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Acrylic on canvas
110*90 cm |
Acrylic on canvas
110*90 cm |
Acrylic on canvas
110*90 cm |
Acrylic on canvas
110*90 cm |
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Acrylic on canvas
110*90 cm |
Acrylic on canvas
110*90 cm |
Acrylic on canvas
110*90 cm |
Acrylic on canvas
110*90 cm |
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The
works of Mohamed al-Hawajiri present the
spectator with stunning, immediate impact.
Using basic subjects and honest, raw
techniques, Hawajiri creates the effect of
timeless art. These paintings have the
power of tribal art without falling into
ethnic categories, their effectiveness comes
from the artist’s trust and practical use of
an intrinsic ability of his to concentrate
emotional charges; he knows this ability and
he uses it well.
Hawajiri is a
hardworking artist; his works show a
devotion to the making of a painting, with
its physical and painterly aspects. He does
not dilute his natural energy in any attempt
of legitimization through any acquired
intellectualization or conceptualization of
art, such attempts, by other artists, we
have seen come and go.
The force of two
goat heads colliding, the power of their
horn-lines, and the contrasting fragility of
human body, are all brilliant and earthy
subjects that the artist uses very
successfully. Executed in bold, free, and
diverse techniques, these works retain a
power seen in Aboriginal art, or in some
prehistoric cave art, or in some prehistoric
cave art of an unknown master from a
desolate land.
Ammar Khammash,
2002 |