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Ali Alnajar 1.jpg
In the surreal composition by Alnajar, a series of humanoid figures are positioned in various ways around the canvas. The faces and bodies of the figures are rendered with amorphous shapes giving the impression of fluidity. The color palette of the…

Ali Alnajar 2.jpg
A series of abstracted faces in profile dominate this composition drawing the viewer’s eye to the right of the canvas. The profiles occupy a black space that comes to a point at the left edge of the picture plane accentuated by a sickly yellow…

Amer Al-Obaidi 3.jpg
The main color palette of this composition is made up of various shades of blue with splashes of red patterning. Three stylized horses dominate the picture plane. The highly abstracted version of a human figure appears to be laid horizontally across…

Amer Al-Obaidi 2.jpg
This composition, by Amer Al-Obaidi, is bifurcated into two hemispheres of black and red. The picture plane is otherwise void with the exception of a cluster of figures concentrated at the center of the canvas. This cluster is composed of abstracted…

Amer Al-Obaidi 1_1983.jpg
Two almost identical horses stand erect at the left of the composition. There forms are somewhat stylized, yet still recognizable in contrast to the setting in which they have been placed. The way in which the landscape is rendered is reminiscent of…

Asim Abdelameer 2.jpg
This composited by Asim Abdelameer contains three levels of squared patterns. The outer square forms the limits of the canvas while the inner square is bordered by a series of half-moon line configurations and smudge patterns of green, pale pink, and…

Asim Abdelameer 1.jpg
The abstracted nature of this scene, painted by Asim Abdelameer, makes it difficult to pinpoint a subject matter or cohesive narrative. Yet, the composition is not devoid of representational figures. A simplified human form lays outstretched at the…
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