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Goddesses' Fest-2 2024
Screen-printing on panel 24" x 24" - Edition:1 |
Goddesses' Fest-3 2024
Screen-printing on panel 24" x 24" - Edition:1 |
Goddesses Fest and Arab Pantheon are depiction of some of the Pre-Islamic deities worshipped in Arabia.
In the middle is Allat, goddess of protection and prosperity. The central bust is of Al-Uzza the mighty one. The small one with the lotus is Manat, the fate goddess, and the corner mirror imaged are Isāf and Nā'ila, petrified couple after committing adultery in the holy Ka'ba, later they were worshipped.
In the middle is Allat, goddess of protection and prosperity. The central bust is of Al-Uzza the mighty one. The small one with the lotus is Manat, the fate goddess, and the corner mirror imaged are Isāf and Nā'ila, petrified couple after committing adultery in the holy Ka'ba, later they were worshipped.
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Arab Pantheon 2023
Screen-printing on fabric 12" x 12" - Edition:12 |
Arab Pantheon 2023
Screen-printing henna on fabric 12" x 12" - Edition: 20 variable prints |
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Life is Beautiful 2021 Screen printing. Ink on panel 40x 40 inches |
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Shahadah 2017 Screen printing. Ink on paper 20 x 24 inches In a funky improvised calligraphy the Shahadah is written in the center of this piece. Henna design is drawn on its right and wavy pattern on its left. The periphery of this print depicts the design of the Shmaqh (Saudi men's head dress). The Shahadah, the first pillar of Islam is a two-sentence expression that indicate your Muslim status: I believe that there is no god but God and that Muhammed is his messenger. |
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Shrinks From All Rendezvous 2017 Screen printing. Ink on paper 24 x 30 inches This work is the inspiration of a poem by a young Bedouin woman called Juml. She lived in the the 9th century Iraq as a concubine to the poet Idris Ibn Abi Hafsah who was a great deal her senior. Earth ware plates and illustrations on the Maqamat Al-Hamathani and Maqamat Al-Harir from 9th-11the centuries were the influence of the aesthetics of this print. |
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She Thinks She Makes Art 2016 Screen printing. Ink on board 30 x 30 inches - 76 x 76 cm Edition: 4 variable prints on paper, 1 print on board. A mandala like arrangement with mirror image double-self-portrait in the middle. The artist is holding her brush as a fencing sword with which she is fighting herself. Geometric Islamic design in the center juxtaposes the peripheral flowery henna design. Arabic letters F and N (Arabic for art) are calligraphed at corners. |
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Eve 2016 Screen printing. Ink on paper. 33 x 33 inches - 84 x 84 cm Edition: 2 variable prints Eve, Adam, a cat, Satan, an ouroboros, Tree of Life, and God. I have borrowed the fire halos from Islamic paintings of Eve and Adam. The frame decoration is also inspired by Islamic art motifs. This print is still exploratory. a later version shows the word Eve in Arabic at the bottom. |
