Concealed No.3 by Bashir Makhoul

Bashir Makhoul deliberately accentuates the visual and tactile pleasures found in rich and intricate surfaces that continually oscillate between the realms of figurative and abstract art, as well as between the personal and the political. These works navigate the often conflicting traditions of conceptual and aesthetic art while remaining intertwined in the complex tapestry of painful histories, political realities of home, and personal and collective narratives.
The series take the form of reimagined paintings, sculptures, and prints, primarily showcasing partially conceptually abstracted depictions of houses. These houses are presented in an immersive, unfolding manner, completely covering the surfaces of the paintings and sculptures. Over the past decade, the image of the house has become a signature motif in Makhoul’s work. It condenses and intensifies the interplay between abstraction, repetition, and pattern, while also exploring themes of home, belonging, and displacement.