Ghada Amer: Earth. Love. Fire
Dubai
November 16, 2015 – January 10, 2016
La Leçon de Grammaire - RFGA, 2015
Acrylic, dried pastel, embroidery and gel medium on canvas
72 x 80 in / 182.88 x 203.2 cm
The Revolutionary Woman, 2015
Acrylic, embroidery and gel medium on canvas
72 x 64 in / 183 x 162.5 cm
White Squares, 2013
Acrylic, embroidery and gel medium on canvas
50 x 50 in / 127 x 127 cm
Self Portrait in Blue and Yellow, 2014
Ceramic
25.5 x 34 x 6.5 in / 64.77 x 86.36 x 16.51 cm
Girl with Pink Lips, 2014
Ceramic
28 x 26 x 3.75 in / 71.1 x 66 x 9.5 cm
La Dormeuse in Black and White, 2014
Ceramic
24.25 x 24 x 4.5 in / 61.6 x 61 x 11.4 cm
La Russe, 2014
Ceramic
30.5 x 27 x 6.5 in / 77.47 x 68.58 x 16.51 cm
Portrait of a Lady in Orange, 2014
Ceramic
22.25 x 23.25 x 3 in / 56.5 x 59 x 7.6 cm
Portrait with Wounds, 2015
Ceramic
23 x 23 x 1 in / 58.42 x 58.42 x 2.54 cm
La Dame à La Boucle d'Or, 2015
Ceramic
25 x 29 x 6 in / 63.5 x 73.66 x 15.24 cm
The Sleeping Girl, 2014
Ceramic
33 x 30 x 7.5 in / 83.8 x 76.2 x 19 cm
Silenced, 2015
Ceramic
32.25 x 24 x 5.25 in / 81.92 x 60.96 x 13.34 cm
Homage à Gauguin, 2014
Ceramic
29 x 26.25 x 6.38 in / 73.66 x 66.68 x 16.21 cm
Portrait of a Girl in an Abstract Composition #1, 2014
Ceramic
25.5 x 23 x 1 in / 64.8 x 58.4 x 2.5 cm
Portrait of a Girl in An Abstract Composition #2, 2014
Ceramic
24.5 x 23 x 2.5 in / 62.2 x 58.4 x 6.4 cm
Portrait of a Girl in an Abstract Composition #3, 2015
Ceramic
27.25 x 19.75 x 1 in / 69.22 x 50.17 x 2.54 cm
Lovers in Red, 2015
Ceramic
44 x 16 x 11 in / 111.76 x 40.64 x 27.94 cm
Lady in Black, 2015
Ceramic
48 x 22 x 10.5 in / 121.92 x 55.88 x 26.67 cm
A Hidden Kiss, 2014
Ceramic
26 x 12 x 18 inches / 66 x 30.5 x 45.7 cm
Froissé, 2014
Ceramic
9.5 x 7.5 x 8 in / 24.13 x 19.05 x 20.32 cm
Full Moon Kiss, 2015
Ceramic
25 x 32 x 10.5 inches / 63.5 x 81.3 x 26.7 cm
Hiding, 2014
Ceramic
6 x 10 x 10 in / 15.24 x 25.4 x 25.4 cm
Portrait en Vert avec Tâche Orange, 2014
Ceramic
10 x 8.5 x 20.3 in / 25.4 x 21.59 x 51.56 cm
A Black Line, 2015
Ceramic
7.5 x 8 x 2.5 in / 19.05 x 20.32 x 6.35 cm
Yellow Strokes, 2015
Ceramic
9 x 9.25 x 7 in / 22.86 x 23.5 x 17.78 cm
The Black Knot, 2014
Ceramic
11.5 x 12.5 x 9 in / 29.21 x 31.75 x 22.86 cm
The Blue Knot, 2014
Ceramic
5 x 6 x 8 in / 12.7 x 15.24 x 20.32 cm
White Strokes, 2015
Ceramic
9 x 11 x 8 in / 22.86 x 27.94 x 20.32 cm
Study in Red, 2015
Ceramic
4.5 x 12 x 3.5 in / 11.43 x 30.48 x 8.89 cm
Study in Orange, 2015
Ceramic
5 x 10 x 6 in / 12.7 x 25.4 x 15.24 cm
Study in Yellow, 2015
Ceramic
6 x 9.5 x 4 in / 15.24 x 24.13 x 10.16 cm
Baisers #1, 2011-2012
Gold plated bronze
22.5 x 16 x 20 in / 57.15 x 40.64 x 50.8 cm
Edition 6/6
The Blue Bra Girls, 2012
Casted, polished, stainless steel
72 x 62 x 54 in / 182.88 x 157.48 x 137.16 cm
Edition 1/6
The Heart, 2012
Painted stainless steel
33.75 x 42.25 x 33 in / 85.73 x 107.32 x 83.82 cm
Edition 4/6, 1 AP
The Words I Love the Most, 2012
Bronze with black patina
60 x 60 x 60 in / 152.4 x 152.4 x 152.4 cm
Edition 2/6, 1AP
Ghada Amer is a New York-based artist who was born in Cairo, Egypt in 1963. She studied painting at the Villa Arson EPIAR in Nice, where she received her MFA in 1989, and the Institute des Hautes Etudes en Art Plastique in Paris.
A multimedia artist, Amer is known for her abstract canvases that combine painting with needlework. Her work frequently addresses issues of femininity, sexuality, postcolonial identities, and Islamic culture. Much of her work deals with issues of gender and sexuality. Her most notable body of work involves highly layered embroidered paintings of women's bodies referencing pornographic imagery.
