Majd Alloush is a Syrian interdisciplinary artist born in Dubai, UAE in 1996. He earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Sharjah in 2018 and is currently pursuing his Master of Fine Arts in Art and Media at NYU Abu Dhabi. Alloush’s work spans across multiple disciplines of art including printmaking, sculpture, photography, moving images, installation, and performance, and his creative practice challenges the notion of borders in concept, content, and medium.
He explores issues such as psychology, geopolitics, social and environmental issues, and the ramifications of war and displacement. Alloush strategically creates work with multiple possible interpretations, requiring the viewer’s own worldview to inform the meaning. His work is situated within contemporary hybrid practice, at the intersection of traditional processes and innovative methodology.
Rather than being steered by a developed skill set, Alloush begins with ideas and concepts, which then guide his process towards discovering the most appropriate means and mediums of creation. He is interested in the process with an unattachment to results, often not knowing how the work will turn out until late in the process. Alloush is influenced by Richard Hamilton’s approach, who always questioned which medium would be best suited to express the idea or address a problem, saying “A medium need not sit in isolated purity. It has always been my contention that the first objective is to achieve a compelling image and that aim demands a felicity in its implementation.”
Alloush’s works have been exhibited internationally, including in recent exhibitions such as Intimaa at NYU Abu Dhabi (2020), Vantage Point Sharjah in Sharjah, UAE (2019), 31st Festival Les Instants Video in Marseilles, France (2019), and RENT’S DUE at North Street Collective & Unit 5 Gallery in London, UK (2018).