In this painting, Shakir Hassan Al Said utilizes distinct color fields and, at times, thick black outlines to delineate the characters within the composition. A group of figures are tightly packed towards the right side of the canvas. The individuals…
This scene, by Shakir Hassan Al Said, is focused on a central group of anthropomorphic forms. The figures have been rendered with no delineating details separating them as individuals. Thus, the reductive application of line and color creates the…
The central figure of this composition is a woman carrying a basket upon her head. She is fully garmented with a vibrant array of colored and patterned textiles. The adorned woman is set within a stylized landscape background in which the palm tree,…
This horizontally oriented composition is made up of a series of outlined shapes filled with various colors that are fitted together to form the representations of a family with two cows and a goat. A grid makes up the first layer of the composition;…
This composition, by Shakir Hassan Al Said, is made up of a neutral color palette, of tans, beiges, and browns, that is diffused at the outer edges of the picture place and grows more condensed towards the center. A series of swirling lines emerge…
In this rather whimsical painting, Shakir Hassan Al Said has chosen a rooster as the central focus. The bird is painted through the use of black outline and color fill. The belly of the rooster is a bright green while the wing is inlaid with a zigzag…
In this composition, three figures to the right orient themselves to the left third of the picture plane where a series of rectangular and triangular shapes hint at an architectural form. The figures are also reduced to their basic organic shape with…
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…