Since the beginning of the 1950s, Faik Hassan revealed his ingenuity in striking a balance between European references and the continuous bias towards social references in Iraq that exemplified a great deal of his achievement to this day. He also had an artistic vision in electing his various subjects according to an abstract style, and the artist commenced, from 1955 to 1970, the reduction of details, approaching abstraction.

▪ Published in MAKOU Magazine, Issue No. 1, Mar.2023.