His paintings document emotions and carry different cultures and nationalities

Rashid Al Mulla .. «I have a lot to say to you»

• Rashid Al-Mulla: “I am currently focusing on portraiture in my work, and the reason for that is that I used to paint nature that does not carry emotions.”

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Among the features of the faces, especially women, the Emirati artist Rashid Al Mulla puts a lot of feelings, observing the feelings in the eyes and in the details, to make each painting a special story.

The Emirati artist presents, in his recently opened exhibition in "Koya", Dubai under the title "I have a lot to tell you", a group of paintings bearing multiple cultures and different nationalities, through which he reveals to us the tendencies of his brush to portraiture, and the feelings and feelings he embodies in drawing features Faces and their details.

Stories and Cultures

The artworks deal with various stories about the different cultures and feelings of the human being. The artist focuses on the woman, and works on communicating his message through the simple expressions of her face.

Through portraying people's feelings, he seeks to show the power inherent in their facial expressions, as the works in the exhibition are a rich mixture that combines bright colors and free lines, and this helps him attract the recipient's attention to the immediate moment.

As for the features, they belong to multiple nationalities, which highlights the artist's passion for sailing in the cultures of the world, and drawing inspiration from them.

Rashid Al-Mulla said to Emirates Today: “I focus in my work on portraiture, and the reason for this is that I used to paint nature that does not bear feelings, and faces were my refuge for expressing feelings, especially since the group relied on people, and all the hidden impulses that were difficult See it and can feel it through expressions. ”

Al-Mulla considered that the face is a person’s passport, and it can be said that it enables a person to identify himself, explaining that the beauty of the features of women is always striking, and that he draws women alongside old men, due to the flow of expressions from their faces.

Expressions and feelings

Al-Mulla pointed out that the starting point for starting with the face stems from expressions and feelings, but it focuses on women who have features that highlight many expressions, as emotions overflow from them, and for this he presents paintings of women of many nationalities, as women and what they carry of feelings, especially eyes are considered Attractive point for drawing.

In "Koya", Mullah presented paintings drawn from the Peruvian culture, explaining that he presented two faces to two women from the Peruvian culture, and that he was more inclined to people belonging to cultures whose rights in life had been compromised. These paintings are a kind of thanks to them for their efforts.

Regarding the challenges of drawing for another culture, he pointed out that he looks at their way of life, but by going back to history and not the current time, because the ancient forms of life are the ones that highlight them the most, as it has historical depth over time and years.

Al-Mulla draws the faces of the elderly, indicating that age appears on their faces, and fatigue in life can be felt, especially under the eyes and between the lines. The elderly always carry great stories of the life they have suffered, and the happiness that appears in their hearts.

As for children's faces, they are one of the faces that do not attract the mullah, as he finds that it is difficult for the expressions to appear on their faces, because the children’s expressions appear to be very flat, and they either express much joy or cry.

Regarding the timing of the exhibition, Al-Mulla pointed out that it was planned to open the exhibition in March, but circumstances ruled to postpone it, and the situation had reached a stage that it was not possible to continue with the stone for more than this time, so it was difficult to postpone the exhibition.

He praised the artistic movement in the UAE, especially recently, explaining that the cultural initiatives launched in Dubai enhance the status of art and interest in it by the public, including the Dubai Collectibles initiative through which they acquire the works of Emirati artists, all of which are initiatives that enhance the status of art.

Chromatic biography

Emirati artist Rashid Al Mulla is distinguished for learning art himself, and he acquired the secrets of this field and was able to create in it through experience.

In his work, he uses oil colors in a manner that reflects his passion for humans and the environment, through which Al-Mulla tries to focus on human feelings and shed light on important issues, such as water scarcity, cutting down forests and cruelty to animals.

He is also very interested in faces, especially women, as they carry a lot of emotions that flow from the eyes.

Al-Mulla has participated in many group and solo exhibitions, and his current exhibition will continue until the end of the year.

Al-Mulla also began his career in the world of plastic art, when he joined the Sharjah Art Institute and received various artistic lessons in sculpture and painting, and his works were exhibited in many exhibitions and artistic events throughout the Emirates.

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