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Farah Atassi

Characterized by vibrantly coloured geometric shapes and plays on perspective, Farah Atassi’s paintings create imaginary yet inhabited spaces that, by means of their visual trickery confusing depth and imminence, are impossible to fully grasp. The artist employs two main, methodological building blocks: a meticulous collection of images and a masking tape grid laid out in order to systematise the patterns produced within the abandoned interiors or scenes akin to still lifes she depicts. Situated on the fringes of narration, her paintings mix textile patterns and motley mosaics, referencing Modernism and Folk Art in equal measure. In the artist’s own words what we are dealing with are “figurative paintings that depict abstraction”. 

Selected artworks

  • Farah Atassi,                                      Dancer in Rocking Chair,                 2022

    Farah Atassi Dancer in Rocking Chair, 2022

    Oil and glycero on canvas
    200 x 160 cm
    78 1/2 x 63 in

  • Farah Atassi,                                      The Acrobat Dancer,                 2021

    Farah Atassi The Acrobat Dancer, 2021

    Oil and glycero on canvas
    250 x 180 cm
    98 1/2 x 71 in

  • Farah Atassi,                                      After the Show,                 2021

    Farah Atassi After the Show, 2021

    Glycero and oil on canvas
    200 x 160 cm
    78 1/2 x 63 in

  • Farah Atassi,                                      Dancer on Stage 2,                 2021

    Farah Atassi Dancer on Stage 2, 2021

    Glycero and oil on canvas
    200 x 160 cm
    78 1/2 x 63 in

  • Farah Atassi,                                      The Picnic,                 2022

    Farah Atassi The Picnic, 2022

    Oil and glycero on canvas
    180 x 145 cm
    71 x 57 in

  • Farah Atassi,                                      Resting Bathers,                 2022

    Farah Atassi Resting Bathers, 2022

    Oil and glycero on canvas
    150 x 250 cm
    59 1/2 x 98 1/2 in

  • Farah Atassi,                                      Model in Studio 2 ,                 2019

    Farah Atassi Model in Studio 2 , 2019

    Oil and glycerol on canvas
    78 3/4 x 70 7/8 x 1 in
    200 x 180 x 2,5 cm

  • Farah Atassi,                                      Still Life with Checkers,                 2020

    Farah Atassi Still Life with Checkers, 2020

    Oil on canvas
    130 x 162 cm
    51 1/8 x 63 3/4 in

  • Farah Atassi,                                      Woman in Sailor Top,                 2018

    Farah Atassi Woman in Sailor Top, 2018

    Oil and enamel on canvas
    180 x 145 cm
    70 7/8 x 57 1/8 inches

  • Farah Atassi,                                      Sleeping Bather,                 2021

    Farah Atassi Sleeping Bather, 2021

    Oil and glycero on canvas
    145 x 180 cm
    57 1/2 x 71 in

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