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Dark Form and Red Circles on Gold - shown to scale
Nihad Turk

Dark Form and Red Circles on Gold, 1999

Estimated price$11,900 – $22,100

Mixed media On Canvas

80 × 100 cm | 31.5 × 39.4 in

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About the work

A brooding dark mass dominates the upper portion of the canvas, its deep browns and flickering reds contrasting sharply against a warm golden ground scattered with loosely drawn red-outlined circles below.

Nihad Turk (Syria).

Mixed media On Canvas, 100 × 80 cm, 1999.

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

Medium
Size
80 × 100 cm | 31.5 × 39.4 in
Year
1999
Rarity
Unique
Certificate of authenticity
Included
Genre
Colours
Yellow, Brown, Red
Location
Amman, Jordan

About the artist

Nihad Turk — Mixed Media on Board, 70 × 100 cm (representative image)
Nihad Turk

Syria

Nihad Al Turk, born in Aleppo, Syria, in 1972, is a self-taught artist whose work delves into the psychological and existential struggles of humanity. His compositions often feature imperfect creatures, mythical demons, and botanical elements, serving as allegorical self-portraits that explore themes of good and evil. Initially employing a dark palette, Al Turk has recently incorporated vivid hues, adding a sense of optimism to his robust figures.

Al Turk's artistic journey began in his youth, leading to his first solo exhibition at the French Cultural Center in Damascus in 1999. He has since exhibited internationally, including at the Fondazione Giorgio Cini in Venice (2015), Ayyam Gallery locations in Dubai, London, and Beirut, and the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Damascus. In 2003, he was awarded the Golden Prize at the Latakia Biennale.

In 2013, Al Turk relocated to Beirut due to the Syrian civil war and later moved to Edinburgh in 2015. His experiences as a refugee and the challenges he faced have profoundly influenced his work, infusing it with themes of captivity and the quest for freedom. In Edinburgh, he has participated in solo and group exhibitions and created significant murals, such as "Innocents on the Floodtide" at St John's Church (2016) and "A New Vision of Edinburgh" in St Andrew's Square (2019).

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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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Abstract Expressionism

A postwar movement built on spontaneous, gestural abstraction and broad fields of color, conveying feeling without recognizable subjects. Its freedom shaped many Arab modernists exploring abstraction in their own visual language.
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