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Mona Hatoum — Clouds (22)
Mona Hatoum

Clouds (22)

Mona Hatoum's "Clouds (22)" combines oil and colored ink drawing on a paper plate to create an ethereal exploration of atmospheric phenomena and their visual representation. The work exemplifies Hatoum's interest in challenging conventional art materials and surfaces, using the utilitarian paper plate as a ground that complicates the distinction between everyday object and fine art. Through layered gestural marks and chromatic variations, the artist captures the transient, amorphous quality of clouds while engaging with themes of ephemerality and material transformation central to her practice.

Medium
Oil and ink drawing in colors, on paper plate.

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February 12, 2025

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Mona Hatoum, Clouds (22)

Mona Hatoum's "Clouds (22)" combines oil and colored ink drawing on a paper plate to create an ethereal exploration of atmospheric phenomena and their visual representation. The work exemplifies Hatoum's interest in challenging conventional art materials and surfaces, using the utilitarian paper plate as a ground that complicates the distinction between everyday object and fine art. Through layered gestural marks and chromatic variations, the artist captures the transient, amorphous quality of clouds while engaging with themes of ephemerality and material transformation central to her practice.

Medium
Oil and ink drawing in colors, on paper plate.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Photography, Atmospheric, Conceptual Art, Digital Manipulation, Palestinian artist, 21st Century, Nature, Ethereal Aesthetic, Contemporary Art, Series Format

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