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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…

This scene, by Shakir Hassan Al Said, is focused on a central group of anthropomorphic forms. The figures have been rendered with no delineating details separating them as individuals. Thus, the reductive application of line and color creates the…

The central figure of this composition is a woman carrying a basket upon her head. She is fully garmented with a vibrant array of colored and patterned textiles. The adorned woman is set within a stylized landscape background in which the palm tree,…

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…

This horizontally oriented composition is made up of a series of outlined shapes filled with various colors that are fitted together to form the representations of a family with two cows and a goat. A grid makes up the first layer of the composition;…

This composition, by Shakir Hassan Al Said, is made up of a neutral color palette, of tans, beiges, and browns, that is diffused at the outer edges of the picture place and grows more condensed towards the center. A series of swirling lines emerge…

This composition, by Shakir Hassan Al Said, is split diagonally down the center. This jagged fracture in the surface of the picture plane is mimicked in the violent application of material that drips, fades, and smears. Colors are layered haphazardly…

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…