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This composition, by Shakir Hassan Al Said, is split diagonally down the center. This jagged fracture in the surface of the picture plane is mimicked in the violent application of material that drips, fades, and smears. Colors are layered haphazardly…

In this abstract composition, Shakir Hassan Al Said draws the viewer’s eye to a central black smear that fades out into the white background; a few smears can be faintly seen in this outer white area. Down the center of the frame there exists a deep…

This work, by Shakir Hassan Al Said, is minimalist in its rendering being comprised of a grayish blue and white color scheme with various scattered linear formations. Two fissures occur towards the upper portion of the picture plane with overlapping…

Here, Shakir Hassan Al Said has created a composition of layered components not contained within a traditional frame. At various points the edges of the components undulate organically with rips and singes; other times the edges form straight lines…

The entirety of this composition, by Shakir Hassan Al Said, is made up of several black smears jutting into the picture plane from all four sides and a horizontal crack that begins split, then converges only to be split again on the opposite side of…

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…

A central crack bifurcates this composition running parallel to a thick black arrow on the rights side pointing downwards. The color palette is one of cool blues and faded yellows and reds. A series of lingual markings are scattered throughout the…

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…

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…

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…