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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…

In this abstracted composition, by Shakir Hassan Al Said, script appears throughout the blackened and washed out surface. Two arrows on either side of the composition direct the viewer’s eye over and up, while the writing fades in and out of the…

This nonrepresentational piece, by Shakir Hassan Al Said, is oriented in a grid-like pattern that fades towards the bottom of the composition. The majority of the color palette is made up of natural brown and tan tones with a white overlay in the…

The entirety of this composition is made up of a grid-like pattern with small squares of the same size alternating between empty and containing an X shape or small circular shapes. With the exception of an orange square, the color palette is neutral…

The background of this composition is rendered in white and light blues with various faint strokes of yellow. Jutting horizontally into the picture plane from the left side, a series of thick black beams crisscross one another underscored with an…

This abstraction, by Shakir Hassan Al Said, is framed with a dark outer half-circle that transitions into the central light blue portion of the composition. This center section is dotted with black markings. While some resemble lettering, other more…

This three-dimensional form, by Shakir Hassan Al Said, is triangular in composition with a central fold creating two halves. There are a multitude of seemingly random shapes and markings covering a light blue background. A series of geometric squares…

The striking palette of this abstracted composition is made up of the contrasting colors of aquamarine and bight red. The surface of this work is textured through both the addition and subtraction of materials. Patches of the upper tenth of the…

The most prominent feature of this abstraction, by Shakir Hassan Al Said, is the large crack that flows from the bottom right of the picture plane and splits before reaching the opposite corner. The remainder of the composition is made up of a…

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…