11 Dance art paintings about freedom by Geurt Ouwerkerk

The dance art paintings have the following titles: motion, blue duet, red duet, dancer, heart problems, dancing football player.

These paintings were made in response to a documentary about the ballet dancer Ahmad Joudeh. This Syrian dancer gave children dancing sessions among the ruins of Damascus. He got a guest role at the National ballet in the Netherlands. Painting A, B and C the dancers have a bird headgear and paraglider jackets as a symbol for flying with freedom through space. The paintings 1, 2 and 3 convey the oppression of a dancer in captivity.