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Gha'ib Aljanabi 2.jpg
This composition by Aljanabi represents a compete abstraction created through the use of swirling color smears. Here the content of the piece is submissive to the aesthetic as the focus is on the blending and direction of the color application not on…

Farouk Abdelazeez 3.jpg
Farouk Abdelazeez has captured this market scene in the midst of action and with detailed realism. A seated woman turns uncomfortably to glance at something beyond the picture plane while two standing women are in conversation. Other figures merely…

Farouk Abdelazeez 4.jpg
Farouk Abdelazeez has again rendered this landscaped with a kind of stippling technique that composes each form. The landscape here rises from a marshy valley to rolling hills and finally to a rocky mountain range. The color palette is natural, of…

Farouk Abdelazeez 1.jpg
This village scene, by Farouk Abdelazeez, is rendered in a type of stippling, as each form appears to be composed of a series of hatching and dotted marks. The viewer’s perspective is as one traveling down river; across a bend a small village emerges…

Farouk Abdelazeez 2.jpg
In this painterly scene, by Farouk Abdelazeez, a raft filled with goods is propelled down a river by shadowy figures. On the banks of the river are various forms of lush vegetation including a thick forest of palm tress. The river, rendered in loose…

Faraj Abd 3.jpg
This village scene, painted by Faraj Abbu, has been rendered with a delicate beauty indicated by the tranquility of the weather and the placidity of the river. The muted color scheme and fluidity of line contribute to the peaceful nature of the…

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Faraj Abd 4 1961.jpg
In this portrait, Faraj Abbu has painted the likeness of a man wearing a casual business suit. The man is rendered in such a way as to draw attention to his distinguished and formal persona. His facial expression is that of serious attention with his…

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Faraj Abd 5 1976.jpg
In this piece, Faraj Abbu has created a chaotic rendering of line and form synthesized through the use of a contrasting color scheme and repetitive motion. The surging line formations are countered by jagged triangular patterns interwoven into the…

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Faraj Abd 8.jpg
For this painting, Faraj Abbu has chosen nature as the primary subject matter. Two trees stand in the foreground covered with buds of pale pinks and creams, while palm trees dominate the background. The painterly rendering of the scene adds a…

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