Title not known (Al-Alousy 1)

Title not known (Al-Alousy 1)

Series of archways with calligraphic script

The sandy tones of this composition are interrupted by the intermittent use of teal creating a rustic quality to the piece. The varied use of Arabic script within this composition attests to the flexible nature of the Arabic letter. Here Al-Alousy has manipulated the script into architectural forms and decoration creating the various archways that make up the composition. Al-Alousy also uses traditional Islamic abstractions with the triangular patterning found in two of the archways.

Shawkat Al-Alousy

Location: Currently unknown. Possibly from the collection of the Iraqi Museum of Modern Art (the former Saddam Center for the Arts)

Hard copies purchased from the photographer of the museum in 2004.

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Oil on Canvas

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