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This vibrant contemporary artwork features a bold, yellow typographic display of the word "PEPTIDES" against a captivating backdrop. The composition showcases a dynamic, textured surface with shimmering blues and greens, creating a sense of depth and movement. The prominent lettering and the intriguing title suggest a focus on scientific or biological themes, possibly exploring the visual representation of molecular structures or chemical compounds. The artist's intentional use of striking colors, experimental techniques, and thematic references evokes a thought-provoking examination of the intersection between science, art, and visual language. ...
Sophia Al Maria
B.1983, Qatari/AmericanSophia Al-Maria is a Qatari-American artist, writer, and filmmaker living and working in London. Though her work spans many disciplines including drawing, film and screen-writing for TV, it is united by a preoccupation with the power of storytelling and myth, and in particular with imagining revisionist histories and alternative futures. With her friend and collaborator Fatima Al Qadiri, Al-Maria coined the term “Gulf Futurism” to describe the growing atomisation of individuals and the shifting ground of urban planning, aesthetics, and media, and their impact on everyday life in the post-oil Persian Gulf. Her cinematic artist’s videos are fuelled by the combination of critical rigour with an affective charge in their explorations of language, imperialism, and counter-histories – a deep investigation and dramatisation of the sociopolitical, economic, and environmental present. ...
Sophia Al Maria: Artworks
Project Native Informant
LondonContemporary art gallery established in 2013 with a strong interest in expanded institutional critique. Project Native Informant works with 16 artists and collectives, producing 5-6 exhibitions per year and hosting performances, concerts, talks and events.