Visual Dialogue

Press Release

Othman Moussa, one of the applicants to "The First Ayyam Prize for Emerging Syrian Artists" in 2006, and arguably the most impressive Hyperrealistic young artists in Syria, will be showcasing a collection of his "Still Life" paintings alongside one of the Arab world's most respected artists and art critics, Asaad Arabi. Moussa's works can be classified as poetic realism… His objects are depicted from the Middle East: Iron and Clay pots, a pestle, etc. The furniture seems to have vanished and the background is deliberately painted in neutral colors in order to highlight the composition. After his successful "Old Damascus" series, where Arabi was bringing the typical old Damascene house back to life, his new "Still Life" collection is all about what we find in the interior of those houses… According to Arabi, the subject of "Still Life" in the painting arouses 'perplexity', particularly to those who are searching for meaning, significance, and formal narration rather than the construction and characteristics of performance.

Exhibition Publications

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Selected Works

AA79 Asaad ARABI 'The Red Pumpkin' 146.5 X 114 cm. Acrylic on Canvas 2007

AA105 Asaad ARABI 'The Window' 145 X 71.5 cm. Acrylic on Canvas 2009

AA107 Asaad ARABI 'Insignificant Memories' 50 X 150 cm. Acrylic on Canvas 2009

OMU12 Othman MOUSSA 'Untitled' 100 X 80 cm. Oil on Canvas 2008

OMU17 Othman MOUSSA 'Untitled' 120 X 100 cm. Oil on Canvas 2008

OMU19 Othman Moussa 'I Have a Dream to Be…' 100 X 85 cm. Oil on Canvas 2008