The truth is far beyond what we can see. Therefore my art is an invitation to comprehend this fact.

- Ala Bashir

Everyday hundreds of people came to the hospital... dying, and I have to introduce life into them again... my duty was to compete with death.

- Ala Bashir

I discovered that the most dangerous mask is the one worn by intelligent people because they are clever at their disguise.

- Ala Bashir

As a painter, I realized that what we see is just manifestation of unseen power. Since then [1958 Coup in Iraq], reality started to take another form…

- Ala Bashir

Darkness is where we begin and where we end. We don't usually see light traveling in darkness of space because we only can see its reflection on subs…

- Ala Bashir

I have to display what I have seen to people.

- Ala Bashir

Art should stimulate.

- Ala Bashir

Drawing is like the first kiss. It carries within it the deepest emotion and the challenge of the first step. It is the first cry after birth

- Ala Bashir

Early on in my life I comprehended that death is the most tragic event in our life. Events of early Monday July 14, 1958 [Coup in Iraq] had convinced…

- Ala Bashir