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Untitled
Using textile and printing techniques in her work, Suheir Osman is known for the art of Batik. This process, as seen in “Untitled”, starts with the ancient craft of cloth making, then proceeds to the batik the dyeing process where wax is used create places or shapes where the dye cannot reach. Afterwards, she creates a template that will print the geometric design. Inspired by ancient Egyptian, Coptic or Islamic civilizations, she creates contemporary motifs, repeating shapes through varied compositions, emulating ideas of the infinite or building on the past to reach the future.