Genuine Beauty
$6,000.00
Genuine Beauty is a gripping mixed-media portrait that reflects on authenticity, innocence, and societal identity. Executed over deckled-edge newspaper fragments that reveal printed text beneath the charcoal and pigment, the piece focuses on the expressive, luminously warm brown eyes of a child. The torn edges and layered newsprint create a dialogue between topical media narratives and unvarnished humanity. The child's honest, direct gaze pierces through the noise of the external world, asserting dignity, vulnerability, and grace against a backdrop of news headlines.
Artist Name
Abdulrazaq Ahmed
Artist Statement
My work explores the complexity of human identity and cultural memory. The figures, masks, patterns, and symbolic gestures speak to the layered nature of selfhood: what is shown, what is concealed, and what is inherited. The composition brings together movement, intimacy, and tension, reflecting the ways people carry personal histories, communal traditions, and emotional experiences within the body. It invites the viewer to move beyond literal representation and engage with the emotional and spiritual presence of the figures.
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