"URBAN GRID" By Toni Al Maalouf

Medium: Acrylic on Canvas

Dimensions: 90x70 cm 

Description: This abstract artwork evokes a bird’s-eye view of a city, deconstructed into fragmented blocks and symbols. A soft sky blue background forms the base, over which a bustling arrangement of rectangles, circles, lines, and glyph-like forms are laid out. The piece plays with symmetry and chaos, giving the impression of a map, circuit board, or futuristic cityscape.

The color scheme is energetic and diverse—whites, yellows, reds, blacks, and ochres dominate, with pops of teal, orange, and cobalt blue. Many shapes appear outlined or bordered, resembling signage, roads, or architectural elements, lending a sense of structure to the composition.

Despite its abstract nature, the work is narrative in its detail, inviting the viewer to decode or navigate its layered symbols. There is a rhythm to the placements, a visual cadence that mirrors the complexity and density of modern urban systems.