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Peace

Peace

Abdullah Al Zeid
Price
450 KD
Size
120 x 100 cm
Type
Modern
Year
2026
Medium
Mixed Media
Description

Everyone around her is moving. She is not. In a world of dissolving shadows, figures drift across a golden haze behind her, distant and nameless, each carrying their own direction and their own noise. She stands at the center of all of it with her eyes closed, as if she made a decision long ago to stop looking outward and start listening to something else entirely. A single blue bird rests on her shoulder. Not flying. Not leaving. Just there, in the same stillness she has chosen. Abdullah Al Zeid builds her face with raw, layered texture, paint scraped and pressed and worked until the surface itself feels like something lived in. The white across her features is not absence, it is light turned inward. Her lips carry the only warmth of color on her face, a deep copper red, the one thing she has not quieted. Around her neck, a thread of gold. Small. Almost missed. A detail that says everything about how she carries herself, not loudly, but with complete intention. The world moves. She remains. And somehow, in her stillness, she contains more than all of them combined.

Abdullah Al Zeid
Abdullah Al Zeid
Abdullah Alzaid is a Kuwaiti contemporary artist known for his expressive mixed-media paintings and bold portrait-based compositions. His work often explores the human figure through emotion, identity, and cultural expression, creating artworks that feel modern, experimental, and visually powerful. Abdullah’s paintings are recognized for their layered surfaces, strong colors, and expressive faces. Through his portraits, he captures different characters, moods, and cultural influences, presenting each figure with a sense of depth and individuality. His style combines modern techniques with a strong artistic sensitivity, allowing his works to feel both contemporary and personal. In 2023, Abdullah Alzaid presented his personal exhibition “Grace” at Den Gallery, where he showcased 35 paintings exploring themes related to men, women, and different civilizations through modern and experimental methods. The exhibition was noted for its diverse portrait expressions and panoramic visual experience. His practice continues to develop through mixed media, portraiture, and contemporary visual storytelling, positioning him as an active voice within Kuwait’s contemporary art scene.
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