Marc Eliany – Lovers – Les amoureux

Looks from behind veils worn by Moroccan women reveal a strong passion for love and human bonding. Many women wore the veil in my childhood. Nowadays, many do not. What was a symbol of humility in a traditional society implies oppression in a modern one. Through the change, Moroccan women found a way to express their lust for life with their eyes. This is a tribute to Moroccan women.

Veiled Women I

Oil and Moroccan color pigments on jute,
1993, Vienna (35.5 x 55 inches)
Femme Voil?e I
Huile et pigments Marocains sur jute,
1993, Vienne (35.5 x 55 inches)
Les amoureux – Marc Eliany

Derri?re le voile des femmes marocaines: passion pour l’amour et les liens humains. De nos jours, plusieurs ne le portent pas. Ceci est un hommage que je leur rends.

Berber brides – Marc Eliany

I love the colorfully dressed Berber brides. They are so stunning that they overshadow their grooms. I superimposed a bride on a groom to show them as one inseparable entity. Moroccan oil pigments were laid on the canvas, leaving an impression of henna freshly applied to a bride’s hair.

The henna, a green plant turned into a good luck ointment, is worn like a crown, running down wet hair, impregnating it with a reddish tint.

Bride and Groom after the Henna

Oil and Moroccan color pigments on canvas
1993, Vienna (70 x 90 cm)
Les maries apres le henna
Huile et pigments Marocains sur toile,
1993, Vienne (70 x 90 cm)
Les mari?es berb?res – Marc Eliany

J’aime les mari?es berb?res habill?es de couleurs. Elles sont si magnifiques qu’elles ?clipsent leur ?poux.
L’huile et les pigments de couleurs sur la toile laissent une impression de henn? fra?chement appliqu? sur les cheveux de la mari?e.
Le henn?, une plante verte devenue symbole de bonne chance, est port? comme une couronne, coulant le long des cheveux mouill?s et laissant une teinte rouge?tre.

Roosters in Love in the Mellah

Oil on canvas, 1993, Vienna (80 x 90 cm)
Coqs amoureux aux Mellah
Huile sur toile, 1993, Vienne (80 x 90 cm)

My eyes caught your lips – Marc Eliany

My eyes caught your lips.
A garden
A lawn
And soon
Budding trees,
Flowers
And ripe fruits
Too.
He
Who will not bite,
Will bear his sin.

Lovers in Nude

Oil on acrylic and plaster-primed canvas,
1993, Vienna (18.75 x 23.5 in)
Amoureux nues
Huile sur toile platr?e et enduite d’acrylic,
1993, Vienne (18.75 x 23.5 in)

Sleep not! – Marc Eliany

Sleep not!
Drink my wine!
Make
My garden
Your bed.
Sip
In joy
My bloom.
Scented delights,
A river stroll,
Birds singing.
The sound of
Your lips
In my garden!

Veiled Woman on a Sunny Day

Oil on canvas, 1997, Vienna (27.9 x 35.5 cm)
Femme voil?e une journ?e ensoleil?e????
Huile sur toile, 1997, Vienne (27.9 x 35.5 cm)

Come my love – Marc Eliany

Come my love
Into my garden
The roses are in bloom,
Their scent exhilarating.
Drink with me
For the sun has risen
And the birds are singing.