Khaled Takreti, Untitled, 2007, Oil on Paper, 58 x 129 cm
Ayyam Gallery presents ‘In the Footsteps of Cai Lun II: Selected Works on Paper’, a collective exhibition exploring an essential media that is often ignored.
The development of paper, a ubiquitous contemporary material, traces back to Chinese official Cai Lun in the first century, who revolutionised its production. This special invention, tracing its roots to China, has, over the years, presented endless possibilities for painters, draftsmen, and printmakers, thus being a prominent canvas of the region’s art history. Leading arts organisation based in Dubai, Ayyam Gallery convenes a group of contemporary painters and artists who bring forth drawing and printmaking as the protagonist in their oeuvre for a collective exhibition on paper, dubbed In the Footsteps of Cai Lun II: Selected Works on Paper. On display from 18 May to 5 September, 2022, the conceptual art exhibition features paintings and artworks by Tammam Azzam, Nihad Al-Turk, Mohammad Bozorgi, Thaier Helal, Samia Halaby, Athier Mousawi, and Faisal Samra.
The development of paper, a ubiquitous contemporary material, traces back to Chinese official Cai Lun in the first century, who revolutionised its production. This special invention, tracing its roots to China, has, over the years, presented endless possibilities for painters, draftsmen, and printmakers, thus being a prominent canvas of the region’s art history. Leading arts organisation based in Dubai, Ayyam Gallery convenes a group of contemporary painters and artists who bring forth drawing and printmaking as the protagonist in their oeuvre for a collective exhibition on paper, dubbed In the Footsteps of Cai Lun II: Selected Works on Paper. On display from 18 May to 5 September, 2022, the conceptual art exhibition features paintings and artworks by Tammam Azzam, Nihad Al-Turk, Mohammad Bozorgi, Thaier Helal, Samia Halaby, Athier Mousawi, and Faisal Samra.
