A giant, permanent graffiti installation that paints a picture of Qatari life using contemporary imagery is nearing completion on the wall of a school in Education City.
The 84m-long piece of urban art was commissioned by Qatar Foundation and features the work of three young local artists – Thamer Al Dossari, Mubarak Al-Malik and Moza Al Kuwari.
The 4m-high perimeter wall of Qatar Academy primary school has been the artists’ open-air canvas since they started work on it early last month and despite its vast scale, is nearly finished.
A combination of each artist’s style, the mural features a woman wearing a batoola (traditional bronze-colored face covering), a prize-winning show horse from Al Shaqab, Arabic calligraphy, an incense burner and a wooden dhow.
They aim to portray messages of strength, kindness, momentum, history and anticipation, the artists said.
This is not the first time that grafitti-style work has been commissioned for public display in Qatar.
Original article by Chantelle D’Mello
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