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Faiq Hassan.pdf
First in a series of biographical texts published on the Pioneers in the early 1980s.

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Shawkat Al-Alousy 1.jpg
The sandy tones of this composition are interrupted by the intermittent use of teal creating a rustic quality to the piece. The varied use of Arabic script within this composition attests to the flexible nature of the Arabic letter. Here Al-Alousy…

Shakir Hassan Al Said  23.jpg
In this composition, three figures to the right orient themselves to the left third of the picture plane where a series of rectangular and triangular shapes hint at an architectural form. The figures are also reduced to their basic organic shape with…

Shakir Hassan Al Said 21.jpg
A central crack bifurcates this composition running parallel to a thick black arrow on the rights side pointing downwards. The color palette is one of cool blues and faded yellows and reds. A series of lingual markings are scattered throughout the…

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In this rather whimsical painting, Shakir Hassan Al Said has chosen a rooster as the central focus. The bird is painted through the use of black outline and color fill. The belly of the rooster is a bright green while the wing is inlaid with a zigzag…

Shakir Hassan Al Said  09.jpg
The entirety of this composition, by Shakir Hassan Al Said, is made up of several black smears jutting into the picture plane from all four sides and a horizontal crack that begins split, then converges only to be split again on the opposite side of…

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Here, Shakir Hassan Al Said has created a composition of layered components not contained within a traditional frame. At various points the edges of the components undulate organically with rips and singes; other times the edges form straight lines…

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This work, by Shakir Hassan Al Said, is minimalist in its rendering being comprised of a grayish blue and white color scheme with various scattered linear formations. Two fissures occur towards the upper portion of the picture plane with overlapping…
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