Ms December Dancer's Feet

Let's wind up the year letting off a bit of steam with the focus on the feet of a belly dancer.
Labels: belly dancer, calendar girls, islamic women in art

Let's wind up the year letting off a bit of steam with the focus on the feet of a belly dancer.
Labels: belly dancer, calendar girls, islamic women in art

Max Emadi starts to turn down the volume as the year winds up. No more legs or seductive eyes in this painting; just a pair of hands of a belly dancer with her maracas.
Labels: belly dancer, calendar girls, islamic women in art
Ms October Ms. October doubles the stakes offering us the prospect of both sex and alcohol as she takes up her revealing pose in a martini glass.
Labels: calendar girls, islamic women in art
Ms. September winks at us while holding cards in her hands that count to 9/11.
This painting has been sold.
Labels: 9/11, acrylic painting, calendar girls, islamic women in art
Ms. August lies on the floor and looks back over her shoulder at us. She appears to want us to join her.
Labels: calendar girls, islamic women in art
Ms. July lays back on a sheet in the color of Islamic green. Her black road appears to be the equivalent of a mini-skirt and his hitched high to show her long slender legs. Red stiletto shoes are complement to the green of the sheet.
Labels: calendar girls, islamic women in art

Ms June is heavily veiled and in fact looks a little scary in her veil. However she appears to be quite welcoming with her robe drawn aside revealing her naked body beneath.
Labels: calendar girls, islamic women in art
Ms. May dressed in blace on a pink background hitches her robe to display her long slender legs and stiletto shoes.
Labels: calendar girls, islamic women in art
Ms. April As Max Emadi moves through the calendar he appears to become bolder. Having lifted the veil, he's now lifting the robe as well.
Ms. April appears naked except for her veil in fact.
Labels: calendar girls, islamic women in art

Ms. March
The eyes say it all. Although a woman might be veiled, the power of her gaze can't be denied. If that's all that's left for her to communicate her interest or desire, the more powerful they can become.
Labels: calendar girls, islamic women in art
Ms. FebruaryLabels: calendar girls, islamic women in art
Labels: calendar girls, islamic women in art
Max Emadi's recent art always packs a punch or pokes a stick at some political figure or cultural standard. Max's "Islamic Calendar Girl" series is a provocative view of the image of Islamic women and traditional Islamic dress. Labels: calendar girls, islamic women in art, political art