Art exhibition titled “Faces” by Qatari painter Khalid Bu Matar opened at Katara Arts Centre

Minister of Culture H E Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Hamad Al Thani opened art exhibition titled “Faces” by Qatari painter Khalid Bu Matar, at the Katara Arts Centre in Building 5 of the Katara Cultural Village yesterday.

Organized by the Katara Art Centre in cooperation with Dar Hessa Arts, it displays 40 portrait acrylic paintings. Some of them are digital art paintings.

The organisers describe the exhibition as a tribute to the power of faces, and an invitation to explore the beauty and complexity of the human experience, noting that each painting is a visual representation of the unique features, emotions and stories that make up a person’s face.

Khalid Bu Matar expressed his gratitude to the Minister of Culture for opening the exhibition and for supporting all forms of art, the mirror that reflects the civilized features of Qatar.

Bu Matar said that the exhibition reflects his passion for drawing faces, which he chose since the beginning of his career.