Mother
Description
Executed in: 2016
Medium: oil on canvas
Size: 30 x 40 cm
Signed and dated "A. Halloum 2016" on the front lower left; Titled "Mother" on the reverse
Provenance
Private Collection, Lebanon.
Acquired directly from the artist
This artwork is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Aida Cherfan Fine Art Gallery.
Location
Beirut, Lebanon
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Description
Mother (2016) is a dream-like composition merging figuration with overlapping patches of abstraction to depict a group of birds. Perhaps what is most interesting is firstly, how the artist chooses to break up her composition through color blocks and secondly, her delicate attention to light. The oil on canvas represents yet another one of Halloum’s masterful layering of colors and textures.
Aida Halloum is a Lebanese artist born in Kuwait in 1967. Mentored by the esteemed Fatima El Hajj, she graduated with a Fine Arts diploma from the Lebanese University in 1993. Halloum’s oeuvre centres on landscapes and domestic scenes, skillfully blending figuration and abstraction. Her recent recognition in Gallery Magazine drew parallels between her work and that of predecessors Etel Adnan and Saliba Douaihy. Unlike their minimalist landscapes, Halloum reintroduces figuration with abstract overlays, forming captivating panoramas.
With a notable career as an art educator, Halloum's influence extends beyond her canvas. Her recent exhibition at the LAU School of Arts and Sciences in January 2023 showcased her interpretation of rural and urban landscapes, merging together the realm of imagination with reality. She has taken part in a number of group and solo exhibitions in Lebanon.
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