Qotof, 2019

beautiful

is when the artist passes through periods of contemplation and self reflection resulting in a collection of work that stems from deep within his subconscious. The outcome is more beautiful, powerful and authentic than any product of the conscious mind. This collection is presented in “Qotof” Naiel Mulla Exhibition.

Momen

اوــققح

ةرــھاقلا يــلانیب ةزــئاج

لــئاوا نــم

Artist Biography

Naiel Yasin Mulla was born in Makka, Saudi Arabia in 1957. He studied at King Abdulaziz University and received a Bachelor Degree from the Department of Media in 1980. Following his graduation, he joined the team of Saudi Arabian Airlines. His work played a great role in activating many Contemporary Art activi ties. The most important of these was the «Colored» competition for contemporary art, which he founded and set its rules and regulations in 1992.

He started his involvements in the art scene in 1982, where he participated in more than fifty collective exhibitions, competitions and painting events. Naiel Participated in competitions sponsored by the General Management of Youth Welfare and Saudi Arabian Cultural and Arts Society, some agencies, and establishments sponsoring the arts. He also participated in a number of international exhibitions organized by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He was also involved in the 1997 8th Asia International Biennale in Bangladesh and has three textile-covered walls at King Khalid In ternational Airport in Riyadh, and four at Kig Fahad International Airport in Dammam.

He won many local and international awards, the most important of which are: the tow prizes in the competition of the project of “Beautat” in Jeddah, the 8th Asian Biennale’s shield, the fifth prize in a Saudi “Melowen” contest, The Saudi Museum of the Contem porary Art Prize, and the “Hat-hoor” Award for Outstanding Cre ative Work at the 9th Cairo International Biennale.

Naiel’s work cannot be classified into a particular school despite its obvious abstract features, he had his own world in the uncon sciousness that has no limits. Being isolated most of his life, con tributed to build up his artworks in different stages. Naiel Mulla, has a range of rich experiences in research and experimentation. He used simple lines as his raw material and began dyeing them with a color, which is as bright as the colors of the spectrum. In his paintings, the formula of art was based on the interaction between the two elements of coincidence and design.