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In this textured rendition, Kahlid al-Rahal has carved out different humanoid shapes in various positions staged to the left two-thirds of the canvas. These figures are highlighted by a contrasting color scheme of vibrant blues with soft yellow and…

In this oil on canvas created by Khalid Al-Rahal, the sense of the natural world is abstracted and turned upside down. The ambiguous setting gives the viewer a sense of uneasiness or lack of place. The human forms seem huddled together in a small…

The scene depicted by Al Jadar captures the pastoral aesthetic of an Iraqi Village. The painterly approach Al Jadar uses in forming the silhouettes of the landscape creates a sense of movement to an otherwise static scene of architectural elements.…

The landscape depicted here is somewhat more ambiguous than that of others painted by Al-Jadar. The colors are rich and saturated and references the changing light at the end of the day. The architecture scene in the distance resides in a focus that…

Another painting from the Iraqi Village series by Al-Jadar, Iraqi Village 3 captures the iconography of the small Iraqi town. The simple and beautiful geometrically based architecture, the palm trees, and market stalls. The villagers are shown…