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This pyramidal composition, by Rafa Al Nasiri, is framed with three tied rows each reducing in size with elevation. This tied system is mimicked within the frame with faint squared outlines. At the apex of the step pyramid is a band of bright red…

Simplistically speaking this composition is made up of three layers that are rendered quite differently. The upper half of the picture plane is dominated by an alternating stratification of black and red that sits within a three-quarter black border.…

In this horizontally oriented composition, by Rafa Al Nasiri, four vignettes are framed with a blue border. Each frame is then further horizontally bifurcated with a series of multicolored lines. Within each segment is a differing organic shape…

In this painting, al-Rassam has depicted the landscape with a more painterly quality. Although the brushstrokes are more apparent, the clarity of detail is still present as each element of the landscape is fully rendered. The way al-Rassam has framed…

Here al-Rassam has focused on the Great Mosque of Samarra as the main subject. A small aircraft traverses the canvas space allowing for a unique perspective of the archaeological site. The ruins are made up of the wall of the mosque and the Malwiya…

With this realistic representation, al-Rassam has captured a moment of tranquility as a small raft travels slowly down a smooth river. In the distance the ruins of the Great Mosque of Samarra are dwarfed within the expanse of the landscape. These…

The shapes composing this landscape, by Ismail al Shaikhly, are rendered in a reductive manner. Trees are hinted at by way of jagged vertical lines while the rock formations in the middle ground use blocks of color to simulate three dimensions.…

The color palette of this composition remains consistent throughout exhibiting an earthy coloring of tans and browns. Taking up a majority of the picture plane is a man riding a bike with a child sitting on his shoulders. Both of the figures gaze…

In this abstracted composition, Ismail al Shaikhly has focused the action in the central portion of the canvas. Humanoid forms are insinuated through the display of garmented figures scattered amongst faded architectural structures. Vegetation is…

Again, the figures in this composition, by Ismail al Shaikhly, are abstractly rendered through the use of reductive garmenting. The oval humanoid forms are scattered throughout a deep green background. Some stand erect while others bend low gathered…