Al Wathba Sat Lake 1 by Nasha Maryam
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Medium: Acrylics and texture paint on canvas
Dimensions: 20 x 20 cm
Year: 2024
Price: $600.00 USD
Status: available
Al Wathba Salt Lake Capturing the salt lake of Al Wathba, Abu Dhabi, on canvas was is an irresistible challenge. The depth of the blue lake, contrasted with the crusty salt formations, created a mesmerizing scene. The spectrum of blues and greens within such a small speck of lake land was spectacular. Truly, which artist could resist painting this natural wonder? As an artist I find solitude, serenity, therapy, hope and a little adrenaline rush in painting water forms like ocean, sea, glaciers and lakes like this! Artist Nasha Maryam
Why collect this work?
An irregular turquoise field is held between pale, encroaching margins, translating a named salt lake into a compact study of water, boundary and compression.
- Maryam’s catalogue statement identifies UAE landscapes and bodies of water as recurring subjects associated with memory and restoration. That intention helps explain the close focus here, although the painting’s effect depends on its forceful contrasts.
- In the photograph, pale forms enter from the top, right and lower left, narrowing the central field. A dark, soft-edged area below centre interrupts the turquoise and suggests depth without fixing a single viewpoint.
- The documented acrylic and texture paint make strong differences of relief possible. Apparent ridges along the pale margins oppose the flatter-looking centre, giving the shoreline greater visual weight than the water it contains.
- At 20 by 20 centimetres, the work compresses landscape into a nearly abstract arrangement. It provides a focused case for considering how scale and material emphasis can turn geographic observation into an image of containment.
About the Artist
Nasha Maryam
Nasha Maryam is an artist on Mondoir Studio. Artistic discipline: painting. Based in Sharjah, AE.
Nationality: Indian
My signature art styles are seascapes and desertscape paintings. It is because I find in the desert the moments to pause, slow down and introspect.
