Gulf, Denis Brown, 1991-92, 113 x 56 cm
Expressive gilt calligraphy on two calf vellum skins,
separated by a charred wooden plank
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In the aftermath of the Gulf War in 1991, I addressed the plight of the Kurds in my work, who had fled to the mountainsides from Saddam Hussein, only to face bitter cold, disease and starvation.

Mixed media on two vellum calfskins presented on a canvas stretcher, with a piece of burned wood showing between them. The media includes many types of gold leaf and copper leaf on various bases, gold powder, bronze powders, and small twigs.