BFA+MFA 2023

Almaha Al-Mahmoud

Happiness in the Air

Painting and Printmaking

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The artworks I create are my feelings and emotions in physical form. The pain and the joy, the happiness and the sadness, my art conveys my feelings to the world. I can never say what form the work will take until I start the process. I try to use a variety of materials in my work and I enjoy experimenting with them. When I combine elements that don't generally go together, the contrast between them allows their differences to speak volumes.

For my final thesis show, I will be working with flowers as continuation of my previous investigation into nature and will follow the concept of flowers and how they can have specific  meanings to each individual. I will be installing people's happy (favorite) flowers where they can walk through and smell them to generate a happy place. There will be mirrors at both ends of the hallway, creating the effect that the space is larger than it is. Through this installation I hope to emit joy by inviting each participant to see themselves reflected as flowers in the mirror. Additionally I will hand-create perfumes, bringing art and science together. Most of the  flowers displayed will have their own unique perfume scent, inside a glass jar hanging on the wall.