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Ruth Leon recommends… Ahmed Mater – Chronicles

Ruth Leon recommends… Ahmed Mater – Chronicles

Ahmed Mater- Chronicles

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Ahmed Mater, an artist from Saudi Arabia whose art encompasses painting, photography, sculpture, land art, and all manner of expression, talks movingly about his work which is currently on exhibition at Christies in London.

There is much to learn here about a place and a man who loves it. Formerly a doctor, this artist came to art through using what he knew as a physician to explain his world and his place in it.

The exhibition is at Christies until August 22nd and I have enjoyed learning about it through Ahmed Mater’s passionate descriptions of what inspires his art.

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