Ala Ebtekar

Untitled (Manuscript 1705), 201731 x 23cmPrice on Request

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This abstract artwork features a series of undulating lines and shapes rendered in shades of beige and cream against a plain background. The composition is structured yet organic, with the curving forms creating a sense of movement and rhythm. The artist appears to have used a simple technique, perhaps drawing or painting, to achieve the minimalist and textural quality of the piece. While the work does not depict any recognizable subject matter, the repetitive yet irregular patterns suggest a contemplative exploration of line, form, and the interplay of positive and negative space. The overall effect is one of subtle elegance and restraint, inviting the viewer to engage with the artwork's understated yet visually captivating qualities. ...

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Artist

Ala Ebtekar

B.1978, Iranian/American

Ala Ebtekar’s work can be characterised by the phrase ‘shedding light’. The media employed by Ebtekar is varied, with the artist working in photography, drawing, collage, painting, ceramics, text and installation. His practice extends even further to bookmaking, the illumination of manuscripts, and Iranian coffeehouse painting. Ebtekar investigates and interprets the possibilities of the universe and cosmology and is interested in notions of time and space that extend beyond the human experience and timeline, such as cosmic travel, and understanding and rearticulating the phenomenology of light. Not only does Ebtekar examine the concept of light, but he also uses it as medium. He considers celestial bodies as his collaborators, using UV-light from the sun, as well as moonlight and starlight, creating images from nightlong, durational exposures. Through the process of looking outward, the artist questions contemporary moments’ importance, or non-importance, within the vast context of the universe. ...

Ala Ebtekar: Artworks

Ala EbtekarNight Journey 2, 2018Price on Request

Ala EbtekarUntitled (Manuscript 18), 2018Price on Request

Ala EbtekarNightfall (After Asimov & Emerson) (8), 2017Price on Request

Ala EbtekarUntitled (Manuscript 1705), 2017Price on Request

Gallery

The Third Line

Dubai

Founded in 2005, The Third Line is a Dubai-based gallery that represents contemporary artists locally, regionally, and internationally. A pioneering platform for established talent and emerging voices from the region and its diaspora, The Third Line has built a dynamic program that explores the diversity of practice in the region. Represented artists include: Abbas Akhavan, Ala Ebtekar, Amir H. Fallah, Farah Al Qasimi, Farhad Moshiri, Fouad Elkoury, Hassan Hajjaj, Hayv Kahraman, Huda Lutfi, Joana Hadjithomas & Khalil Joreige, Jordan Nassar, Laleh Khorramian, Lamya Gargash, Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian, Nima Nabavi, Pouran Jinchi, Rana Begum, Sahand Hesamiyan, Sara Naim, Sherin Guirguis, Shirin Aliabadi, Slavs and Tatars, Sophia Al-Maria, Tarek Al-Ghoussein, yasiin bey, Youssef Nabil and Zineb Sedira. ...