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Al Taslim, Capitulation
Located in PARIS, FR
Since the 1940s, the Egyptian painter Hamed Abdalla is not only a visionary pioneer of modern art for the global south and Arab countries; he is also one of the first of his generation to envision painting as political art and activism. The current display focuses on a specific time of defeat and disillusion for a whole generation of Arab artists and intellectuals, in the aftermath of the “Six Days War” led by Israel and their allies (a war title which a lot of Arab activists consider propagandist, preferring to call it “The Defeat of 1967” or simply the “June 1967 War”). This persistent ideological wound became the symbol of failed dreams for the “Arab Nation” or Arab states alliances – including the short but emblematic Egyptian-Syrian achievement of the United Arab Republic.
Another major failure, to which Abdalla will respond through the paintings on display here, is the Egyptian President Anwar Sadat program of “opening up” (Infitah) the Egyptian economy and give way to political compromise with the US and Israel – Abdalla assimilating this period to a vast state of Coma for all Arab people and territories.
In a collective statement by a group of Egyptian artists exiled in Paris (including Abdalla), published in the Egyptian local journal Al-Dustur, on 5 December 1977, one can read: “This disaster is far greater than the defeat of June 1967. Rather, it approaches the scale of the disaster that took place in 1948 (…) To destroy the Arab people’s noble three decades-long struggle against imperialism and Zionism (…) Sadat is exploiting the stifling economic crisis that Egypt is currently facing (…) We must resist this betrayal of our nation or be crushed under the wheels of global imperialism for generations to come.”
The works presented here reflect Abdalla’s transformation of the Hurrufiyyah aesthetics, to achieve his own way of “Arab Letterism”. It claims for a deeply experimental, non-decorative, politically committed and non-commercial use of the Arabic letter...
Category
1970s Abstract Middle East - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Untitled
Located in PARIS, FR
DANIEL SAMPER AVENDAÑO (COLOMBIAN, b. 1980)
“I explore the art overlapping paint lines and dots that are dispose systematically over canvas, giving a three-dimensional character to the work, making the silence shadow and the inevitable movement to take leadership.” –
Daniel S.
INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS:
2021 “Pendiendo de un Hilo” Galeria Arte Alto, Medellin, Colombia.
2015 “Fronteras” Galería Naranjo & Velilla, Medellin, Colombia.
2014 “Movimiento Paciente” Galería Otros 360 Grados, Bogota, Colombia.
2012 "Los capricho del agua y del viento", Galería Alcorriente, Bogota, Colombia.
2011 "Espacios Develados", Galería Alcorriente Arte, Bogotá, Colombia.
COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS:
2016 Galería 18 PTY ciudad de Panamá, Panamá.
2014 Galería Otros 360 Grados, Bogotá, Colombia.
2013 Galería Otros 360 Grados, Bogotá, Colombia.
2013 Galería Alcorriente Arte, Bogotá, Colombia.
2012 Galería Otros 360 Grados, Bogotá, Colombia.
2012 Galería Alcorriente Arte, Bogotá, Colombia.
ART FAIRS:
2019 ArtParis, Paris, Francia. Galeria Mark Hachem...
Category
2010s Middle East - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
$8,936
Orange Rods
Located in PARIS, FR
DANIEL SAMPER AVENDAÑO (COLOMBIAN, b. 1980)
“I explore the art overlapping paint lines and dots that are dispose systematically over canvas, giving a three-dimensional character to the work, making the silence shadow and the inevitable movement to take leadership.” –
Daniel S.
INDIVIDUAL EXHIBITIONS:
2021 “Pendiendo de un Hilo” Galeria Arte Alto, Medellin, Colombia.
2015 “Fronteras” Galería Naranjo & Velilla, Medellin, Colombia.
2014 “Movimiento Paciente” Galería Otros 360 Grados, Bogota, Colombia.
2012 "Los capricho del agua y del viento", Galería Alcorriente, Bogota, Colombia.
2011 "Espacios Develados", Galería Alcorriente Arte, Bogotá, Colombia.
COLLECTIVE EXHIBITIONS:
2016 Galería 18 PTY ciudad de Panamá, Panamá.
2014 Galería Otros 360 Grados, Bogotá, Colombia.
2013 Galería Otros 360 Grados, Bogotá, Colombia.
2013 Galería Alcorriente Arte, Bogotá, Colombia.
2012 Galería Otros 360 Grados, Bogotá, Colombia.
2012 Galería Alcorriente Arte, Bogotá, Colombia.
ART FAIRS:
2019 ArtParis, Paris, Francia. Galeria Mark Hachem...
Category
2010s Middle East - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Steel, Stainless Steel
$5,361
"FTR" Mixed Media Abstract Painting 36" x 24" inch by Ben Cope
By Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
"FTR" Mixed Media Abstract Painting 36" x 24" inch by Ben Cope
2022
Photo on deconstructed paper with oils and paint pigments
Mixed media oil on wood
Ready ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Minimalist Middle East - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Resin, Wood, Mixed Media, Oil, Pigment
It is about freedom of speech
Located in PARIS, FR
For George Merheb, writing and drawing have mixed destinies.
The lines build illegible words in a stunning mix of lines and curves.
Indecipherable words build ambiguous ideas and una...
Category
2010s Middle East - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
L'ATLAS - Silver Snow
By L'Atlas
Located in PARIS, FR
About L' Atlas - Street Art and Optical Art Movement: One of the most promising artists of his generation, L' ATLAS overturns codes, bringing the street into galleries and museums. A...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Middle East - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint, Acrylic
"Garden of Eden" Abstract Painting 55" x 55" inch by Lana Khayat
Located in Culver City, CA
"Garden of Eden" Abstract Painting 55" x 55" inch by Lana Khayat
Work on paper and framed in glass.
ABOUT:
Lana Khayat is a Lebanese artist, currently b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Middle East - Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
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