This striking contemporary artwork features a dramatic, almost apocalyptic scene. The composition is dominated by dark, brooding hues of black and deep purple, punctuated by swirling plumes of white smoke and fiery bursts of orange and red. The prominent, bold red cross at the center serves as a powerful, symbolic focal point, suggesting themes of sacrifice and spiritual struggle. The artist employs a distinctive expressionist style, using broad, gestural brushstrokes and a moody, atmospheric palette to convey a sense of turbulence and unease. This piece seems to reflect on the human experience, perhaps exploring concepts of faith, conflict, and the precarious nature of existence. ...
Multidisciplinary artist Osama Al Rayaan does not focus on seeking fundamental ideas. Working with painting, sculpture and video, Al Rayaan creates diverse and multifaceted works. He beleives that meanings naturally surface through the act of creation itself. For Al Rayaan, the acts of composing, processing, and shaping extend beyond mere tools for transmitting a predetermined message, and they evolve to become the message itself. Take for example his painting work "New Ways of Preparing Tea”, Al Rayaan uses simple figurative compositions to create scenes that appear to be fragments of undefined larger events. The imagery reveals characters with large heads and hunched backs, often depicted from behind, offering a sideways glance. Their identities are delineated by their mutual relations and their ambiguous spatial placement. This motif of uncertainty is reiterated in another piece titled "The Video," where an endless zoom out is presented. In this work, a singular event is continuously replayed, independent of any broader narrative context. ...
