Civil war puts a hold on creativity of Libyan artists

Tripoli

FOUR years after a joyous celebration of the end of censorship with the fall of dictator Muammar Gaddafi, Libyan artists have had to put their creativity back on hold.

"We have lost all source of inspiration," said Marii Tillissi, an artist in his 50s known for his hyperrealist paintings. "The times are not conducive to creation."