Ehab Mamdouh’s Contemporary Portrayal of the Muslim Figure in Prayer

GULF TIMES
By Anand Holla

EXPRESSION: One of the works in Ehab Mamdouh’s exhibition.

DOHA---Captivating geometric symbols replace the human form to represent the five postures of prayer. Egyptian-born artist Ehab Mamdouh’s debut exhibition titled Muqeem – A mesmerising call to stillness – promises to be a far-reaching exercise in contemporary Islamic art in how it moves away from calligraphy and embraces the human figure to advance the dialogue. Muqeem Series I opened Thursday and is on till December 12 at Riyadh’s Alāan (meaning Now) – the key contemporary forum, at the heart of the city’s emerging arts scene. [link]