Maath Alousi: Untitled abstract portrait

Iraqi artist, architect and academic Maath Alousi paints dark and expressionist works with broad brushstrokes like in “Untitled.” This work of an almost obscured face, with blurred outlines and highlighted in gold. Signed and dated 1993. Mixed media on board.

Born in Baghdad, Maath Al-Alousi (1938) is an Iraqi artist, architect and academic. He holds a Bachelor of Architecture from the Middle East Technical University in Turkey and the Architectural Association Diploma in the United Kingdom.

Beginning in 1978, he exhibited regularly at various international galleries and continued thru the early 2000s.

Known for both his art practice and architecture projects throughout the Middle East, he has exhibited in Iraq, Lebanon, Cyprus and Greece.

He has written numerous research papers and has contributed and edited several publications and periodicals on the traditional houses of Baghdad and on Islamic and Iraqi architecture. He currently lives in Cyprus.