GAZA - (Xinhua) - Palestinian artists have finally succeeded in breaking the human isolation experienced by the residents of the Gaza Strip by producing dozens of artworks that reflect the reality of the conditions they live in in the Strip, which has been under a strict Israeli blockade since 2007.

And Sharif Sarhan (47 years old) is among the most prominent Gazan artists who left their mark through his artistic paintings, reflecting through them the bitter reality in the Strip, which is inhabited by more than two million people, half of whom are Palestinian refugees.

Drawing, photography, sculpture and design are among the most prominent tools of Sarhan, who spent 10 years producing his unique artworks that left a clear impact on his audience, not only locally, but also globally.

"It was not easy for us to break the human isolation that was imposed on the Strip due to the blockade and the political and economic instability," Sarhan told Xinhua while he was among a number of his artworks.

Sarhan, who usually holds art exhibitions in the Strip and Arab and European countries, adds to his latest work, "The paintings are among the important works through which the reality in Gaza is translated into the world in light of the complex situation due to the instability of the political and economic conditions in the Palestinian territories."

To achieve this, Sarhan has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Britain, the United States, Jordan, Egypt and the UAE, in addition to dozens of exhibitions in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

Since the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) took control of the Gaza Strip by force in the summer of 2007, Israel imposed a tight blockade on the Strip, accusing the movement of threatening the security of Israelis.

In addition, both Israel and Hamas have engaged in five large-scale military wars and a number of other limited tensions on the ground, resulting in deaths and destruction of infrastructure on both sides.

In addition, the Palestinian internal division between the Palestinian National Liberation Movement (Fatah), which runs the West Bank, and (Hamas) led to poor conditions in the Strip, high rates of poverty, unemployment and food insecurity, according to Palestinian and UN institutions.

As a result, Sarhan believes that life in Gaza has become gray, as most works, artistic projects and dreams have not been completed due to the political restrictions that control the entire region.

Last week, Sarhan held his last exhibition for five days at the French Cultural Center (FCC) in Gaza under the title (The Abnormal Act), where he showed dozens of his paintings to the public.

François Tigre, director of the French Cultural Center, told Xinhua that the art exhibition is one of the dozens implemented by Sarhan, who is making incredible efforts to change the stereotype of Gaza as a conflict zone.

Tigger added that the French people and Europeans are confused about the humanitarian situation in Gaza, pointing out that artwork can allow Europeans to learn about the reality in the region and understand how people deal with their lives based on their own circumstances.

As for Assaf Al-Kharti, another artist residing in the Gaza Strip followed in the footsteps of Sarhan to translate the social issues of the world through his artwork by recycling iron waste into forms that embody the problems that the residents of the Strip suffer from.

Al-Kharti, 29, told Xinhua that the artistic sculptures "reflect the reality of the population's problems in the Gaza Strip, such as travel restrictions, education problems and unemployment among young people to the countries of the world."

Al-Kharti complains that "the youth in Gaza suffer because of the Israeli blockade and the Palestinian division from a bad situation that casts a dark shadow on the difficult economic, political, social and living conditions in the Strip."

Reflecting his view of life in Gaza, Al-Kharti participated in many local exhibitions, while he was able to participate remotely in international art events, as he sent his artwork without attending the events.

"We, the people of Gaza, need to recycle our lives, hopes and dreams away from military wars and the imposed blockade so that they can be properly rehabilitated to live a better life," says Al-Kharti.

Many people, analysts, and foreign visitors praised both Sarhan and Al-Kharti, and said that they succeeded in shifting the reality in the Gaza Strip away from the endless conflict with Israel.