Map Of A Field

Map of a Field (خريطة المجال "kharitat almajal") is an abstract expressionist landscape painting by the Aminian artist Tak Onas. He completed the painting in September of 1967.

Description
Onas's work is a pure abstraction of a grassy field, taking the form, shape and space of the subject matter and flattening it. Using masking take Onas used repeated brushstrokes to create rectangles of smooth flat colour separated by white lines where the canvas peeks through. This decision is thought to be a conceptual one as the flax that the canvas is made from initially began as plants growing in a field. By applying the artificial acrylic paints to this surface Onas poses interesting questions about the coexistence of the urban and the natural.

Influences
Though the artist has not claimed to be influenced by anyone, some critics argue that the painting's style is very reminiscent of Mark Rothko's works.

Value
Some experts have appraised the painting's worth to be in excess of $5 billion, showing it to be worth more than the entire Republic of Amin