WITNESSES
| Artist | |
|---|---|
| Medium | Mixed media on canvas |
| Dimensions | 78×64 cm |
| Year | 2025 |
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About this artwork
On a field of burning red, bodies gather, twist, and suspend mid-motion. Some sit, some lean, some hover upside down — their gestures caught between accusation, complicity, and silence. They do not speak, yet their very presence indicts.
Ahmad Moualla presents Witnesses as a tableau of those who watch, those who remain, and those who choose not to act. In the theater of violence and history, witnesses carry both memory and responsibility.
To collect this work is to confront the weight of seeing. It offers not comfort, but truth, a necessary mirror for any collection seeking art that challenges as much as it endures
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About the Artist
Ahmad Moualla (b. 1958, Banyas, Syria) is one of the most influential figures in contemporary Syrian art. A painter, graphic designer, and professor, he studied at Damascus University and the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. Known for his large-scale, theatrical canvases that blend expressive figures with Arabic calligraphy, Moualla’s work explores themes of identity, memory, and power with striking emotional intensity.
His paintings have been exhibited widely across Europe, the Middle East, and North America, and are part of prestigious institutional and private collections. Moualla’s significance extends to the global art market, with his works featured in major auctions at Christie’s and Sotheby’s. As a pioneer who introduced performance into Syrian visual art, he continues to shape the region’s cultural landscape with vision and depth.
