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Doris Bittar
Stripes and Stars
Oil Paintings



Baghdadi Bride 1
2007
Oil on canvas
24” x 30”

 

Doris Bittar was born in Baghdad Iraq of Lebanese parents and immigrated to the United States from Beirut as a child. Bittar was featured in the Arab American National Museum's inaugural exhibition in 2005 and actively exhibits with Jewish, Israeli, Palestinian and Arab American artists. Throughout her career, Bittar has combined art-making and teaching with writing and activism. Bittar's community and conflict-resolution work include creating and facilitating Jewish-Palestinian dialogue groups and writing on Middle Eastern art and politics. Doris Bittar teaches at the University of California, San Diego and taught at the American University of Beirut. About Stripes and Stars, a series of paintings begun after 9-11, Bittar states, "After the tragedies of 9-11, I wanted to explore what happens when the most profusely patterned flag in the world encounters the most profusely patterned culture in the world. The American flag is conveyed in varied states and layered with Middle Eastern patterns. Stripes and Stars marries seemingly oppositional motifs to probe intertwined concepts of loyalty, identity, nationalism, and power."

 


A Brief History of Iraq 2
2007

Oil on canvas
40” x 60”

 


Stripes & Stars: Araby 1
2004
Oil on canvas
12” x 12”



Stripes & Stars: Judaica 2
2003
Oil on canvas
12” x 12”


Stripes & Stars: Gold & Turquoise
2007
Oil on canvas
12” x 12”



Stripes & Stars: Jerusalem Pink
2007
Oil on canvas
12” x 12”



Stripes & Stars: Periscopic Lesson
2007
Oil on canvas
12” x 12”




Camo Morph 2
2007
Oil on 5 canvases
11” x 70”



Baghdadi Bride 2
2007
Oil on canvas
24” x 30”


Baghdadi Bride 3
2007
Oil on canvas
12” x 12"


Stripes & Stars: Opalescent 1
2007
Oil on canvas
12” x 24”

 

Stripes & Stars: Zaragossa Gate 1
2003
Oil on canvas
12” x 12”
 

Stripes & Stars: Beirut
2006
Oil on canvas
12” x 12”
 

Stripes & Stars: Baghdadi 1
2007
Oil on canvas
12” x 12”

Stripes & Stars: A Brief History of America
2007
Oil on canvas
12” x 12”