Memories & Mirages: Paintings of the Maqam

A painting exhibition by Saudi artist Hussein Al Mohasen.

“Al Mohasen’s textured and colourful compositions are developed around blurred black and white portraits of men and women who mastered the beautiful art of the Maqam Al Iraqi, and are infused with the spirit of a time of peace where people lived carefree and serene, where music was the rhythm of their daily lives. Painting and music merge into a concerted symphony, a whirlwind of stories and memories, of colours and writing where Al Mohasen’s apparent strokes and bold colours become part of this sweet reminiscence…”
– Lea Sednaoui