OSAMA KHATLAN
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new perspective is something to be treasured, and Osama Khatlan’s works are full of new and unique perspectives on the notes of humanity. There is an indefinable musicality about his work, which in an abstract fashion captures the essences of human experience.
This unique artist is a native of Iraq who now resides in New York, and has exhibited around the globe in Baghdad, London, New York, and cities throughout Italy. He was trained at the Florence State Art Institute, and took his first steps in his art career as an illustrator for children’s books. Since 1991 his work has been critically acclaimed and shown widely throughout the world.
Khatlan’s approach is both technically brilliant and innovative. The canvas becomes a ground for the deepest, darkest, most intense human emotion. Line, color, and form all merge and sometimes even war to impart their message to the viewer.
This is not art for those who wish to be coddled, or to see that which they have seen before. This is art which challenges the viewer to confront who they are, who they might be, and their place in humanity. This is art to spend time with, to learn from, a rare chance to be lost in a musical melody never heard before.
Meadow Acrylic on Canvas 54”x 66”