Carl Malouf

"Matador" Shell and Coral Mosaic Portrait

Mid 20th Century

Playing with the interaction between positive and negative space, and strong colors on neutral backgrounds, Canadian artist Virginie Schroeder creates pop art portraits and iconic po...

Portrait of a little girl with a ball of thread. Oil on cardboard, 46x40 cm

The painting is oart of the MUSIC series and is dedicated to Freddie Mercury in the anniversary of his death. It is made on a rigid panel and is a unique piece authenticated by the ...

Acrylic painting on paper Hand-signed by the artist lower left Unique work THE THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS OF MOHAMMAD ARIYAEI " Gentleness and oriental wisdom follow the supercharged bubbling to which we were accustomed from the previous deliberately art brut exhibition by Mohammad ARIYAEI. The Iranian painter's imagination moves serenely from the wildest frenzy to the meditative calm of great, fabulous stories. The artist then took pleasure in pouring the volcanic torrent of his barbaric figures onto the delicate latticework with which he is accustomed to lining his backgrounds with the patience of an illuminating monk. Already sweetness and paroxysm coexisted. Now gentleness wins. The trained imagination of the painter, yet spontaneously bubbling, by instinct as much as by erudition, has no difficulty in reconnecting with the abundant oriental tradition of the thousand and one nights, which, like a long underground river, resurfaces at the light of his painting. Spring renewal of traditions still alive. Systematic filling of space, a sort of oriental version of the Riches Heures...