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Kaaba II

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The Kaaba is a cube-shaped building in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, and is the most sacred site in Islam. The building pre-dates Islam, and, according to Islamic tradition, the first building at the site was built by Ibrahim (Abraham).

The building has a mosque built around it, the Masjid al-Haram. All Muslims around the world face the Kaaba during prayers, no matter where they are.
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:star::star::star::star-empty: Overall
:star::star::star::star-half::star-empty: Vision
:star::star::star::star-half::star-empty: Originality
:star::star::star-empty::star-empty::star-empty: Technique
:star::star::star::star::star-empty: Impact

The portioning of space seems to be at the very forefront of this piece, I make this comment in no way disparagingly. The composition is very clean with the only departure from said tidiness is the rough diminishing of the yellow band... not entirely sure how I feel about sloping quality of the brushstroke. I do adore the fact that some texture has been snuck in on the Kaaba, very delightful. The starlike patterning of the background is nice but does little other than dispel any flatness to the background. The heightened saturation of hue beneath the Kaaba is a nice touch. All in all, I quite enjoy this piece although I really find the signature encroaching on the compositional focus.