taraxos

Sophia Al Maria

taraxos, 2021650 x 200 x 200cmPrice on Request
Details
MaterialGalleryLocation
steel, copper, willow, titanium, concrete and reflective pigment paintProject Native InformantLondon
Description
Human-crafted. AI-refined.

This contemporary art piece, titled "Beacon", features a striking visual composition of vertical metal rods of varying heights, creating a towering, illuminated sculpture in a lush, verdant park setting. The work's minimalist and industrial aesthetic, with its clean lines and precision-engineered design, contrasts with the natural surroundings, inviting viewers to contemplate the relationship between the man-made and the natural world. The artist's intention behind this piece seems to be to explore themes of technology, spirituality, and the human desire to reach towards the divine, as suggested by the sculpture's resemblance to a religious or ceremonial structure. ...

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Sophia Al Maria
Artist
Sophia Al Maria
B.1983, Qatari/American

Sophia 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
Major Motions
Sophia Al MariaMajor Motions, 2018Price on Request
& Oranges
Sophia Al Maria& Oranges, 2021Price on Request
Safi's Kid
Sophia Al MariaSafi's Kid, 2021Price on Request
Untitled (BCE)
Sophia Al MariaUntitled (BCE), 2018Price on Request
taraxos
Sophia Al Mariataraxos, 2021Price on Request
Beast Mode 1
Sophia Al MariaBeast Mode 1, 2020Price on Request
The Camera, A Mirror, A Sniper, A Femme (Beast Type Song Scripts)
Sophia Al MariaThe Camera, A Mirror, A Sniper, A Femme (Beast Type Song Scripts), 2020Price on Request
Untitled
Sophia Al MariaUntitled, 2019Price on Request
BEAST TYPE SONG
Sophia Al MariaBEAST TYPE SONG, 2019Price on Request
Rape Gaze
Sophia Al MariaRape Gaze, 2014Price on Request
Mirror Cookie
Sophia Al MariaMirror Cookie, 2018Price on Request
White Man's Bible (Revenge Porn)
Sophia Al MariaWhite Man's Bible (Revenge Porn), 2018Price on Request
Cent
Sophia Al MariaCent, 2017Price on Request
Sunset Complexion
Sophia Al MariaSunset Complexion, 2017Price on Request
Optics
Sophia Al MariaOptics, 2017Price on Request
Contouring
Sophia Al MariaContouring, 2017Price on Request
Beauty Industrial Complex
Sophia Al MariaBeauty Industrial Complex, 2017Price on Request
Battle
Sophia Al MariaBattle, 2017Price on Request
Peptides
Sophia Al MariaPeptides, 2017Price on Request
& Goats
Sophia Al Maria& Goats, 2021Price on Request
Project Native Informant
Gallery
Project Native Informant
London

Contemporary 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.