ART DISTRICT Gallery and l’atelier by Maher Attar proudly present  “Shades Within”, a solo Exhibition by artist Antoine Matar curated by Muriel Asmar.

In Shades Within, Antoine Matar invites us into a quiet crowd—a gathering of faceless figures rendered in soft washes of watercolor, delicate ink. Through 32 expressive paintings, Antoine Matar explores the human condition not through individuality, but through presence. Each silhouette, devoid of facial detail, becomes a vessel for universal emotion—calm, connected, and contemplative. 

The works are densely populated, yet never chaotic. They hum with a gentle stillness, as if each figure is caught in a moment of shared introspection. In this space, anonymity becomes intimacy, and the absence of features reveals something deeper: the collective soul of humanity. 

Shades Within is not just an exhibition—it is a meditation on who we are together, and the quiet power of simply being.