The Play That Never Was

Nour El Saleh

The Play That Never Was, 2020280 x 210cmPrice on Request
Details
Material
oil on canvas
Description
Human-crafted. AI-refined.

This vibrant painting features a diverse group of figures in an intricate, surreal composition. The colors are bold and striking, with a warm, earthy palette accentuated by pops of vibrant hues. The shapes and forms are distorted and abstracted, creating a sense of unease and discomfort. The subject matter depicts a complex, emotional scene, with the figures expressing a range of emotions from anguish to defiance. The artist's distinctive style, which combines elements of surrealism and expressionism, invites the viewer to delve deeper into the work's underlying themes and symbolism, which may explore issues of social injustice, oppression, and the human condition. ...

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Artist
Nour El Saleh
B.1997, Lebanese

Nour El Saleh is a painter whose work explores the complexities of space, selective memory, and relativity. Her paintings act as gateways to alternative universes filled with humanoid figures interacting in emotionally charged environments. These imaginative spaces probe the boundaries of attraction and repulsion, formal structures, and obsessive tendencies, while redefining conventional notions of beauty and ugliness. Bypassing preliminary sketches, El Saleh's artistic approach relies on spontaneous arrangements of lines and forms to create new narrative possibilities. She aims to develop a satirical language that captures uncanny depictions of her personal experiences. Having spent her formative years in the United Arab Emirates—a region known for its transient population—El Saleh's sense of comfort and belonging has been in a constant state of flux. Her work addresses this instability by presenting spaces that are both unsettling and strangely familiar. Through the use of theatrical and comical imagery, the artist mediates the tension between these opposing emotional forces. ...

Nour El Saleh: Artworks
Four Times as Big, Twice as Small
Nour El SalehFour Times as Big, Twice as Small, 2018Price on Request
(Not So) Musical Chairs
Nour El Saleh(Not So) Musical Chairs, 2018Price on Request
Wrong Side of the Table
Nour El SalehWrong Side of the Table, 2019Price on Request
Dance Monkey, Dance!
Nour El SalehDance Monkey, Dance!, 2019Price on Request
A Grand Jester
Nour El SalehA Grand Jester, 2019Price on Request
The Basil Tree
Nour El SalehThe Basil Tree, 2019Price on Request
Inhabited Props in a Box
Nour El SalehInhabited Props in a Box, 2019Price on Request
The Puppeteer of Karakas
Nour El SalehThe Puppeteer of Karakas, 2019Price on Request
Where the Grass is Synthetic
Nour El SalehWhere the Grass is Synthetic, 2020Price on Request
She Appears to Have Consumed Us
Nour El SalehShe Appears to Have Consumed Us, 2021Price on Request
An Untimely Intermission
Nour El SalehAn Untimely Intermission, 2020Price on Request
Portrait of Pious
Nour El SalehPortrait of Pious, 2021Price on Request
The Actor's Dollhouse
Nour El SalehThe Actor's Dollhouse, 2020Price on Request
The Play That Never Was
Nour El SalehThe Play That Never Was, 2020Price on Request
Maskhara
Nour El SalehMaskhara, 2021Price on Request
Blue Carrying Blue
Nour El SalehBlue Carrying Blue, 2020Price on Request
Leech
Nour El SalehLeech, 20221070 GBP
Strangers, Daffodils and a Couple of Loose Artichokes
Nour El SalehStrangers, Daffodils and a Couple of Loose Artichokes, 20222140 GBP
Tropical Serenade
Nour El SalehTropical Serenade, 20222140 GBP
Sorry Pre-Chopped Onions are Out of Stock
Nour El SalehSorry Pre-Chopped Onions are Out of Stock, 20202700 GBP
Téléphone Cassé
Nour El SalehTéléphone Cassé, 2019Price on Request