May 27 – June 13, 2021
Press Release Selected Works Artists Unspoken Memories May 27 – June 13, 2021 Chase Contemporary is pleased to announce the opening of the Adel Dauood's exhibition: "Unspoken Memories." This inaugural exhibition brings into focus a recent selection of figurative compositions the artist has created in Vienna, Austria. Through the use of oil, acrylic, and charcoal, Dauood achieves a type of portraiture that oscillates between genres of realism, abstraction, and surrealism. His visceral works are a direct response from the time he spent raising a family in war-torn Syria and their related memories. Within these works, not only does the viewer find elements of the subject, but also of the Dauood's personality, vision, and a glimpse of the very foundation of his tumultuous life. Balance is a major theme of these very involved, very emotional paintings. Each is a study in the push and pull of chaos and calm, abstraction and realism, and tangible perceptions of personality versus total anonymity. An important aspect of Dauood's intimate portraits is the way in which he involves himself in the personality of his subjects. He has been described as "burning the midnight oil" with each of them, a desire to become so well-acquainted with his subjects, coupled with his techniques of layering, drawing, layering, and drawing again. In addition to being included in numerous private collections, Adel's paintings can be found in the permanent collections of the Barjeel Art Foundation,Sharjah, UAE, and The British Museum, London, England. He lives and works in Vienna, Austria. Selected Works Selected Works Thumbnails Adel Dauood Purity of Soul Acrylic on canvas 59.50 x 56.50" Inquire Adel Dauood Bride Acrylic on canvas 55.50 x 48" Inquire Adel Dauood Sunset Acrylic on Canvas 59 x 55" Inquire Adel Dauood Hallucination , 2019 Acrylic on canvas 58.75 x 55" Inquire Adel Dauood Untitled , 2018 Acrylic and Oil Pastel on Canvas 55 x 51" Inquire Adel Dauood Inclusion , 2017 Acrylic on Canvas 55 x 55" Inquire Adel Dauood Wait , 2020 Acrylic on Canvas 58 x 58" Inquire Adel Dauood Alone , 2020 Acrylic on Canvas 58 x 58" Inquire Artists Adel Dauood 231 10th Avenue New York, NY. 10011 212-337-