Lasting Impressions: Samia Halaby - in pictures

  • 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