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Salman Abbas 4 1986.jpg
A series of archways and domes are rendered within an obscure background of a dim hazy yellow. The branches of a tree can be seen peaking out behind one of the archways in the upper center of the picture plane. The latticework patterning and earthy…

Salman Abbas 5.jpg
The repetition of form draws this composition into a cohesive whole. Five outlined arches are arranged horizontally across the center of the picture plane while one arch resides in the extreme foreground. Each arch is decorated with an array of…

Sameera Abdelwahab 2 1998.jpg
This abstracted composition by Abdelwahab resembles the natural formation of a rocky mountain. The random, jagged cuts rendered at the base of the picture plane recall that of crevasses traversing a barren peak. The remainder of the canvas is filled…

Sameera Abdelwahab 1 1999.jpg
Again, Abdelwahab has presented an abstracted work recalling natural elements. In this tri-part composition a thick, chaotic application of blue and beige paint brings to mind the tumult of a stormy sea. The jagged, undulating strokes of the…

Shakir Hassan Al Said  25.jpg
In this non-figural representation, by Shakir Hassan Al Said, the top third is composed of a smearing together of brown and tan tonalities while the remainder of the composition is taken up with light blues and whites dappled delicately onto the…

Shakir Hassan Al Said  10.jpg
In this textured composition of bright red and blue tones, by Shakir Hassan Al Said, a rather stylized bird sits at the center of the foreground. The bird’s form is outlined in a thick black that is filled in by a pale pink while its wings are…

Shakir Hassan Al Said  24.jpg
In this work, by Shakir Hassan Al Said, the main focus appears to be on color and line as the composition is overwhelmed with an encompassing color palette held together through the use of black outline. The figures are garmented in multicolored…
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