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Melodies
Price range: 9.000,00 $ through 10.500,00 $
Philosophical Concept
In a magnificent visual gesture that condenses centuries of authentic plastic art, “Shatt Al-Arab Melodies” emerges as a peerless artistic icon crafted exclusively for elite art connoisseurs and patrons of architectural luxury. This artwork is not merely a canvas to be hung upon a wall; it is a profound cultural statement and a long-term, high-appreciating material and aesthetic investment. It commands a majestic presence, redefining the visual identity of premium spaces and effortlessly transforming palace lounges, grand modern villa halls, and executive presidential suites into museum-caliber galleries breathing with intellectual wealth and aristocratic elegance.
Contemporary Abstract Expressionism with Cubist Nuances
The expansive diptych unfolds in a masterfully composed visual symphony, playing beautifully on the chords of Abstract Expressionism with rigorous Cubist nuances. The artist, Ayad Al-Shaarawi, brilliantly deconstructs the visual memory of Southern Iraq, where harmonious geometric configurations intertwine to embody the soul of Basra’s historic Shanashil timber architecture. A dramatic crescendos of warm earthy tones, deep umbers, and shimmering golden ochres clash in a dynamic struggle with rich turquoise blues and velvet lapis, masterfully mimicking the poetic play of the setting sun reflecting off the waters of the Shatt al-Arab. The sharp, heavily layered palette knife and coarse brushwork infuse the canvas surface with kinetic energy, causing ambient light to dance across the masterpiece—announcing the birth of a philosophical tale of historical resilience and the fluid flow of time split into two connected souls.
Technical Specification Datasheet
- Artwork Title: Shatt Al-Arab Melodies.
- Artist: Eyad Sharawe.
- Art Movement: Contemporary Abstract Expressionism with Cubist Nuances.
- Format: Integrated Two-Panel Diptych Installation.
- Medium: Premium, archival, heavy-body oils with high-density pigments on hand-stretched Belgian cotton canvas.
- Technique: Sculptural, multi-layered Impasto executed with heavy palette knives and coarse brushes to construct high-relief tactile terrains.
- Net Artwork Dimensions (Excluding the Royal Outer Frame): 240 cm (Width) × 120 cm (Height) — Composed of two identical square panels, each measuring 120 × 120 cm.
- Year of Creation: 2026.
- Signature & Authentication: Hand-signed subtly by the artist, Ayad Al-Shaarawi, in the lower canvas section.
The Dual-Framing System Philosophy
M ART GALLERY introduces an innovative architectural solution, allowing the collector total control over the artwork’s visual impact to seamlessly match diverse interior designs via a flexible dual-framing system:
- The Minimalist Frame (Included in Base Pricing): An ultra-sleek, understated floating frame encasing each panel individually. Meticulously crafted from premium lightweight timber with a matte black or natural wood finish, it is engineered to protect the stretched canvas while allowing the panels to be delivered and installed independently for collectors seeking a minimalist, hyper-modern aesthetic.
- The Royal Architectural Frame (Premium Optional Upgrade): A unified, monumental external architectural structure designed to enclose and bind both panels together (as depicted in the showcase). It features a unique geometric structure with sharp, deconstructivist angles, hand-finished with exquisite layers of brushed bronze and antique brass. This opulent framework is an exceptional add-on that elevates the artwork to a commanding museum-grade artifact, providing immense structural weight to grand focal walls.
Certificate
Every acquired original masterpiece from our gallery is treated as a premium financial and cultural asset. The artwork is accompanied by a Museum-Grade Certificate of Authenticity (COA) protected against replication, stamped with the official M ART GALLERY hot wax seal, and hand-signed by artist Eyad Sharawe. The piece is permanently cataloged within the gallery’s secure digital archives under a unique international serial registry code.
Investment Value
Driven by Sharawe’s ascending international auction profile, this cornerstone creation represents an appreciating asset in the global fine art market, securing long-term wealth preservation for generational inheritance.
Curation & Placement Guide
- Wall Archetypes & Architectural Settings: Visually engineered to occupy central geometric spaces. The diptych achieves its absolute peak elegance when installed on vast focal walls (such as polished architectural concrete, light-toned Italian marble slabs, or matte micro-ceramic walls in soft grays or creams).
- Furniture Synergy: The artwork harmonizes spectacularly when paired with long, live-edge raw timber consoles (as shown in the visual template) or suspended within double-height ceilings adjacent to modern glass structural staircases.
- Professional Curatorial Lighting: It is strongly recommended to install art-focused ceiling track lighting directed at a precise 30-degree angle, utilizing warm museum-grade light temperatures (3000K Kelvin). This specialized illumination accentuates the high-relief Impasto textures, casting delicate organic shadows within the heavy oil layers, bringing the canvas to life with shifting dimensions throughout the day and night.
White-Glove Shipping & Delivery
M ART GALLERY provides its clients with an ultra-premium, white-glove shipping concierge service. Transport is handled exclusively by certified fine art handlers inside heavily reinforced, climate-stabilized vehicles designed to absorb all kinetic vibrations. The artwork is delivered directly to your interior threshold with absolute care. Every shipment is covered by comprehensive, full-liability transit insurance matching the absolute global market value of the artwork from the moment it leaves our atelier until it is securely anchored in your space.
Professional Installation Service
Our commitment extends far beyond delivery; the shipment is accompanied by the gallery’s senior architectural installation team. The team performs structural assessments of the target wall (whether solid concrete, historical masonry, reinforced dry-wall, or marble framing), utilizing precision laser-alignment instrumentation and heavy-duty, earthquake-resistant anchoring hardware. This guarantees that whether you choose the sleek minimalist inner floating profile or the magnificent unified royal bronze exterior frame upgrade, your diptych will hang with absolute geometric alignment and flawless structural security.
Lifetime Aftercare: Conservation & Collection Management
Connoisseurs entering the M ART GALLERY circle gain access to sustainable lifetime aftercare programs, including:
- Periodic Conservation Assessment: An optional annual curatorial site visit to verify canvas tension, stretcher bars integrity, and pigment stability.
- Master Restoration: In the event of accidental structural or environmental damage over the decades, our master restorers will manage the conservation process to restore the piece to pristine conditions without compromising its valuation.
- Lending & Collection Portfolio Management: Should the collector wish to temporarily lend the masterpiece to international museum exhibitions or pursue secondary market appraisal and private liquidation, the gallery provides full curatorial, legal, and logistic counsel.
Sustainability & Eco-Commitment
We maintain an unyielding commitment to environmental responsibility. All timber sourced for both the structural inner stretchers and the exterior royal frameworks is harvested from certified, responsibly managed forests holding strict global eco-certifications. Furthermore, all premium pigments and organic oil mediums utilized within the artist’s atelier are managed through strict waste-neutralization workflows, ensuring a significantly minimized carbon footprint.
Environmental Warnings
- Direct UV Rays: It is strictly prohibited to hang the canvas in areas subject to continuous, direct sunlight. Prolonged UV exposure accelerates the oxidation of heavy oil bonds, which may lead to discoloration, hardening, or micro-cracking over decades.
- Climate & Humidity Regulation: The artwork must be displayed in a climate-controlled indoor environment, maintaining optimal relative humidity levels between 40% and 55%, and stable temperatures fluctuating strictly between 20°C and 24°C (68°F to 75°F).
- Direct Thermal Sources: Avoid installing the masterpiece directly above active thermal fireplaces or beneath the direct air-blast paths of heating or air conditioning ventilation ducts.
Care & Preservation Protocol
- Routine Dusting: Surface dust settling over the heavy impasto ridges and frame must be gently cleared using an ultra-soft, professional-grade natural goat-hair or ostrich-feather duster, executing light circular motions without applying any perpendicular pressure to the stretched canvas.
- Liquids & Chemical Agents: The use of water, alcohol, solvents, commercial glass cleaners, or household chemical detergents is strictly forbidden on both the oil canvas surface and the delicate brushed bronze frame.
- Archival Storage Protocol: Should the artwork require temporary decommissioning or transit, each panel must be wrapped in acid-free glassine paper, followed by high-density shock-absorbent bubble wrap layers. The panels must be stored vertically upright within their custom-lined wooden crates, completely elevated from direct floor contact.
Exchange, Return & Refund Policy
- Original Fine Art Exception: Due to the bespoke investment nature and museum-level singularity of original fine artworks, cancellation or refund requests are bound by strict protocols. The collector reserves the right to request a formal return within 48 hours only from the moment of physical delivery, subject to a mandatory condition inspection by the gallery’s experts to ensure the canvas, pigments, and optional framework remain in absolute, unblemished pristine condition.
- Service Fees Deductions: Upon successful verification of an eligible return, the transaction value will be refunded in full, less the fixed overhead expenditures of white-glove logistics, professional installation, de-installation labor, and specialized technical inspection fees.
Checkout Fine Art Purchase Terms
By executing the “Complete Secure Checkout & Fine Art Purchase” protocol, the buyer legally agrees to the following covenants:
- Retention of Intellectual Property Rights: The buyer acquires physical ownership of the original canvas only (Physical Ownership). All intellectual property, international copyrights, reproduction rights, digital or print publishing privileges, and commercial marketing rights remain exclusively and permanently vested in M ART GALLERY and artist Eyad Sharawe. Any commercial digitization or replication of the artwork’s details without prior written authorization is strictly prosecuted.
- Dual-Framing System Acknowledgement: The buyer acknowledges that the approved standard checkout listing price explicitly includes the two panels wrapped and finished in the sleek inner floating frame (Minimalist Modern Style). The massive, unified deconstructivist brushed bronze royal exterior frame showcased in the presentation stands as an optional premium add-on, requiring independent selection and custom logistics arrangements prior to dispatch.






































