Beginning in the early 1980s, Hassan Sharif explored a systematic approach to art-making based on rhythmic steps and repetitious method, coining the term “semi-systems” to refer to a series of drawings that adhered to a specific constructive process.
Seven Points Angular Lines – Part 1, 2013
Mixed media
23.40h x 16.50w in (59.44h x 41.91w cm)
Lines No 2, 2012
Graphite on paper
23.40h x 16.54w in (59.43h x 42.02w cm)
Lines No 1, 2012
Graphite on paper
23.40h x 16.54w in (59.43h x 42.02w cm)
Lines No 3, 2012
Graphite on paper
23.40h x 16.54w in (59.43h x 42.02w cm)
Seven Points Angular Lines – Part 2, 2013
Mixed media in 3 parts
31.50h x 15.80w x 1d in (80.01h x 40.13w x 2.54d cm)
The Empty Square, 2010
Gouache on paper in six parts
23.40h x 16.50w in (59.44h x 41.91w cm)
Broken Horizontal Lines No. 3, 1983/2006
Ink on paper
16.60h x 23.40w in (42.16h x 59.44w cm)
Beginning in the early 1980s, Hassan Sharif explored a systematic approach to art-making based on rhythmic steps and repetitious method, coining the term “semi-systems” to refer to a series of drawings that adhered to a specific constructive process.