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Maha Daya's canvases begin life as sketches taken from her windows or outdoors. Her unassuming and sensitive landscapes attempt to reveal the beauty in her everyday surroundings that she evokes through her choices of colour and textured surface. |
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Mohammad Dabbous's work stands in marked contrast. He was deeply influenced by his participation in summer workshop at Darat Al Funun in Amman, with the artist Marwan in which he developed expressive ways of representing his environments and journeys through spaces. His research of landscapes comprise of paintings of the tranquil surrounding of Darat al Funun and the harsh terrain of Gaza, such as Beit Hanoun which is scarred by destruction. Hence unlike the other artists in this show his landscapes are more severe an impression which is evoked through his use of dark colours and abstract masses. | ||||
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Mohammad Mousallam also takes his impetus from nature and his surroundings, which he sees as a way of reaching deeper into himself. For him, his canvases constitute a form of research a feeling that is imparted to us through the thick encrusted surfaces, the creation of which he likens to sculpting. Mousallam uses strong contrasting vibrant colours that give his canvases an explosive energy while others are at times light and airy. In many cases we can discern particular forms in the paintings or figures which vibrate as they dissolve into the surface of the canvas. | ||||
