Rapture

Shadi Al-Atallah

November 30–December 29, 2023

Installation Views


Works

Shadi Al-Atallah. <em>Over, and over again</em>, 2023. Acrylic, ink, oil pastel and pencil on canvas, 49 1/2 x 72 inches  (125.7 x 182.9 cm)
Shadi Al-Atallah. <em>Goring like an ox</em>, 2023. Acrylic, ink, oil pastel and pencil on canvas, 51 1/2 x 83 inches  (130.8 x 210.8 cm)
Shadi Al-Atallah. <em>Creatures from the earth</em>, 2023. Acrylic, ink, oil pastel and pencil on canvas, 82 x 63 3/4 inches  (208.3 x 161.9 cm)
Shadi Al-Atallah. <em>When the stars fall</em>, 2023. Acrylic, ink, oil pastel and pencil on canvas, 83 x 63 1/2 inches  (210.8 x 161.3 cm)
Shadi Al-Atallah. <em>The protectors of the sun</em>, 2023. Acrylic, ink, oil pastel and pencil on canvas, 79 x 63 inches  (200.7 x 160 cm)
Shadi Al-Atallah. <em>No such thing as forever</em>, 2023. Acrylic, ink, oil, pastel and pencil on canvas, 67 1/2 x 86 1/2 inches  (171.5 x 219.7 cm)
Shadi Al-Atallah. <em>From every elevation they swarm down</em>, 2023. Acrylic, ink, oil pastel and pencil on canvas, 81 1/2 x 63 3/4 inches  (207 x 161.9 cm)
Shadi Al-Atallah. <em>Endowed with strength</em>, 2023. Acrylic, ink and pencil on canvas, 16 5/8 x 13 5/8 inches  (42.2 x 34.6 cm)
Shadi Al-Atallah. <em>The scorch of the sun</em>, 2023. Acrylic, ink and pencil on canvas, 27 5/8 x 27 3/4 inches  (70.2 x 70.5 cm)
Shadi Al-Atallah. <em>A tight grasp</em>, 2023. Acrylic, ink and pencil on canvas, 27 5/8 x 27 1/2 inches  (70.2 x 69.9 cm)

Shadi Al-Atallah. Over, and over again, 2023. Acrylic, ink, oil pastel and pencil on canvas, 49 1/2 x 72 inches (125.7 x 182.9 cm)

Shadi Al-Atallah. Goring like an ox, 2023. Acrylic, ink, oil pastel and pencil on canvas, 51 1/2 x 83 inches (130.8 x 210.8 cm)

Shadi Al-Atallah. Creatures from the earth, 2023. Acrylic, ink, oil pastel and pencil on canvas, 82 x 63 3/4 inches (208.3 x 161.9 cm)

Shadi Al-Atallah. When the stars fall, 2023. Acrylic, ink, oil pastel and pencil on canvas, 83 x 63 1/2 inches (210.8 x 161.3 cm)

Shadi Al-Atallah. The protectors of the sun, 2023. Acrylic, ink, oil pastel and pencil on canvas, 79 x 63 inches (200.7 x 160 cm)

Shadi Al-Atallah. No such thing as forever, 2023. Acrylic, ink, oil, pastel and pencil on canvas, 67 1/2 x 86 1/2 inches (171.5 x 219.7 cm)

Shadi Al-Atallah. From every elevation they swarm down, 2023. Acrylic, ink, oil pastel and pencil on canvas, 81 1/2 x 63 3/4 inches (207 x 161.9 cm)

Shadi Al-Atallah. Endowed with strength, 2023. Acrylic, ink and pencil on canvas, 16 5/8 x 13 5/8 inches (42.2 x 34.6 cm)

Shadi Al-Atallah. The scorch of the sun, 2023. Acrylic, ink and pencil on canvas, 27 5/8 x 27 3/4 inches (70.2 x 70.5 cm)

Shadi Al-Atallah. A tight grasp, 2023. Acrylic, ink and pencil on canvas, 27 5/8 x 27 1/2 inches (70.2 x 69.9 cm)

Shadi Al-Atallah. <em>Over, and over again</em>, 2023. Acrylic, ink, oil pastel and pencil on canvas, 49 1/2 x 72 inches  (125.7 x 182.9 cm) thumbnail
Shadi Al-Atallah. <em>Goring like an ox</em>, 2023. Acrylic, ink, oil pastel and pencil on canvas, 51 1/2 x 83 inches  (130.8 x 210.8 cm) thumbnail
Shadi Al-Atallah. <em>Creatures from the earth</em>, 2023. Acrylic, ink, oil pastel and pencil on canvas, 82 x 63 3/4 inches  (208.3 x 161.9 cm) thumbnail
Shadi Al-Atallah. <em>When the stars fall</em>, 2023. Acrylic, ink, oil pastel and pencil on canvas, 83 x 63 1/2 inches  (210.8 x 161.3 cm) thumbnail
Shadi Al-Atallah. <em>The protectors of the sun</em>, 2023. Acrylic, ink, oil pastel and pencil on canvas, 79 x 63 inches  (200.7 x 160 cm) thumbnail
Shadi Al-Atallah. <em>No such thing as forever</em>, 2023. Acrylic, ink, oil, pastel and pencil on canvas, 67 1/2 x 86 1/2 inches  (171.5 x 219.7 cm) thumbnail
Shadi Al-Atallah. <em>From every elevation they swarm down</em>, 2023. Acrylic, ink, oil pastel and pencil on canvas, 81 1/2 x 63 3/4 inches  (207 x 161.9 cm) thumbnail
Shadi Al-Atallah. <em>Endowed with strength</em>, 2023. Acrylic, ink and pencil on canvas, 16 5/8 x 13 5/8 inches  (42.2 x 34.6 cm) thumbnail
Shadi Al-Atallah. <em>The scorch of the sun</em>, 2023. Acrylic, ink and pencil on canvas, 27 5/8 x 27 3/4 inches  (70.2 x 70.5 cm) thumbnail
Shadi Al-Atallah. <em>A tight grasp</em>, 2023. Acrylic, ink and pencil on canvas, 27 5/8 x 27 1/2 inches  (70.2 x 69.9 cm) thumbnail

Steve Turner is pleased to present Rapture, a solo exhibition by London-based Shadi Al-Atallah which features recent paintings that depict enigmatic figures within domestic spaces which have everyday objects or sterile environments which contain medical and electrical equipment. The figures are in a state of ambiguity, their forms entwined and indistinguishable. They appear to be at the edge of a quarrel or an affectionate embrace, captured in a moment of heightened emotional intensity. Al-Atallah’s compositions are inspired by Mesopotamian and Greek depictions of wrestling and they represent the complex terrain where desire and fear collide. According to Al-Atallah, Rapture addresses both the everyday fear of end-of-world self-destruction and a yearning for tenderness and vulnerability that transcends the physical.

Shadi Al-Atallah (born 1994, Saudi Arabia) earned a BA at the University of the Arts, London (2018) before earning an MA at the Royal College of Art, London (2021). They have had solo exhibitions at Steve Turner, Los Angeles (2022); Guts Gallery, London (2021 & 2023); Hammond Projects, London (2020) and Cob Gallery, London (2018). Their work was also included in two museum exhibitions in 2023, one at Goldsmiths CCA, London and one at the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, New York.