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Ibraheem Alabdali 5 1974.jpg
A loose configuration of color fields composes this still life by Ibraheem Alabdali. Light smears of various shades of purple make up the background, as well as the ground plane of the composition. While blocks of blues, reds, and yellows seem to…

Ibraheem Alabdali 1 1981.jpg
A young girl in a red dress stands at the center of this composition by Ibraheem Alabdali. She appears a bit uncomfortable in her surroundings indicated by her tight facial expression and the grip of her hands. Although the background is somewhat…

Ibraheem Alabdali 7 1979.jpg
In this painterly composition, by Ibraheem Alabdali, three boats sit atop the calm surface of a non-descript body of water. The empty seats within the boat and their lackadaisical organization, as one boat is perched under another, calls attention to…

Wadhah Al-Ward 2 1990.jpg
Three highly reduced female figures sit as the main focus of this composition by Wadhah Al-Ward. Each figure is rendered with the use of black outline surrounded by a think black membrane that holds them in their seated positions. Four non-descript…

Wadhah Al-Ward 1 1990.jpg
This monochromatic print, by Wadhah Al-Ward, is rendered in black ink upon a brown surface. Four distinct rectangular vignettes outlined in black stretch horizontally across the composition. Each segment contains what appear to be various abstracted…

Hashim Al-Tawil 1.jpg
This composition, by Hashim Al-Tawil, is made up of several square vignettes. Each square contains different representations that combine text and image. Groups of figures are rendered in a reductive manner with heads and bodies insinuated with ovals…

Saad Al-Tai 1.jpg
Again Al-Tai has created a surrealistic composition by placing a maze of architectural elements, archways and staircases, within an undefined space. This ambiguity creates a dreamscape in which the viewer, or dreamer, decides where the staircases…

Saad Al-Tai 3 2000.jpg
In this surreal composition, Al-Tai has piled a multitude of archways floating in an undefined space to create an atmosphere of non-reality. The ascending stairways draw the viewer’s eye upwards to a circular object resembling the sun with emanating…

Saad Al-Tai 4 1996.jpg
This composition by Al-Tai has a dreamlike quality as the main figure appears in an ambiguous haze. The figure is set against a rocky backdrop climbing over jagged boulders. Just before reaching a solid mountain wall, the figure looks back to an…
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