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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…

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…

Malallah 4
Malallah has utilized a grid pattern to compose this piece. Atop the strict organization of small squares black paint drips down from the upper portion of the picture plane, smearing when coming into contact with the white lower third of the…

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Gha'ib Aljanabi 1 1998.jpg
Like Aljanabi’s completely abstracted pieces, this unconventional portrait focuses on the formal qualities of line and color as it overemphasizes the shape of the woman’s garments and fabricates the color palette of the environment. Although the…
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