Farah Atassi

Farah Atassi

BornNationalityBased In
1981BelgianParis
Biography

Farah Atassi creates large-scale paintings which combine the influence of Modernism and Folk Art. Abstract and figurative components collide in her canvases, with central figures or still life scenes situated within phantasmal surroundings. Heightening the emotional crux of the central subject, Atassi’s hallucinatory backgrounds draw out the expressions and sensorial quality of the principal image. Brass instruments are presented with sporadic, notational markings, whilst a female bather is accompanied with more contemplative, softer gestures. The intoxicating spatial dynamics that Atassi works with echoes the heady perspective championed by the Cubists. The works themselves are made with oil paint and enamel, developing via a masking tape grid laid out to bring a sense of order to Atassi’s heady mosaic of imagery. Each work is delivered in concrete, vivid hues and the figurative elements are drafted in bold, graphic registers. In the artist’s own words, she creates “figurative paintings that depict abstraction”. Enrapturing to encounter, Atassi’s has conjured a distinctive realm of her own to work in, creating dizzying and electric paintings which demand the viewer’s attention. ...

Selected Artworks
Model on Stage
Farah Atassi
Model on Stage, 2021
200.66 x 160.02cm
Dancer on Stage
Farah Atassi
Dancer on Stage, 2021
200.66 x 160.02cm
Studio With Red Banjo
Farah Atassi
Studio With Red Banjo, 2020
160.02 x 200.02cm
Still Life With Eggs
Farah Atassi
Still Life With Eggs, 2020
146.05 x 114.3cm
Woman in Profile
Farah Atassi
Woman in Profile, 2020
185.42 x 139.7cm
The Game 2
Farah Atassi
The Game 2, 2019
180.34 x 200.66cm
The Party 4
Farah Atassi
The Party 4, 2018
199.39 x 160.02cm
The Party 3
Farah Atassi
The Party 3, 2018
189.86 x 149.86cm
The Bather
Farah Atassi
The Bather, 2018
184.78 x 139.7cm
Still Life with Accordion
Farah Atassi
Still Life with Accordion, 2018
146.05 x 114.3cm
Mechanical Cabaret
Farah Atassi
Mechanical Cabaret, 2023
250 x 180cm
Mechanical Cabaret 2
Farah Atassi
Mechanical Cabaret 2, 2023
250 x 180cm
Mechanical Cabaret 4
Farah Atassi
Mechanical Cabaret 4, 2023
179.7 x 250.2cm
Seaside with Bouquet and Citrus
Farah Atassi
Seaside with Bouquet and Citrus, 2024
92 x 73cm
Gallery Representation
Awards
Jean-Francois Prat Prize2012
Jean-Francois Prat Prize2012
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