny.

A pure form in the center, often white, to breathe and sharing his release. The reaction of chaos around that do not reach it. Sensitive works of Delaware offers a wonderful opening to his vision. Let’s emotional!

Text by Melissa Mountain