"[New Visions] emerged as a response to the conditions of the Intifada, Anani said. Ideas like boycott and self-reliance inspired a shift in our artistic practice at the time. Each of the founding members chose to work with a specific material, developing new artistic styles that fit the spirit of the time. The idea caught on, and many exhibitions followed locally, regionally and internationally."
"We called it New Visions because, at its core, the movement embraced experimentation, especially through the use of local materials, Anani said, noting how he had discovered the richness of sheepskins, their textures and tones and began integrating them into his art in evocative ways. In 2002, Tamari, now 80, started planting ceramic olive trees for every real one an Israeli settler burned down to form a sculptural installation called Tale of a Tree."
Artists cofounded New Visions in 1987 to use local natural materials and reject Israeli supplies as a form of cultural resistance during the Intifada. Founders Sliman Mansour, Vera Tamari, Tayseer Barakat and Nabil Anani each developed distinct practices tied to specific materials, encouraging experimentation and self-reliance. The movement generated local, regional and international exhibitions and promoted boycott and creativity despite scarcity. Founding figures continue to practice and mentor, and their techniques and principles — self-sufficiency, resistance and creation amid deprivation — inform a new generation of Palestinian artists for whom art is expression and survival.
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