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Abstract Oval Forms with Arabic Script - shown to scale
Hilda Hiary

Abstract Oval Forms with Arabic Script, 2007

Estimated price$2,961 – $5,499

Mixed media On Canvas

80 × 80 cm | 31.5 × 31.5 in

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About the work

Bold oval and circular forms ringed in black float across a richly textured surface of burnt orange, brown, and silver, punctuated by scattered dots and splashes of paint. Arabic calligraphic script weaves through the lower portion of the composition, adding a lyrical, expressive quality to the layered abstract landscape.

Hilda Hiary (Jordan, 1969–present).

Mixed media On Canvas, 80 × 80 cm, 2007.

Part of the permanent collection of the Hindiyeh Museum of Arts, Jordan. One of a kind.

Medium
Size
80 × 80 cm | 31.5 × 31.5 in
Year
2007
Rarity
Unique
Certificate of authenticity
Included
Genre
Colours
Brown, Orange, Grey
Location
Amman, Jordan

About the artist

Hilda Hiary — Oil on a wooden chair, 54 × 156 cm (representative image)
Hilda Hiary

Jordan, b. 1969

Hilda Hiary (born 1969, Amman, Jordan) is a prominent contemporary artist recognized for her vibrant paintings, installations, and mixed-media works. Her practice is characterized by bold colors, expressive forms, and a focus on social and political themes, particularly those relating to women's experiences and regional conflicts. Hiary’s visual language often blends figuration and abstraction, drawing on personal narratives and collective memory to explore issues of identity, displacement, and resilience.

Hiary has exhibited widely in reputable institutions across the Middle East, Europe, and the United States. Notable exhibitions include solo and group shows at the National Gallery of Fine Arts in Amman, the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris, and the Venice Biennale, where she participated in collateral events. Her work has also been featured in exhibitions at the Katzen Arts Center at American University in Washington, D.C., and the Cairo Biennale. Hiary's art has attracted attention in the secondary market, with her paintings appearing at major auction houses such as Christie's, reflecting her growing international profile and the increasing demand for contemporary Middle Eastern art. She continues to live and work in Amman, contributing significantly to the cultural landscape of Jordan and the broader region.

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Mixed media

Works combining two or more materials — paint, collage, found objects, text, sand — in a single piece. The approach lets artists layer meaning and material, and is widely used in modern and contemporary MENA art.
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Calligraphic Abstraction

Also known as Hurufiyya, this movement reimagines Arabic letters as pure abstract form — a defining current of modern Arab art that fuses centuries of calligraphic heritage with contemporary abstraction.
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