Ahmed Mater

An illuminating look at one of the Middle East's pioneering contemporary artists, this survey is the first to explore the life and work of Saudi artist Ahmed Mater Aseeri. Mater's work, exhibited at the Venice Biennale and in the collection of the British Museum, is informed by his education and life as a medical doctor, as well as by religious symbols and Saudi culture. His work is described as being neither painting nor calligraphy, but combining elements of both. The book examines four of Mater's most important works, and includes essays by leading scholars and critics. Catherine David's foreword positions Mater's work within the cultural context of the Persian Gulf, while the book's elegant design evokes the artist's Middle Eastern sensibility.

Venetia Porter is curator of the Islamic and contemporary Middle East department at the British Museum.

Tim Mackintosh Smith has written extensively on his travels in the Middle East.

Catherine David is head curator at the Direction des Musées de France.

Raja Alem is one of the leading female writers of the Arab world.

Ahmed Al Omran is a well known Saudi blogger.

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