Shaikha Al Mazrou b. 1988
Untitled, 2019
Wet coated steel
100 x 86 x 25 cm
39 3/8 x 33 7/8 x 9 7/8 in
39 3/8 x 33 7/8 x 9 7/8 in
Copyright The Artist
Shaikha Al Mazrou’s brightly coloured geometric metal sculptures play with positive and negative tension and illusions of colour and material. Her Untitled (hexagons) (2019) relate closely to Vasarely’s works such...
Shaikha Al Mazrou’s brightly coloured geometric metal sculptures play with positive and negative tension and illusions of colour and material. Her Untitled (hexagons) (2019) relate closely to Vasarely’s works such as Hommage to the Hexagon (1969) set of prints and related sculptures in the Jeddah Sculpture Museum. However, Al Mazrou’s irreverent use of material highlights the apparent contradictions between hard-edged straight lines and the crumpled forms of the steel sculptures - conceived to resemble something soft, pliable or ephemeral.