The Truth

In all my fettered body

My blood thickens and blackens

To draw the truth

Only the plain truth

To draw the plaits of sadness

And the picture of suppressed love

To draw out breaths scenting

The essence of things

Abu Harees : "Overlooking Color in quest for the abstract

truth"

An artist , regardless of his own realm , is always in

quest for the abstract truth. The truth is not an evasive

apparition that has to be seized in hand , but it's an essence

that we must confess it's permanent existence and be always

after it in an everlasting search.

Let's consider the case of our artist , Abu harees who

summons us to witness his new masterpiece that he called

"The Abstract Truth". He's asking us to study his new artistic

project that is utterly different from his twenty-year old

experience.

He seems to introduce an explanation or an answer to the

existential question of this particular artistic period. He has

taken it for duty to disclose and illuminate the colorful

horizons of his own biography and his artistic history via two

distinct colors: "White & Black". This new experience goes far

as to represent a colorful adventure that is evident to the one

who is able to perceive the truth.

That's why it's not easy to indulge in the course this

experience unless a philosophical attitude is taken before

hand.

These new masterpieces are considered as a specific step

forward on the part of the artist , not only because they are

based on the two distinct colors "White & Black" , but

because they have wounded their way to the optical

controversy. This controversy is inherent in the in closure of

the white area. This is obvious when we know that the artist

starts with drawing white and black colors on the symbolic

and existential basis. The artist acts as if he were trying to

get rid of the fetters of the tyrannical impression of the

colors. That's why the artist avoids drawing white

background in favor of the black perspective in his pieces.

Maybe this is due to the difficulty and complicatedness of

drawing the white effects right from the start.

The artist's pieces include – besides the color effects-various

tiny optical logs like the image of the moon that is regarded

as a central hero in some of his small pictures.

The moon appears as if it were a symbol of illuminance

through which the abstract truth appears distinct in the Ocean

of darkness.

The artist's pieces also include a number of small

inscriptions and a number of interfering symbols. There – in

these inscription – are longitudinal curves that are smoothly

sliding inside the arteries of the optical script. They are logs

that are trying to shape out persons or simple places. They

are more like a blurred or vague truth intended to be

envisioned by the artist. You could just see apparitions or

some foggy images that are more like vanishing movie shots

appearing on the cinema screens to effect memorial events.

In fact we don't have irony relating the name of the

Exhibition: "The abstract Truth" to the symbolic color

distinction because the artist wants to bring it home to us

that his artistic pieces are mere simulations of life. Life is

full of hardships and comforts , joys and sad nesses ,

hopes and desperations and finally white spots as black

spots.

It's out of question that the artist himself has

experienced those ironies and contradictions in dealing with

his fellow human beings. The artist is evidently conscious of

the pessimisms of life.

That melancholy attitude of the artist is apparent in the

dominance of the black color in his pictures and in the

withdrawal of the white area. The black is sieging the white ,

even tries to eclipse it or obliterates it's identity. The artist

wants to absent the false life that tries to absent the

abstract truth.

Sami Jeraidi Artist & Literary critic 2010 C. 1431 e.

Abu Harees and the Truth

Compatible colors , Distinct colors and severely contradicted

colors are some of the bases of plastic art. Handwriting ,

space , area , mass , light and shadow are all some other

elements of plastic art.

In my view , drawing in white and black is far more

difficult than painting using different colors. That's true

since the artist has to implement his drawings using only

two distinct colors in order to simulate a complete realm of

shade and other elements that are naturally different. The

artist has got to put into consideration that it is difficult to

delete something or to retrieve it. Only one mistake in

drawing in inks may mean to tear up the whole frame

immediately.

The two distinct colors white and black are definitely

difficult to work with as it's evident from the work of so

many artists in the Arab nation or in the international world.

Consider, for example , the Russian artist "Kazimier

Malivitce" when he dealt with the white colors. Through his

famous series "The white" he was able to attain the summit

of the art called "Non-Resemblance" or what's called "Non-

Subjective". He was able to introduce the simplest forms of

briefness and stenography in shape and in color.

One of the Arab artists is "Shadiah Al Qushairy" from

Egypt who was inspired by the two distinct colors, "the white

and the black" to depict human faces. Her point of view was

that the two distinct colors white and black are not two

opposing things but each one integrates the other

harmoniously.

Why don't we respect this point of view? We must

respect it since color helps the artistic work. We are not

concerned with examining the work or showing the aesthetic

aspect on the basis of just a narrow look there are certain

scientific criteria that must be put into consideration when the

artist introduces his work giving his intellectual perspective

and showing his uneasy misgivings. The se misgivings

prospect for comfort and solution.

The Saudi Artist "Faez Abu Harees" adores the black

color as an essential element in so many of his inscriptions.

Aesthetically and professionally the artist adds up to this

color architectural features and some motivating inheritance.

It's obviously tangible in his pieces of black and white in the

previous period. And I can be as a creditable witness because

I have always follow his artistic works inside and outside

the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

However , in his group of works that he named "The

Abstract Truth", he doesn't focus on the logical aesthetics

that is inherent in his pictures, but there is always something

that hi is attracted to. Something that hi is attracted to

according to his own view and visions and according to his

beliefs and challenges that could be perceived by the witness

who is able to discern the hidden truth. It is completely

vague to the common witness. And in order to bring the

artists view home to you, let's fathom the depth of his works.

We will find two surfaces the artist has been dealing with to

form an idea he aims to:

The first surface is drawing on a rectangular piece of cloth

using Ecrelic colors and pastes in order to render it different

and distinct as when touching. This approach achieves

harmony and this result requires tactful and smart observing

of the work.

The second surface is drawing on foils of white brass using

the black printing ink. In this work Abu Harees is able to

give a compound appearance from the black color and white

surface of the brass foil. This is to introduce a number of

pictures listed under the name: "The school of abstraction"

that give the witness a first impression that there is a realm

somewhere , where the people are featured with relation of

attractions and repulsions, the same as the case with our

real life. The same as what is going on in our real life of

joys and sufferings , richness and poverty and all that's

hidden in the unknown world. Therefore those varied classes

of people need social integration and mutual sponsorships.

This is an essential requirement that well look forward to

everywhere. Only there , that the truth is enshrined. It's

difficult to change our notions unless we have sincere self

criticisms against our souls that insinuates wrongs to us.

It's the bright side of human life , it's the white where as the

other side which is the black one and the beautiful one that

requires challenge to deal with according to a sublime view

and thought that we can find easily with artist Abu Harees.

By plastic Artist\ Saeed Al Alawi

1\6\1431 e. – 15\5\2010 C.

Critical Reading

Hassan El Montaser By Dr. Iman

The Holy Makkah –Umol Qura University

It's through the far depth of History and it's words that are

aureoles with the illuminations of pride and dignity , it's

through the present with it's sufferings and sad nesses dose

artist Abu Harees inscribe his alphabets in a fine featured

inscription and with a subtle tool and dim color and inherent

ornaments that Harees renders the human beings and places

their real meanings . Harees, pictures are rich in inspiring

marks and appealing grooves in such a way that he can tell

us the abstract truth of our real entity and our present that's

wrapped in sufferings and pains.

It's there in a certain spot between those two distinct

colors "White & Black" does the Artist's spirit abide with his

abundant and accumulating memories. Only then can there

be harmony and agreement in expressions full of

contemporary and everyday implications. There , where

research and experimentation is done and there , where

revelation is clearly before the one who witnesses the artist's

pictures. Only there through the log of compatibility between

the two distinct color's "White and Black" can the witness

understand the artist's pieces.

Artist Abu Harees leads his life in his own

infatuated realm full of sufferings , pains and worried

misgivings. And here I may quote the wise saying: "Too

bright light as well as utter darkness , both don't allow our

eyes to see well".

However , in Harees pieces in his exhibition named "The

abstract truth" , We can see neither sheer brightness nor utter

darkness. On the contrary we can feel beautiful embrace and

harmonious compatibility between the two contradicted

color's aiming to divulging the abstract truth to every

witness. Only there can we feel the aesthetic , artistic and

constructive values. We can also see how the depicted lines

are related and how the minute elements and details appeal

to the witness , The witness is encouraged to peruse the truth

surrounding him through the tiny elements of the piece hi is

witnessing.

Abu Harees , experience in his Exhibition "The Truth" results

in nothing but the product of the long time practices and

experimenting and the product of possessing the right artistic

tools. It's also the product of his serious contemplation in

life through his deep insight.

Abu harees was born in the Holy Makkah in 1375 e.

Abu harees is the founding member of the headquarters

memory and the founding member of the Arab plastic artists.

He is also the founding member of the artistic essence group.

More over , he is a member in the American university (C.A.A).

Abu Harees setup four private exhibitions before and

shared in a number of exhibitions inside and outside the

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Abu Harees pieces are acquisitions in the homes of some

businessmen and elite women-women of high social status –

and in the governmental headquarters as well as in different

Embassies.

Abu Harees is honored by a good number of awards and

certificates of appreciation, the most out standing of them is

the first place in the Arabic Calligraphy competition in the

contemporary Exhibition 1424 e.