The Yezidi Mosaic Project, Spring 2017

Once again, the Yezidi are fleeing their homeland to escape fights that broke out between two rivals Kurdish factions. It saddens me how because of other people's differences, the Yezidi who have been the victims of many genocides, are not allowed to live in peace even after the ISIS barbarians have been chased away from their land.

I created this short video to promote my Yezidi mosaic project. 

The background music is a live version of "Gimme Shelter" a 1969 song about the Vietnam war, by the Rolling Stones. I have always loved this dramatic and powerful song. It owes so much to Merry Clayton singing "Rape, Murder, it's just a shot away" at the top of her lungs.

This song, unfortunately, perfectly illustrates the horrible reality Yezidi children and adults are confronted to...

I hope the Yezidi eyes mosaic portraits sell this year. I will donate 50 % of the proceeds to Free Yezidi Foundation. For this to happen we need help to organize a sale or auction.

We set up a website Yezidimosaics.com specially for this project.

If you would like to help or volunteer, please email us at yezidimosaics@gmail.com 

If you are unable to help in person, you might be able to share this post or video on Facebook or other social networks.

Thank you

Frederic Lecut is a French mosaicist.

In 1992 he made Alabama his home.

His Art is about inspiring People.

You can contact him either 

by phone at (334) 798 1639 or email at 

frederic.lecut@mosaicblues.com

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At the Mercy of War.

Sharbat Gula's green eyes were immortalized on the cover of National Geographic in 1985. You might have seen her at your dentist's office, or picking up your mail.

She got your attention. 

She was the inspiration for my second eye mosaic. 

Gula was just 12 when Steve McCurry took her picture in a refugees camp in Peshawar along Pakistan's frontier with Afghanistan.


Now in her 40s, Gula is still in Peshawar, one of at least 1.5 million Afghan refugees who resides in Pakistan. But as of October 2016, she is in police custody on charges of possessing a fake Pakistani national identification card. 

Her mug shot  illustrates the  sad story Gula shares with countless women and children at the mercy of wars they did not started or want.

She faces seven to 14 years in prison and a fine of $3,000 to $5,000 if convicted.

I am not sure how to help her, but I would gladly build an other mosaic of Gula's eyes, and donate half of the profit of the sale if someone would commission such a piece. 

Yezidi people suffer in even worse ways Gula is suffering. I have realized a set of 8 mosaics of the eyes of Yezidi children and women and am still trying to find a way to organize a sale or auction for them. 

I will donate half of the profit to the Free Yezidi Foundation, an organization dedicated to relieving the sufferings of the Yezidi people. 


We are in need of help to organize this event. If you believe you could help,  please contact me at
frederic.lecut@mosaicblues.com or Allyson who is the US responsible for Free Yezidi Foundation at Allyson.nelson@gmail.com.




More about Sharbat Gula.

More about The Yezidi Mosaic Project

I am a French mosaic artist based in Alabama. My Art is about Inspiring People.

If you are interested by my work, please contact me by phone at (334) 798 1639 or by email at frederic.lecut@mosaicblues.com

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Mystery Mosaic - Mysterieuse Mosaique !

The Mystery Mosaic realized in Opus Pixellatum and Reverse Method, was flipped on July 21st at the Wiregrass Museum of Art.

Once flipped, the mosaic needs to be cleaned of all the glue used to lay the tesserae on the model, before you can grout it and bring her to completion.

Here it the Mystery Mosaic, right after I cleaned her up, under the beautiful sun of Alabama ! 

The Mystery Mosaic, just cleaned. from Frederic Lecut on Vimeo.

Le 21 juin dernier, j'ai retourne la Mosaique Mysterieuse realisee en Opus Pixellatum et methode inverse au Wiregrass Museum of Art.

Une fois qu'une telle mosaique est retournee, il faut encore nettoyer toute la colle qui a servi a positionner les tesselles sur le modele avant de pouvoir passer aux operations de finition. 

Voici donc la Mosaique Mysterieuse, toute proprette, sous le beau soleil de l'Alabama ! 

La Mosaique Mysterieuse, toute propre ! from Frederic Lecut on Vimeo.

If you would like to discuss how to use mosaics to develop communities or are interested by other aspects of my work, please contact me by phone at (334) 798 1639 or by email at frederic.lecut@mosaicblues.com 
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Si vous souhaitez discuter de l'organisation de projets communautaires de mosaique ou si d'autres aspects de mon travail vous interessent vous pouvez me contacter par telephone au 334 798 1639 (aux Etats Unis), ou par email a frederic.lecut@mosaicblues.com

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Eyes of the Yezidis - Les Yeux des Yezidis

Early in 2015 I started working on a series of Portraits of the Eyes of Yezidis Refugees. I built 8 huge dramatic mosaics, using my new exclusive Opus Pixellatum Technique.

Here is the story behind these Mosaics. I hope this will get you interested in the Yezidi people.

To see more of my mosaics and learn about the work of the Free Yezidi Foundation to help the Yezidi on site, please visit our website : 

www.mosaicblues.com

www.freeyezidi.org

Debut 2015, j'ai commence a travailler sur une série de portraits d'yeux de refugies Yezidis. J'ai construit 8 grands et impressionnants portraits, en utilisant une technique révolutionnaire : Opus Pixellatum, mise au point pour cette occasion.

Voici l'histoire de cette collection. J’espère que cela vous intéressera au peuple Yézidi.

Si vous souhaitez voir plus de ces mosaïques ou découvrir comment la Free Yezidi Foundation aide les Yézidi sur le terrain, visitez nos sites : 

www.mosaicblues.com

www.freeyezidi.org

Yezidi 21 : Original Photograph / Photographie orginale

I m a French mosaic artist based in Alabama. My Art is about Inspiring people, I am presently working on these huge portraits of the eyes of Yezidi Refugees. If you are interested by my work, please contact me by phone at (334) 798 1639 or by email at frederic.lecut@mosaicblues.com

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Je suis un Artiste Mosaïste installe en Alabama. Mon Art est a propos de l'Inspiration. Présentement, je travaille a ces grands portraits des Yeux de réfugiés Yézidis. 

  Si mon travail vous intéresse vous pouvez me contacter par téléphone au 334 798 1639 (aux Etats Unis), ou par email a frederic.lecut@mosaicblues.com

 

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