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…
In this oil on canvas, Khalid Al-Jader illustrates a scene of life within the borders of a small bucolic Iraqi hamlet. The thick impasto and broad brushstroke that Al-Jadar employs creates a strong sense of texture and three dimensionality to the…
The oil on canvas by Khalid Al-Kassab which depicts a still life is reminiscent of modernist still life paintings being produced contemporaneously in Europe in the early to mid 20th century. The rich saturated colors, the composition and the single…
In this non-figural representation, by Shakir Hassan Al Said, the top third is composed of a smearing together of brown and tan tonalities while the remainder of the composition is taken up with light blues and whites dappled delicately onto the…
In this village scene, Al-Jadar creates a deserted and empty feeling to the village that lies in the distance. There is no trace of activity in the painting, it is a static image of architecture and sand. The colors employed are striking blues,…