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Title not known (Al-Haleem 1)
This work by al-Haleem exhibits a dense application of an ornamented aesthetic. The composition resembles an abstracted landscape as the ornamentation takes on a floral form. Coupled with the stylized vegetation are two free-floating mask-like heads…
Title not known (Al-Basri 2)
Again Al-Basri presents a composition that is difficult to interpret conclusively. One could speculate that the central compositional form is a bird’s nest with its half moon shape and feather-like construction. Yet, the remainder of the composition…
Title not known (Al-Basri 1)
In this enigmatic composition by Al-Basri the symbolic qualities are intertwined with the aesthetic. At the lower portion of the canvas there appears a horizontal humanoid figure that has taken on the characteristics of the brush and paint that…
Title not known (Al-Banna 2)
A feminine torso and upper legs compose the lower portion of this sculptural form by Jabbar Al-Banna. Atop the torso sits two faces in meshed with the body of the sculpture yet not apart of it. One of the faces has been rendered upside down with…
Title not known (Al-Banna 1)
This three dimensional composition, by Jabbar Al-Banna, is mounted upon a rectangular neutral background; thus, the metallic sculpture is not completely in the round. Several stylized figures are merged together to form an organically shaped…
Title not known (Al-Azzawi 1)
A saber cuts diagonally across this composition. This angularity of line is contrasted with the circular shape of the shield that lies atop the sword. Upon the shield is a pattern of calligraphic text arranged in concentric circles around a central…