Lasting Impressions: Samia Halaby brings together 180 works from across the artist’s career. All Photos: Pawan Singh / The National
Lasting Impressions: Samia Halaby brings together 180 works from across the artist’s career. All Photos: Pawan Singh / The National
For six decades, Halaby has continued to find new ways to evoke motion and visual dynamism
For six decades, Halaby has continued to find new ways to evoke motion and visual dynamism
Halaby's abstraction comes less from a place of emotion than a scientific interest in the visual field
Halaby's abstraction comes less from a place of emotion than a scientific interest in the visual field
Halaby has often drawn from Islamic and Arabic art in her studies of abstraction
Halaby has often drawn from Islamic and Arabic art in her studies of abstraction
An interesting aspect of how Halaby approaches her work is the renunciation of her own emotions
An interesting aspect of how Halaby approaches her work is the renunciation of her own emotions
There is a section dedicated to Halaby’s kinetic paintings, some produced in collaboration with musicians
There is a section dedicated to Halaby’s kinetic paintings, some produced in collaboration with musicians
Halaby's explorations of perception through various media have made her a pioneer in the art world
Halaby's explorations of perception through various media have made her a pioneer in the art world
The kinetic paintings seem like a natural progression for Halaby’s intent of inducing motion
The kinetic paintings seem like a natural progression for Halaby’s intent of inducing motion
In her art, Halaby has sought to uncover tragedies suffered by Palestinians
In her art, Halaby has sought to uncover tragedies suffered by Palestinians
Halaby has a series on the Kafr Qassem Massacre, which took place in 1956
Halaby has a series on the Kafr Qassem Massacre, which took place in 1956
Through gripping works produced with coloured pencils, Halaby depicts the wave of killings
Through gripping works produced with coloured pencils, Halaby depicts the wave of killings
The drawings have captions with the names and ages of those who were killed in each wave
The drawings have captions with the names and ages of those who were killed in each wave

Lasting Impressions: Samia Halaby - in pictures