Arab Cultural Club presents "Rhythms with the Colours of Joy”

As part of the show, there was a talk in which the artist discussed his artistic process. In his remarks, club chairman Dr Omar Abdulaziz talked about "the correspondence between the arts" as it relates to Abalsayid's narrative.

The meeting was presided over by Taj Al-Sir Hasan, an artist. Additionally, the club's vice chairman, Ali Al-Mughni, was present.

The exhibition showcased twenty-three paintings of medium size, each showcasing vibrant, upbeat hues that Abalsayid expertly balanced rhythmically to captivate the audience.

Throughout five decades of creative experimentation, his paintings fused cubist and abstract styles. The creative legacy of his father, the famous Sudanese lyric poet Abu Salah, set the stage for Abalsayid's early life in Sudan.

After relocating to the United States in the early 1980s, he had a number of fruitful shows that expanded his artistic horizons. In addition to Saudi Arabia, Germany, and the UK, he had exhibitions there.

What an artist creates is a compilation of beautiful excerpts from their life experiences, according to Abalsayid's words. Interaction with the world absorbs these experiences, storing them in the subconscious and manifesting them as artistic expressions. My use of colour and line is an effort to convey these feelings to others. I want my paintings to express my aesthetic experience of our shared visual and sensory world, and I also want to show this world as it really is—pure, bright, and joyful—by removing the mask that everyday perception puts on. Art is an eternal quest for the splendor of the cosmos, mankind, and the natural world.

"I noticed a clear aesthetic correspondence in Mustafa Saleh Abalsayid's work," Dr Omar Abdulaziz said. His paintings are rich with harmony and depth, enhanced by the influences of various art genres. His distinctive use of repetition and symmetrical colour—particularly in his use of vibrant, upbeat hues—makes the musical influence apparent.

A number of his abstract shapes, especially in his cubist explorations, draw inspiration from Arabic calligraphy. On top of that, Abalsayid often employs the contrast of dualities to generate dramatic conflict, which in turn encourages the audience to explore the meanings of the work.

The distinctiveness of his work belies its origins in the cubism of Picasso, the abstraction of Mondrian, and the spaces of Kandinsky.