University Of Sharjah provides a primary insight into the work of Muatasim Alkubais.
Alkubais’ work address the calamities that Middle Eastern states, particularly his home country of Iraq, have endured in modern times.
The artist draws on the history of the Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers, and thus relys on bronze, a metal commonly used by Mesopotamian sculptors in Ur, Babylon and Nineveh.
A powerful medium to provoke thought, and ignites dialogue and inspire change.
The artist States:
“Once you become aware of the daily reality of the situation of my country and probably other countries in the region, you enter into a smooth dialogue with my statues.”
