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Mukhallad Al-Mukhtar 1 1996.jpg
In this minimal composition, by Mukhallad Al-Mukhtar, a singular butterfly decorated in primary colors floats above a stenciled background. The positive space of the stenciled layer is made up of faded purples, yellows, and reds while the negative…

Mukhallad Al-Mukhtar6.jpg
In this complex composition, the pillars of smoke have taken on an animalistic form with large protruding eyes. The billow of smoke at the lower portion of the picture plane exhibits the faces of various individuals who appear disconnected from their…

Mukhallad Al-Mukhtar 24.jpg
In this portrait, by Mukhallad Al-Mukhtar, a woman wearing a black and red dress gazes outwards towards the viewer. She is set in a muted background of neutral colors. The composition is framed with an inner border of yellow with red dots and an…

Mukhallad Al-Mukhtar 25.jpg
In this composition, by Mukhallad Al-Mukhtar, a bricked dome stands out in the center of the picture plane. The more organic shape of the dome is contrasted with the repetitive geometric patterning the makes up the remainder of the composition.…

Mukhallad Al-Mukhtar 15 1997.jpg
In the extreme foreground of this composition is the form of a leaping horse diagonally oriented across the picture plane. The animal has been rendered with the use of undulating line formations and a sandy dappled color scheme. In the background,…

Mukhallad Al-Mukhtar23.jpg
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…

Mukhallad Al-Mukhtar 17 1991.jpg
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…

Mukhallad Al-Mukhtar 2 2001.jpg
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,…

Mukhallad Al-Mukhtar 12.jpg
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…

Mukhallad Al-Mukhtar7.jpg
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…
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