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Title not known (Alabdali 1)
A young girl in a red dress stands at the center of this composition by Ibraheem Alabdali. She appears a bit uncomfortable in her surroundings indicated by her tight facial expression and the grip of her hands. Although the background is somewhat…
Title not known (Alabdali 5)
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…
Title not known (Al-Ward 2)
Three highly reduced female figures sit as the main focus of this composition by Wadhah Al-Ward. Each figure is rendered with the use of black outline surrounded by a think black membrane that holds them in their seated positions. Four non-descript…
Title not known (Al-Ward 1)
This monochromatic print, by Wadhah Al-Ward, is rendered in black ink upon a brown surface. Four distinct rectangular vignettes outlined in black stretch horizontally across the composition. Each segment contains what appear to be various abstracted…
Title not known (Al-Tawil 1)
This composition, by Hashim Al-Tawil, is made up of several square vignettes. Each square contains different representations that combine text and image. Groups of figures are rendered in a reductive manner with heads and bodies insinuated with ovals…
Title not known (Al-Tai 4)
Again Al-Tai has created a surrealistic composition by placing a maze of architectural elements, archways and staircases, within an undefined space. This ambiguity creates a dreamscape in which the viewer, or dreamer, decides where the staircases…
Title not known (Al-Tai 3)
In this surreal composition, Al-Tai has piled a multitude of archways floating in an undefined space to create an atmosphere of non-reality. The ascending stairways draw the viewer’s eye upwards to a circular object resembling the sun with emanating…
Title not known (Al-Tai 2)
This composition by Al-Tai has a dreamlike quality as the main figure appears in an ambiguous haze. The figure is set against a rocky backdrop climbing over jagged boulders. Just before reaching a solid mountain wall, the figure looks back to an…
Title not known (Al-Tai 1)
The swirl of sandy tones with teal blues gives this composition a dramatic dynamism. The view is obstructed, however, by a barricade of jutting beams that stop the viewer from proceeding visually into the space. Tension is created by the contrast in…