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Abdus Salaam | Abu Dhabi Art

Past viewing_room
15 - 20 November 2022
  • Abdus Salaam │ Abu Dhabi Art 2022

  • THK Gallery will participate at the Abu Dhabi Art Fair 2022 edition in the  Emerge section - booth M4, with a solo presentation by Abdus Salaam. 

     

    Salaam is a multi-disciplinary artist whose artworks are inspired by natural beauty and spirituality. Salaam reveals a sensitivity to three-dimensional spatial expression and the metaphysical connotations inherent in materials. 

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    "What does it mean to live on

    Beyond time and space

    Containment to which bodies belong"

     

  • Heartwood Symphonic

    • Abdus Salaam Heartwood Symphonic Bukhara, 2022 70 x 70 x 2.5 cm Cast pigmented UV stabilised epoxy resin sculpture with polyurethane automotive UV clear coat finish
      Abdus Salaam
      Heartwood Symphonic Bukhara, 2022
      70 x 70 x 2.5 cm
      Cast pigmented UV stabilised epoxy resin sculpture with polyurethane automotive UV clear coat finish
    • Abdus Salaam Heartwood Symphonic Nishapur Blue, 2022 70 x 70 x 2.5 cm Cast pigmented UV stabilised epoxy resin sculpture with polyurethane automotive UV clear coat finish
      Abdus Salaam
      Heartwood Symphonic Nishapur Blue, 2022
      70 x 70 x 2.5 cm
      Cast pigmented UV stabilised epoxy resin sculpture with polyurethane automotive UV clear coat finish
    • Abdus Salaam Heartwood Symphonic Nishapur Green, 2022 70 x 70 x 2.5 cm Cast pigmented UV stabilised epoxy resin sculpture with polyurethane automotive UV clear coat finish
      Abdus Salaam
      Heartwood Symphonic Nishapur Green, 2022
      70 x 70 x 2.5 cm
      Cast pigmented UV stabilised epoxy resin sculpture with polyurethane automotive UV clear coat finish
    • Abdus Salaam Heartwood Symphonic Rahma, 2022 70 x 70 x 2.5 cm Cast pigmented UV stabilised epoxy resin sculpture with polyurethane automotive UV clear coat finish
      Abdus Salaam
      Heartwood Symphonic Rahma, 2022
      70 x 70 x 2.5 cm
      Cast pigmented UV stabilised epoxy resin sculpture with polyurethane automotive UV clear coat finish
    • Abdus Salaam Heartwood Symphonic Tariqa, 2022 70 x 70 x 2.5 cm Cast pigmented UV stabilised epoxy resin sculpture with polyurethane automotive UV clear coat finish
      Abdus Salaam
      Heartwood Symphonic Tariqa, 2022
      70 x 70 x 2.5 cm
      Cast pigmented UV stabilised epoxy resin sculpture with polyurethane automotive UV clear coat finish
    • Abdus Salaam Heartwood Symphonic Zatuna, 2022 70 x 70 x 2.5 cm Cast pigmented UV stabilised epoxy resin sculpture with polyurethane automotive UV clear coat finish
      Abdus Salaam
      Heartwood Symphonic Zatuna, 2022
      70 x 70 x 2.5 cm
      Cast pigmented UV stabilised epoxy resin sculpture with polyurethane automotive UV clear coat finish
  • "And as it goes

    Counting what might be left behind

    Of signs in feet of mud

    Asking

    What does it mean to live on"

    • Abdus Salaam Untitled IV, 2022 21 x 25 cm Orange calcite crystal
      Abdus Salaam
      Untitled IV, 2022
      21 x 25 cm
      Orange calcite crystal
    • Abdus Salaam Untitled II, 2022 21 x 12 cm African Jade Crystal
      Abdus Salaam
      Untitled II, 2022
      21 x 12 cm
      African Jade Crystal
    • Abdus Salaam Untitled III, 2022 27 x 27 cm Chrysochollla
      Abdus Salaam
      Untitled III, 2022
      27 x 27 cm
      Chrysochollla
    • Abdus Salaam Untitled V, 2022 35 x 27 cm Orange calcite crystal
      Abdus Salaam
      Untitled V, 2022
      35 x 27 cm
      Orange calcite crystal
    • Abdus Salaam Untitled I, 2022 29 x 17 cm African Jade Crystal
      Abdus Salaam
      Untitled I, 2022
      29 x 17 cm
      African Jade Crystal
    • Abdus Salaam Earthen Curtain II, 2022 27 x 25 cm African Jade Crystal
      Abdus Salaam
      Earthen Curtain II, 2022
      27 x 25 cm
      African Jade Crystal
    • Abdus Salaam Compass, 2022 25 x 31 cm Pink Clinozoisite Crystal
      Abdus Salaam
      Compass, 2022
      25 x 31 cm
      Pink Clinozoisite Crystal
  • "To give to another

    Even a breath of deep hope

    Like hidden leaves before spring flowers into song

    Of paths in dusty hands

    Asking,

    What does it mean to live on"

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  • Meaning Surah

    • Abdus Salaam Meaning III Surah Ar-Rahman, 2022 100 x 100 x 3.5 cm Oil on stainless steel
      Abdus Salaam
      Meaning III Surah Ar-Rahman, 2022
      100 x 100 x 3.5 cm
      Oil on stainless steel
  • Meaning Surah

    • Abdus Salaam Meaning II Surah Kahf, 2022 100 x 100 x 3.5 cm Oil on stainless steel
      Abdus Salaam
      Meaning II Surah Kahf, 2022
      100 x 100 x 3.5 cm
      Oil on stainless steel
    • Abdus Salaam Meaning Surah Yaseen, 2022 100 x 100 x 3.5 cm Oil on stainless steel
      Abdus Salaam
      Meaning Surah Yaseen, 2022
      100 x 100 x 3.5 cm
      Oil on stainless steel
    • Abdus Salaam Meaning Surah Yaseen II, 2022 100 x 100 x 3.5 cm Oil on stainless steel
      Abdus Salaam
      Meaning Surah Yaseen II, 2022
      100 x 100 x 3.5 cm
      Oil on stainless steel
    • Abdus Salaam Meaning VI Surah Na'ziat, 2022 100 x 100 x 3.5 cm Oil on stainless steel
      Abdus Salaam
      Meaning VI Surah Na'ziat, 2022
      100 x 100 x 3.5 cm
      Oil on stainless steel
  • "Over and back again

    Marking this trail

    Then suddenly gone, again

    My leaves are frail"

  • Transcendence

    • Abdus Salaam Transcendence Gold Oval, 2022 113 x 61 x 3.5 cm 24ct gold gilded on OSB
      Abdus Salaam
      Transcendence Gold Oval, 2022
      113 x 61 x 3.5 cm
      24ct gold gilded on OSB
    • Abdus Salaam Transcendence Rose Gold Oval, 2022 113 x 61 x 3.5 cm 22ct rose gold gilded on OSB
      Abdus Salaam
      Transcendence Rose Gold Oval, 2022
      113 x 61 x 3.5 cm
      22ct rose gold gilded on OSB
    • Abdus Salaam Transcendence Green Gold Oval, 2022 113 x 61 x 3.5 cm 20ct green gold gilded on OSB
      Abdus Salaam
      Transcendence Green Gold Oval, 2022
      113 x 61 x 3.5 cm
      20ct green gold gilded on OSB
    • Abdus Salaam Transcendence Gold, 2022 77 x 77 x 3.5 cm 24ct gold gilded on OSB circle
      Abdus Salaam
      Transcendence Gold, 2022
      77 x 77 x 3.5 cm
      24ct gold gilded on OSB circle
    • Abdus Salaam Transcendence Rose Gold, 2022 77 x 77 x 3.5 cm 22ct rose gold gilded on OSB
      Abdus Salaam
      Transcendence Rose Gold, 2022
      77 x 77 x 3.5 cm
      22ct rose gold gilded on OSB
    • Abdus Salaam Transcendence Green Gold, 2022 77 x 77 x 3.5 cm 20ct green gold gilded on OSB
      Abdus Salaam
      Transcendence Green Gold, 2022
      77 x 77 x 3.5 cm
      20ct green gold gilded on OSB
  • "Yet hiding within this

    Jagged bark and branch,

    The earth to which this body belongs

    Running rings like paths trodden dust of mud

    Hidden flowers of the forest

    Ringing Singing

    What does it mean to live on"

     

     

  • Here (Now)

    • Abdus Salaam Here (Now) I, 2022 100 x 100 cm Acrylic ink on cotton
      Abdus Salaam
      Here (Now) I, 2022
      100 x 100 cm
      Acrylic ink on cotton
    • Abdus Salaam Here (Now) II, 2022 100 x 100 cm Acrylic ink on cotton
      Abdus Salaam
      Here (Now) II, 2022
      100 x 100 cm
      Acrylic ink on cotton
    • Abdus Salaam Here (Now) III, 2022 100 x 100 cm Acrylic ink on cotton
      Abdus Salaam
      Here (Now) III, 2022
      100 x 100 cm
      Acrylic ink on cotton
    • Abdus Salaam Here (Now) IV, 2022 100 x 100 cm Acrylic ink on cotton
      Abdus Salaam
      Here (Now) IV, 2022
      100 x 100 cm
      Acrylic ink on cotton
    • Abdus Salaam Here (Now) V, 2022 100 x 100 cm Acrylic ink on cotton
      Abdus Salaam
      Here (Now) V, 2022
      100 x 100 cm
      Acrylic ink on cotton
    • Abdus Salaam Here (Now) VI, 2022 100 x 100 cm Acrylic ink on cotton
      Abdus Salaam
      Here (Now) VI, 2022
      100 x 100 cm
      Acrylic ink on cotton
  • About Abdus Salaam

    About Abdus Salaam

    Abdus Salaam is a self-taught multi-disciplinary artist from Cape Town, South Africa. Rooted in poetry, Salaam's considered use of light and dark reveals a sensitivity to three-dimensional spatial expression, and the metaphysical connotations inherent in materials.

     

    Contemporary in his theosophical minimalism, he is focused on the essential principles of existence, both seen and unseen. Presenting a bridge between the natural and spiritual worlds, his work is both a personal journey and a meditation on the nature of existence. Moving freely between mediums – from sculpture to painting, video, photographic 'light paintings’, poetry, augmented reality, and music – he creates poetic worlds, from the intimate to large-scale installation.

     

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  • Press

    • Abdus Salaam | SABC Weekend Live Interview: ICTAF 2022
      Press

      Abdus Salaam | SABC Weekend Live Interview: ICTAF 2022

      February 19, 2022
      An SABC Weekend Live interview with THK artist Abdus Salaam, on the 2022 edition of the Investec Cape Town art fair. Watch the full interview here .
    • Abdus Salaam | SABC Weekend Live Interview: ICTAF online 2021
      Press

      Abdus Salaam | SABC Weekend Live Interview: ICTAF online 2021

      September 19, 2021
      An SABC Weekend Live interview with Investec Cape Town Art Fair Director Laura Vinceti and THK artist Abdus Salaam,on the 2021 online version of the Investec Cape Town art fair....
    • Abdus Salaam | Falls of Abundance | Press Release
      Press

      Abdus Salaam | Falls of Abundance | Press Release

      June 9, 2021
      THK Gallery is proud to announce representation of Abdus Salaam and to present his first exhibition at THK Gallery, Falls of Abundance . Read the full Press Release here .
    • VISI | Abdus Salaam
      Press

      VISI | Abdus Salaam

      June 1, 2021
      An article on artist Abdus Salaam, featured in the June | July issue of VISI Magazine. Read the full piece here .
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