The painter, illustrator and video artist Khalil Younes creates work that not only reflects the Syrian revolution, but also has the lasting appeal of Goya’s paintings and prints of Napoleon’s war with Spain. His series of pen and ink drawings, Revolution 2011, is a work in progress. The emotionally powerful portraits of some of the key figures of the uprising have been extensively reproduced on the Internet. Hamza Bakkour has been made into spray-paint stencils used by Syrian activists inside the country. Younes also writes short stories, and posts regularly on Facebook.

The Comb, 2011, 50 x 40 cm, Ink on paper