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Asim Abdelameer 2.jpg
This composited by Asim Abdelameer contains three levels of squared patterns. The outer square forms the limits of the canvas while the inner square is bordered by a series of half-moon line configurations and smudge patterns of green, pale pink, and…

Asim Abdelameer 1.jpg
The abstracted nature of this scene, painted by Asim Abdelameer, makes it difficult to pinpoint a subject matter or cohesive narrative. Yet, the composition is not devoid of representational figures. A simplified human form lays outstretched at the…

Rajeha Al-Qudsi 1 1998.jpg
The ethereal nature of this composition by Rajeha al-Quidsi is created through the use of light brushstrokes and a delicate, hazing color palette. The female figure looks out towards the viewer with large, penetrating eyes and is adorned with a…

Mahoud Ahmad 11.jpg
In this dynamic scene, Mahoud Ahmad has rendered all of the figures in rapid motion. The slim soldier, adorned with rifle and khaki fatigues, marches forward with his shadow preceding his steps. The animal figures placed in the background mimic the…

Mahoud Ahmad 24.jpg
In this rather surreal scene, painted by Mahoud Ahmad, a boat carries a man and a woman to an unknown destination. The gaunt man gazes off in the distance holding a long pole that is the supposed propellant of the vessel. Whilst inside the boat the…

Mahoud Ahmad 16 1991.jpg
Mahoud Ahmad has created, with this composition, an eerie portrait of a doll-like figure in a white dress. Her perfectly rounded face contains two large eyes, one blue and one golden, that are fixed on the viewer, while her dark hair flows wildly…

Mahoud Ahmad 23.jpg
In this composition by Mahoud Ahmed a woman sleeps nude on a patterned carpet framed by the outer portion of the canvas. The features and positioning of her lower body are exaggerated with twisted and enlarged hips and thighs. Blue markings are…

Mahoud Ahmad 4.jpg
In this painting, Mahoud Ahmad has created a scene with frenzied activity that is contrasted with the immobility of a city structure. Two men on horseback, one with a saber drawn to strike, speed forward towards the viewer passing through an opening…

Mahoud Ahmad 20.jpg
The main figure in this minimal composition by Mahoud Ahmad is the nude female form. The woman’s body is composed of overextended curvature lines as well as an enlarged hip and thigh area. Present on the woman’s body are markings that traverse her…

Mahoud Ahmad 12.jpg
In this dream-like work by Mahoud Ahmad a soldier dressed in khaki fatigues lays lifeless in a cavity presumably under the earth. The landscape is made up of sparse trees growing outwards from the cavity with the root systems exposed to the viewer. A…
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