Artist Information:
Maha Abu Ghoush
Abu Dhabi,
United Arab Emirates
Member Since: Nov 2005
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Artist Statement:
In my work I always emphasize
on the color as a significant
and unifying element. It
follows mainly two directions:
In the first, I move into
unfettered areas of fervent
intensity, characterized by
its expressionistic vigor
through the application of
thick coats of paints of
various material (gouache,
fingerpaint, acrylic, ...
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Artist Exhibitions:
HONORS:
- First Prize, Young Artists
Competition II, Cervantes
Institute, Amman, Jordan, in
1989
- First Prize, Biennial
Muscat, Young Arab Artists
Competition, Muscat, Oman, in
1988
- Certificate of Merit, Young
Artists Competition I,
Cervantes Institute, Amman,
Jordan, in 1988
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
- Exhibition of oil paintings
at the Cervantes Institute,
Amman, Jordan, ...
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Artist Galleries:
Coming Soon!
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Artist Reviews:
- Sharqiyyat Magazine (Jordan
No. 1 Magazine)
Issue 79, December 2004
**Appeared on the Cover of the
Magazine with a review on my
artwork in the magazine.
- Al Aswaq Jordanian Weekly
Newspaper
Issue Monday, 4 November 1996
**News announcement about my
Solo Exhibition held at the
Cervantes Institute, Amman -
Jordan.
- Al...
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Collections:
- Cervantes Institute, Jordan
- Prime Ministry, Jordan
- Ministry of Culture, Jordan
- Training Center of Fine
Arts, Jordan
- Mr. Juan Manuel Gabrera,
Spanish Ambassador in Jordan
- Biennial Muscat, Oman
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Commissions:
Coming Soon!
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Maha Abu Ghoush's Premiere Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Maha Abu Ghoush's Portfolio.
In my work I always emphasize on the color as a significant and unifying element. It follows mainly two directions: In the first, I move into unfettered areas of fervent intensity, characterized by its expressionistic vigor through the application of thick coats of paints of various material (gouache, fingerpaint, acrylic, and oil colors) on highly textured surfaces, which I then rework partially or completely with oil pastel, producing a remarkable effect and displaying the variations of color, form, line, and movement.
In the second, which involves drawings using watercolors, pastel and pen, I create a mystical, fanciful and gothic world of trees and foliage. A world that's at once eerie and alluring. A world that exists only in one's imagination.... |
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