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Sara Shamma — Alien: Two Heads
Sara Shamma

Alien: Two Heads

2019

A haunting and visceral double portrait rendered in Sara Shamma's characteristically raw and expressive style, with two faces emerging from a swirling, flesh-toned atmosphere that blurs the boundary between figuration and abstraction. The figures appear simultaneously familiar and unsettling, their features distorted just enough to evoke a sense of otherness and displacement. Shamma's bold, gestural brushwork infuses the composition with psychological tension, exploring themes of identity, duality, and the alienation inherent in the human condition.

Medium
oil on canvas

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Sara Shamma, Alien: Two Heads, 2019

A haunting and visceral double portrait rendered in Sara Shamma's characteristically raw and expressive style, with two faces emerging from a swirling, flesh-toned atmosphere that blurs the boundary between figuration and abstraction. The figures appear simultaneously familiar and unsettling, their features distorted just enough to evoke a sense of otherness and displacement. Shamma's bold, gestural brushwork infuses the composition with psychological tension, exploring themes of identity, duality, and the alienation inherent in the human condition.

Medium
oil on canvas
Year
2019
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Dark Mood, Surreal Imagery, Figurative Painting, Syrian Artist, Dual Figure, Expressionism, Flesh Tones, Contemporary Artist, Portrait, Female Artist, Oil on Canvas

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