On May 2 Ayyam Gallery DIFC will proudly present Through The Looking Glass an exhibition highlighting the recent work of Syrian artist Mouteea Murad. Marking the painter’s first solo exhibition in Dubai, this upcoming event will showcase a new take on the complex geometric abstractions for which he has become known over the past few years.
In 2009, Murad began successively labeling his canvases with the word “trial,” an indication of a continuous path of experimentation. Deeply engaged with the multifarious tradition of Islamic art, he approaches his work with a profound sense of spirituality and an acute understanding of its aesthetic values. Working from this foundation, he proceeds with contemporary experiments, identifying then adding to the modern breakthroughs that defined the formation of abstract art movements throughout the twentieth century. Joining these seemingly disparate schools of art in a single composition, Murad elucidates how the origins of international abstraction lie within the essential principles of Islamic art.
