Takween (Formation)

Details

Hashim Samarchi (Iraqi, b. 1939)
Takween (Formation)
signed and dated 'H. Samarchi 1972' (lower centre); signed in Arabic, signed 'H. Samarchi' (on the reverse)
acrylic on board
35½ x 35½in. (90 x 90cm.)
Painted in 1972

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner.

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Lot Essay

Considered to be one of the most prominent Op artists in Iraq along with Mehdi Moutashar (who left for Paris in the 1960s), Hashim Samarchi adopted a visual style that allowed him to stand out from the other groups such as the One Dimension and the New Vision. Focusing entirely on limited colours and geometrical forms composed of repeated lines and interwoven circles, rectangles and triangles to create optical illusions, Samarchi's works open up to reveal an unexpected sense of beauty that dazzles in reality.

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