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Mukhallad Al-Mukhtar 28.jpg
The background of this composition exhibits a vibrancy of color and shape. A band of stenciled patterning is followed by a band of with a section of grid patterning at the lower third of the picture plane. Interrupting this space is an archway…

Mukhallad Al-Mukhtar21 1998.jpg
A dome rises out of the background in the central portion of this composition. The dome is decorated in repeating geometric forms and tan coloring. A bird in flight is depicted at the base of the dome with its wings spread in an orange and yellow…

Mukhallad Al-Mukhtarr 11 1998.jpg
At the center of this composition stands a pyramidal architectural structure with six ever-decreasing layers. The form is outlined with a thin black line and each register is decorated with a tan coloring and abstract patterning. Two large…

Mukhallad Al-Mukhtar 5.jpg
The majority of this composition is made up of shimmering green and yellow patterning with elaborate script at the upper portion of the picture plane. A small arch at the bottom of the composition interrupts the repetition of form and introduces a…

Mukhallad Al-Mukhtar 4 2001.jpg
A pair of disembodied feminine eyes emerges from the background of this composition by Mukhallad Al-Mukhtar. The remainder of the picture plane is filled with a script-like pattern cut out of a sandy backdrop that transitions from dark brown on the…

Mukhallad Al-Mukhtar 8 1999.jpg
The figure of a tiger emerges on the lower plane of this composition formed out of interlacing and undulating lines. The background patterning is set in color bands of blues, yellow, and reds. A script formation stands out in the upper central…

Mukhallad Al-Mukhtar 10 1992.jpg
This macabre portrait, by Mukhallad Al-Mukhtar, features the monstrous bust of an older man portrayed with fang teeth and red eyes. Two greenish hands with sharp nails emerge out of this abstracted background holding the severed head of a small…

Mukhallad Al-Mukhtar 26.jpg
A series of angled squares makes up this composition by Mukhallad Al-Mukhtar. Within a central square the bust of a dove is painted onto a faded yellow and blue background. Below the white bird is a square containing the stylized representation of…

Mukhallad Al-Mukhtar 14 1998.jpg
Standing out in this composition is the face of a woman with large eyes and red lips. The woman's visage takes up a large portion of the picture plane and is overlaid with a patterning of script the merges into pictorial forms. Thin dappled color…

Mukhallad Al-Mukhtar 13 1971.jpg
The central focus of this piece is the composite figure made up of a woman’s head and a horse’s body with wings. The figure is adorned with a colorful band around its body and two bands around its legs with strips of primary colors. The background is…
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