A heavily garmented figure stands at the left of this composition by Ibraheem Alabdali. This human figure appears to be grasping the accoutrements of riding, a saddle or harness perhaps, indicated by the loose brown straps and brass buckle. Occupying…
A young man is the focus of this composition in which he occupies the lower two-thirds of the picture plane. He wears an open collard shirt and a headscarf. His squinted eyes peer outwards as he holds a shovel propped upon his shoulder. The shovel…
In this composition, Alhamdawi has compiled a series of pictographic forms into multiple vignettes of various sizes. Zoomorphic forms are coupled with anthropomorphic shapes and simplistic representations are mixed with the more complex. In each…
Again Alhamdawi has utilized the aesthetic of an aged artifact by fading the color palette and wearing the surface. Here the composition is divided into eight vignettes, four large and four small. A woman’s ornamented visage and a cow with calf are…
In this abstracted work, by Mohamed Ali, there appears to be two figures sitting at a table turned up towards the viewer. Atop this table is a vase of yellow flowers. Beyond these semi-representational figures, the composition of this piece focuses…
This composition, by Mohamed Ali, is rendered in various states of abstraction. Three humanoid figures recline on and around a bed frame. Two of the figures are reduced to mere lines that insinuate human form while the third is rendered in more…
Three figures occupy the middle ground of the composition. The figures are in various poses: one in profile, one frontal, and the last at a three-quarter pose. The representational forms are rendered just shy of abstraction as basic shapes insinuate…
In this composition, by Mohamed Ali, three women recline in a carpeted room. They appear to be in conversation with someone just beyond the picture plane as they pause in their activities of eating and smoking. A vase of red and yellow flowers sits…
Many different forms are present in this composition, set within a background of multicolored line scribbles. The outline of a humanoid shape vertically traverses the picture plane while the faded visage of a crowned man occupies the lower left…