Dec 01 2007

Feminist Artist: Abelina Galustian

Published by auria cortes at 11:19 am under Girls Who Wear Glasses, Talking Canvas

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Tonight I painted and sketched a piece for my collection Girls Who Wear Glasses. What I find most challenging is to trust my voice as a writer and an artist. Then comes inspiration in the name of Abelina Galustian.

Her series of paintings, two of which appear above, showcase women in burkas donning lingerie and high heels. Feminists can be found in all religions and cultures. I’m proud to be one of them.

Read an interview she provided the Huffington Post.

7 Responses to “Feminist Artist: Abelina Galustian”

  1. # Feminist Artist: Abelina Galustianon 02 Dec 2007 at 8:57 pm

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  2. # impressedon 02 Dec 2007 at 11:16 pm

    Thank you for posting the story of Abelina Galustian. Her artwork is beautiful and her story is amazing.

  3. # Pamelaon 03 Dec 2007 at 12:41 am

    Notice how the woman has a “regular” body. Although she’s not a Paris Hilton look alike, she’s still very sexy.

  4. # ronon 03 Dec 2007 at 6:04 am

    A burka has never looked so good.

  5. # sunshineon 03 Dec 2007 at 6:30 pm

    When are we going to see your artwork?

  6. # auria corteson 04 Dec 2007 at 2:28 am

    I’m shooting for Summer 2008.

  7. # AURIA CORTES » An American Woman In a Burka Part Oneon 09 Dec 2007 at 8:30 pm

    […] I figured this blog came up in the search engine results because of the commentary I posted on Abelina Galustian and the references I’ve made regarding the series of paintings I’m creating called Girls that […]

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