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Untiteld 2
2021
120 x 100 cm
Stand oil, linseed oil, pigments, sand, and resine
Hala Mouzannar gives prominence in her work to the materiality, and vicissitudes, of the flesh. She dwells on the material surface of her canvases, creating tears, crusts, and chutes from the manipulation of a mélange of stone powder, silicon, latex, gauze, and oils. The formation of differently textured surfaces, in a range of exuberant and at times corporeal colors, invokes in the viewer visceral bodily sensations of both interested pleasure and perturbation.
Hala Mouzannar, Born in Beirut in 1968, Hala Mouzannar entered the art world after decades of experience in the creative industry. In 2015, she transitioned fully to a painting practice. She holds a BA in Business Administration from AUB and earned an MFA in Visual Arts from the Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts in Beirut in 2021. Her solo exhibitions include La Chasse aux Papillons and Si la matière pouvait parler at Agial Art Gallery in Beirut, as well as an exhibition in London. Her work has also been presented in various group exhibitions.