Artist: Thaier Helal
Title: Untitled
Year: 1997
Medium: Mixed media on canvas
Dimensions: 199 × 218.5 cm
Courtesy: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Untitled, 1997

Courtesy the artist and Ayyam Gallery

Thaier Helal

Thaier Helal’s constant search for experimental forms has led him to include diverse media, arriving at approaches that often blur the lines between painting and assemblage. With an innovative painting style that has progressed over the course of two decades, Helal is recognised as working at the forefront of contemporary abstraction in the Middle East.

● Patron

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum was born in 1949 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He proceeded to become the ruler of Dubai, and the Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE in 2006. However, His Highness has been initiating projects aimed at the prosperity of Dubai and its people since his appointment as the Crown Prince of Dubai in 1995.