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sabhan adam: painting with smoke


‘untitled’, 2003
© sabhan adam (courtesy calvin-morris gallery)

sabhan adam: painting with smoke
calvin-morris gallery, new york
september 4 – october 11, 2008

sabhan adam is a self-taught syrian painter who creates images of creatures pulled from nightmares.
his paintings depict a dark and gruesome array of strange creatures which all have a similar face,
based on his own. these figures are set on plain backgrounds, making them jump out to the viewer.
the works are introspective and present a unique perspective, which is rare among arab artists.
the morning news has posted a gallery of adam’s works and an interview.
tmn: who are these heads on animal bodies in your paintings? does each caricature
represent something or someone different?

sa: the figures I paint have so many things in common with me—they look like me, they have the
same head and the same asian eyes as me. I draw myself with everything that exists inside—
the sadness, the misery, the shocking things I have faced, the isolation, and the feeling of not
belonging to this world. these heads could be stuck on any kind of animals’ bodies. I spread
sabhan adam on all the canvas, so adam exists in many shapes.

http://www.cavinmorris.com


‘untitled’, 2005
© sabhan adam (courtesy calvin-morris gallery)


‘untitled’, 2005
© sabhan adam (courtesy calvin-morris gallery)


‘untitled’, 2005
© sabhan adam (courtesy calvin-morris gallery)


‘untitled’, 2004
© sabhan adam (courtesy calvin-morris gallery)


‘untitled’, 2004
© sabhan adam (courtesy calvin-morris gallery)


‘untitled’, 2003
© sabhan adam (courtesy calvin-morris gallery)

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