Artists - Mukhallad Al-Mukhtar (مخلد المختار)
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Artists - Mukhallad Al-Mukhtar (مخلد المختار)
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Sarah Whitcher Kansa (Alexandria Archive)
Nada Shabout (University of North Texas)
Saleem Al-Bahloly (UC Berkeley)
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Title not known (Al-Mukhtar 1)
A semi-transparent dove stands as the central figure in this composition. The remainder of the picture plane is filled with symbols that are seemingly stenciled out of the color-dappled background. The multitude of symbols are varied and, at times,…
Title not known (Al-Mukhtar 2)
In this composition an array of stenciled symbols make-up the upper section of an architectural form being held up by two pillars. The symbols range from the outlines of lips and hearts to keys and teapots; all accoutrements of daily life. The…
Title not known (Al-Mukhtar 3)
A rising minaret stands at the center of this composition by Mukhallad Al-Mukhtar. The tower is patterned with the repetition of layered shapes and is accompanied by the outline of six other minarets to either side. The upper portion of the…
Title not known (Al-Mukhtar 4)
In this cityscape, by Mukhallad Al-Mukhtar, a dome covered in calligraphic script rises out of a series of architectural forms. A series of windows are illuminated with the colors of red and yellow. The color palette of the background hints at the…
Title not known (Al-Mukhtar 5)
This composition is set against a series of rainbow-like color bands. In the upper third of the picture plane the outline of a bull filled with interlacing lines stretches horizontally floating in an ambiguous space. Various other animalistic forms…
Title not known (Al-Mukhtar 6)
This composition is made up of multiple raised squares with backgrounds of blue, purple, red, and green. Within these square vignettes are various representational forms depicted as compositions in and of themselves. Human faces can be seen…
Title not known (Al-Mukhtar 7)
The entirety of this composition is made up of a plethora of stenciled forms cut into sections with the use of juxtaposing primary colors. Outlines of figural forms are countered with sections of geometric patterning. The multitude of implied…
Title not known (Al-Mukhtar 8)
A desert landscape makes up the background of this composition by Mukhallad Al-Mukhtar. In the lower half of the picture plane undulating strokes of sandy tans and browns are contrasted with a sky of shimmering stippling with greens, blues, pinks,…
Title not known (Al-Mukhtar 9)
This emotional composition, by Mukhallad Al-Mukhtar, is dominated by pillars of twisting smoke; within the smoking columns disembodied eyes float surrounded by colored lines. A dove stands placidly in the foreground whilst in the middle ground…
Title not known (Al-Mukhtar 10)
This minimal composition, by Mukhallad Al-Mukhtar, exhibits a stenciled patterning set against a background of pale gray. Two perpendicular strips of gold starbursts with a black backdrop interrupt this patterning cutting the stenciling into two…