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This macabre portrait, by Mukhallad Al-Mukhtar, features the monstrous bust of an older man portrayed with fang teeth and red eyes. Two greenish hands with sharp nails emerge out of this abstracted background holding the severed head of a small…

In this composition an array of stenciled symbols make-up the upper section of an architectural form being held up by two pillars. The symbols range from the outlines of lips and hearts to keys and teapots; all accoutrements of daily life. The…

The figure of a tiger emerges on the lower plane of this composition formed out of interlacing and undulating lines. The background patterning is set in color bands of blues, yellow, and reds. A script formation stands out in the upper central…

A pair of disembodied feminine eyes emerges from the background of this composition by Mukhallad Al-Mukhtar. The remainder of the picture plane is filled with a script-like pattern cut out of a sandy backdrop that transitions from dark brown on the…

The majority of this composition is made up of shimmering green and yellow patterning with elaborate script at the upper portion of the picture plane. A small arch at the bottom of the composition interrupts the repetition of form and introduces a…

At the center of this composition stands a pyramidal architectural structure with six ever-decreasing layers. The form is outlined with a thin black line and each register is decorated with a tan coloring and abstract patterning. Two large…

A dome rises out of the background in the central portion of this composition. The dome is decorated in repeating geometric forms and tan coloring. A bird in flight is depicted at the base of the dome with its wings spread in an orange and yellow…

The background of this composition exhibits a vibrancy of color and shape. A band of stenciled patterning is followed by a band of with a section of grid patterning at the lower third of the picture plane. Interrupting this space is an archway…

Again Al-Mukhtar has featured The Malwiya Tower at the center of the composition. In this rendition the tower is placed behind a layer of stenciled patterning that includes calligraphic script. A gap in the ornate sandy wall frames the tower that is…

A bull stands on the ground plane of this composition rendered with the use of interlacing curvaceous lines. The animal's neck and eye are tilting upwards regarding a butterfly of bright coloring. A rift appears in the background cutting out a…