Some of the artworks by Omani artist Dr Salman Al Hajri on display at the “Spirit of Letters” exhibition.
Doha: The Cultural Village Foundation – Katara opened the “Spirit of Letters” exhibition by Omani artist Dr Salman Al Hajri on Monday at Building 19.
The exhibition focuses on the beauty of Arabic calligraphy art and how letters and words can be combined to form an expressive artwork.
“Arabic characters have the potential to express the movement and mass, and enrich the structural relationships in one artwork,” Al Hajri said. The artist presents about 30 works of characters printed on canvas and strapped to a wooden frame. “The nature of the artworks in this exhibition is an attempt to present the Arabic letters as a basic theme expressed by the Arab Muslim artist on identity, thought and philosophy,” the artist added.
Describing his motives, Hajri said that people are living in an era of knowledge that requires a language-based container, which is one of its tools.
“The philosophy of the exhibition is to promote the Arabic alphabets and its infinite ability to adapt,” he concluded. The exhibition is open to the public until March 21 at Building 19.
