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This composition, by Mohamed Ali, is rendered in various states of abstraction. Three humanoid figures recline on and around a bed frame. Two of the figures are reduced to mere lines that insinuate human form while the third is rendered in more…

In this abstracted work, by Mohamed Ali, there appears to be two figures sitting at a table turned up towards the viewer. Atop this table is a vase of yellow flowers. Beyond these semi-representational figures, the composition of this piece focuses…

Again Alhamdawi has utilized the aesthetic of an aged artifact by fading the color palette and wearing the surface. Here the composition is divided into eight vignettes, four large and four small. A woman’s ornamented visage and a cow with calf are…

In this composition, Alhamdawi has compiled a series of pictographic forms into multiple vignettes of various sizes. Zoomorphic forms are coupled with anthropomorphic shapes and simplistic representations are mixed with the more complex. In each…

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…

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…

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…

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…

A loose configuration of color fields composes this still life by Ibraheem Alabdali. Light smears of various shades of purple make up the background, as well as the ground plane of the composition. While blocks of blues, reds, and yellows seem to…