The work of the Emirati artist, Dr. Mohammed Yousuf, is entitled "The Spirit of Athanas". The Sharjah Museum of Islamic Art is decorated and the work is the latest artist's stations to participate in the activities of the 21st session of the Islamic Arts Festival in Sharjah organized by Sharjah Culture Department under the slogan "Horizon".

Through this work, which embodies a special state of glory, Joseph succeeded in making the sound a symbol that gives tranquility and tranquility to his ears, and explodes the energy of things, and a means to get the state of serenity amid the noise of cities and congestion, turning the voice of the Adhan into a reflective mirror moments of happiness mixed with weakness and strength At the same time.

details

As for the details of his new work, Yusuf said to «Emirates Today» that «keen to bear the foundations (spirit of the Athanan) religious references and references, trying to answer questions raised to the person during the raising of the appeal and to go to perform the prayer, especially that come from people Do not belong to the Islamic religion ».

"These questions are in their minds about what this beautiful sound is? Why are the crowds heading to one place? Where are they going? Vittold has the love of seeing worshipers from doors and windows, and their eyes are focused on prayer and silence in the spirituality of wandering. "

He explained that the new work came to try to answer these questions, and put them between the complains, and his answer is always the voice of truth and reminding the Creator.

Printed image

The Emirati creator continued: "This spiritual image is printed in my memory years ago, until it is time for its embodiment in the spirit of the adhaan to express the moments of weakness and tranquility whenever I hear the sound of the adhaan in the airports and cities that I visited. I feel that Islam dwells in hearts, not just cities. My artistic work is a state of pure glory that I live whenever I hear the adhaan. "

Yusuf mentioned that he relied on technical use. The sequence of foot steps in front of the viewer indicates the Qiblah direction at the time of prayer. The height of the floor reflects the height and spirit of Islam. The blue reflects the purity of the sky that encourages meditation. the five prayers.

"The work sheds light on the idea of ​​one voice, which brings together hundreds of people in one moment, so that everyone waives their names and social centers and their trade, and share only the sense of belonging to the Islamic religion. This image is repeated five times a day to reflect the work of the spiritual system Which does not force anyone to do this act, which prompts the viewer to reflect and reflect and get rid of the world and enter the sanctity of the moment ».

It is noteworthy that Youssef is a special artist, one of the pioneers of the plastic movement, succeeded during his career in documenting the history of plastic art through his book «Plastic Art in the United Arab Emirates», in the series of books «Art», issued by the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization . And was able to reserve a place among the members of the plastic movement, to become one of the navigators in its history, observing all its trends and works of art that document the different stages of it.

Stations

• The artist and playwright, Dr. Mohamed Yousef, graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts in Egypt in 1978 to be his first step in the local plastic movement.

• In 2000 Yusuf received his Master of Arts from Webster University in Missouri, USA. In 2005 he received his PhD in Fine Arts from Rushni University in India.

• He was awarded the State Award in 2009 and was the first artist from the UAE to win a prize for artistic appreciation at the Arab Artists Exhibition in 1979.

Yousif participated in representing many theater works of the Sharjah National Theater Company.