Practice and Process

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Khawam’s work is characterized by its layered formal, material, and conceptual complexity of grid-like forms, colors, and gestures in the more experimental, spontaneous working process. In addition to acrylic paint, he employs some of the traditional methods of dyed yarn hand handmade knitting, burlap, and silicon, which are exclusively human characteristics and are features of human society to bring forth some of the hidden historical motifs into the contemporary work. The art is sketched from various references, including his photography and media images, to create a semi-realistic composition. The second half of the process is the deconstruction of the forms in a semi-abstract manner highlighted with bold shapes and gestural brushstrokes by the use of materials that intensify our visual experience.

Aleppo Urban Landscape Series Underpainting