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Title not known (Al-Asadi 1)
Mahdi Al-Asadi has rendered this scene in a painterly manner as the subject matter is articulated with swaths of color rather than with detail. Although visual specificity is not the priority with this representation, figures can be identified and…
Title not known (al-Qudsi 3)
The distinguishing characteristic of this work, by Alkodsy, is the pervasive use of outline to delineate shape. The form of a human head and neck, along with two eyes and a nose, are implied with undulating and circular line formations at the center…
Title not known (al-Quds1 4)
This vibrant composition by Alkodsy contains a complex layering of triangular patterning. The pattern utilizes variant color schemes and swirls around the composition highlighting a central cylinder-shaped object. From within this domed object an…
Title not known (al-Qudsi 5)
Again Alkodsky has used thick, repeated outlines to construct the composition. Here the lines form two distinct, yet abstracted, human faces seemingly square in shape. The pyramidal formation created by the stacking of the faces and the raised arms…
Title not known (al-Qudsi 6)
The most striking characteristic of this work is the exaggerated, almost grotesque, visage that holds a central position of the composition. Resting on a thin pillar, the mask-like face holds an amorphous shape with eyes, nose, and mouth floating…
Title not known (Al-Tai 1)
The swirl of sandy tones with teal blues gives this composition a dramatic dynamism. The view is obstructed, however, by a barricade of jutting beams that stop the viewer from proceeding visually into the space. Tension is created by the contrast in…
Title not known (Al-Tai 2)
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…
Title not known (Al-Tai 3)
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…
Title not known (Al-Tai 4)
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…
Title not known (Al-Alousy 1)
The sandy tones of this composition are interrupted by the intermittent use of teal creating a rustic quality to the piece. The varied use of Arabic script within this composition attests to the flexible nature of the Arabic letter. Here Al-Alousy…