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Artist: Malik, Usman · b. 1984
The artist was in Italy from September to October 2011 on a John Kinross Travel Scholarship.Studied Old masters in the Uffizi. Took subjects from the Koran, eg the Queen of Sheba and used renaissance-inspired imagery to depict an episode. Includes non-specific Arabic script (to reference Islam and the non-figurative approach to art). Used the idea of lettering from renaissance paintings eg labels with inscriptions (even noticed an Arabic one on one painting). Flowers are stamped on the surface – gives the decorative effect of latticework.
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Date 2011 Accession 2012.008 Materials Support paper Dimensions 65cm x 106.1cm x 61cm x 102.2cm Medium Pen and ink -
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