Rad
The Visionary Art of Rad Hourani Born in Toronto, Canada, Rad Hourani began his career not through the structured confines of formal training, but through a deep-seated fascination with the mechanics of visual storytelling. His early years were defined by an immersion into the moving image, specifically through explorations in film and experimental filmmaking. These formative experiences provided a foundation in composition and a keen eye for the way light and movement interact to convey meaning. This cinematic background eventually transitioned into a distinct photographic practice. In 200…
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An Interactive Constellation
The Subject Atlas
A chart of Rad's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.
Focus a Subject
Trace a Context
Spokes — Subject
Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.
Rings — Career Period
Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.
Threads — Shared Context
Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.