TRANSMISSION | Artist Talal Al Zeid Solo Exhibition | Lam Art Gallery | October 22nd @lamartgallery

CONCEPT TRANSMISSION is concept where the artist preserves discarded fragments depicting current day communications. These found objects are parts of what compose complete satellite dishes which have been designed to receive electromagnetic signals from satellites, which transmit data transmissions or broadcasts. Images using enamel paint were portrayed directly onto the surfaces, reminding us of one of their main purposes, which in this case the artist wanted to focus on the broadcasting of visual communication. The artist also deliberately left the objects with their original rust to display the durability of these unique metallic shapes.

BIO Born in 1981, the artist spent most of his life living in different countries, mainly throughout Europe and later the U.S. and today lives and works in Riyadh. At a young age, most of the artist's inspirations came from comic book heroes, classical cartoon characters and 80’s graffiti and today paints with a combination of various styles to deliver his art in a contemporary way. The artist has also shown in many exhibitions and art fairs, such as Abu Dhabi Art Fair, MENAS Art Fair, Scope Basel and Vienna Art Fair, not to mention he was also selected to partake in a residency program by the ORYX Foundation in Switzerland. Along with the artist's local and international publications (Canvas Daily, etc.) some of his works are on public display (Yas Island, F1 Circuit, Abu Dhabi, UAE - King Abdulaziz Center for Knowledge and Culture, Dahran, etc. and in recent years, he also collaborated with brands, such as REISS, GAP and Red Bull.