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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,…

Many of the formal elements present within this composition are indicative of Shakir Hassan Al Said’s abstract representations. Linear scrapings, in various configurations, can be seen throughout the gray background and within the bluish squares…

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…

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…

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…