Iranian artist Monir Farmanfarmaian lived and worked in New York from 1945-57, meeting artists including Milton Avery, Willem de Kooning, and Joan Mitchell. Though abstract, the works echo Douaihy’s earlier realist landscapes - a reference, perhaps, to the enduring influence of his childhood home in the Northern Lebanese Mountains.
The style characterised his production until his death in 1994.Ĭomposed of brightly coloured, interlinking asymmetrical planes, the three Untitled works in this sale explore Douaihy’s principle of ‘infinite space’, in which paradoxically ‘flat’ colour appears to extend beyond the boundaries of the canvas edge. Working in series, the artist produced canvases depicting flat, monochromatic forms, their blocks of vibrant colour cut with fine lines and sharp edges. After 10 years in New York, his earlier academic style had all but disappeared, to be replaced with a new mode of minimal abstraction. The move visibly shaped Douaihy’s output. Here, Modernist principles vied with a new mode of Abstract Expressionism, with artists including Mark Rothko, Hans Hoffman and Ad Reinhardt challenging approaches to form and colour. Though his abstract works had gained recognition in his home country, New York’s exploding art scene offered an energy Lebanon did not. Her piece Red Stack, reinterpreted cushions, enlarging and magnifying their form and volume as a piled stack, appearing soft and hard at the same time.In 1950, Saliba Douaihy left his native Lebanon for New York.
Recently, Al Mazrou was one of 19 international artists included in this year's Frieze Sculpture at Regent's Park in London. Photo: Lawrie ShabibiĮmirati artist Shaikha Al Mazrou’s sculptural experimentations investigate the form, content and physicality of materials - combining ideas from different contemporary artistic movements, while playing with colour theory and geometric abstraction. Shaikha Al Mazrou, Red Stack (2022) as part of Frieze Sculpture at Regent's Park in London. His portraits, street scenes and personal observations are presented through bold compositions and a signature use of light and shadow. Whether in Baghdad or the UAE, through striking black-and-white imagery, Hazim sheds light on harrowing memories, capturing present moments and visions of the future. A post shared by Amir Hazim artist Amir Hazim’s photography reveals a sensitive and gritty depiction of the world.
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