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Ibraheem Alabdali 2.jpg
It is difficult to pinpoint exactly what this composition, by Ibraheem Alabdali, depicts as the figures move within a space obscured by a thick application of brown paint. The features of the figures within the crowd appear to be emerging out of the…

Ibraheem Alabdali 3 1986.jpg
A man in a uniform walks confidently towards the left of the composition carrying a piece of baggage. A wooden panel of some sort is place at a diagonal apart from any overarching structure. A hand emerges from behind this panel carrying a copper…

Ibraheem Alabdali 7 1979.jpg
In this painterly composition, by Ibraheem Alabdali, three boats sit atop the calm surface of a non-descript body of water. The empty seats within the boat and their lackadaisical organization, as one boat is perched under another, calls attention to…

Ibraheem Alabdali 4.jpg
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…

Ibraheem Alabdali 6.jpg
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…

Salman Abbas 3 1986.jpg
In this composition, by Salman Abbas, a series of architectural structures float within a hazy gray background. An array of patterning rendered in earthy colors decorates the floating architectural forms. Domes and latticework windows cast shadows…

Salman Abbas 6 1986.jpg
This cityscape, by Salman Abbas, is rendered in flat abstraction with an overlapping of various patterned surfaces. The color palette throughout is that of earthy tonalities. Domes and doorways indicate architectural forms while the entire…

Salman Abbas 1 1986.jpg
At the center of this composition sits six arches decorated with various patterns of geometric shapes. A larger arch is place at the extreme foreground of the composition and is filled with like patterning. A color palette of natural browns and…

Salman Abbas 2.jpg
The lower portion of this composition is populated with abstracted architectural forms of piled rectangles decorated with triangular and line patterning. Three domes, which take on a more three-dimensional shape, overlap one another in the central…

Salman Abbas 7.jpg
In this composition, by Salman Abbas, a series of architectural structures float within a hazy gray background. Domes and latticework windows cast shadows onto the backdrop in various directions belying the strict identification of a light source. An…
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