Lot 27, Serwan Baran - Untitled - Expanding the Horizon. Modern and Contemporary Art from the Middle East and North Africa <br>16 December 2021 7pm GMT +2 - Auctions

Untitled

Description

Executed in: 2020

Medium: Acrylic on canvas

Size: 160 x 140 cm

Signed and dated lower right

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner.

This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity by the Saleh Barakat Gallery.

Location

Beirut

Price realised €51,240

Estimate €14,000 - €18,000

Description

Serwan Baran’s paintings center on the turbulent history of his native Iraq. Baran has widely exhibited in the Middle East and North Africa, and in 2019 he was the first solo artist to represent Iraq at the Venice Biennale. While studying fine art at the University of Babylon, Baran became fascinated by the ancient city’s legendary ruins, mythology, and visual culture, which stood in stark contrast to modern day Iraq’s political instability and decades of warfare. Baran, who served as a soldier for his country, often comments on his experiences in the military and Iraq’s present day political conflicts in his work. He depicts harrowing scenes of fellow soldiers facing their final moments using a gestural, expressionistic style and an earthy color palette drawn from the landscape of his homeland.
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