Marc Eliany – Gates of Welcome – L’arche de la tolerance
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 tolerance Huile sur toile,
1993, Vienne (70 x 100 cm) L’arche de la tolerance
Marc Eliany
Les portes et les fen?tres ouvertes, aux couleurs vives typiquement marocaines, sont un message d?accueil et de chaleur, le regard sur soi-m?me et le d?sir de tol?rance. Pendant plusieurs si?cles, mes anc?tres ont v?cu dans le Maghreb. Dans notre m?moire collective, cette terre est associ?e au refuge, aux relations chaleureuses, malgr? l?exp?rience de p?riodes difficiles. Au Maroc, je suis le bienvenu, tel un fr?re revenant d’un long voyage.
Tower in Yellow and Red – Tour en Jaune et Rouge
Oil on canvas, 1993, Vienna (70 x 90 cm)
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 – L’arche de la tolerence en blanc
Oil on canvas, 1993, Vienna (70 x 90 cm)
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 – L’arche de la tolerence en rouge et jaune
Oil on canvas, 1993, Vienna (70 x 90 cm)
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 – Le refuge
Oil on canvas, 1993, Vienna (70 x 90 cm)
Huile sur toile, 1993, Vienne (70 x 90 cm)