The Saudi artist Rashed Al Shashai utilizes found objects and appropriated imagery as conceptual means of identifying the signs of the everyday, creating what he describes as a ‘semantic field’ through which philosophical questions, primarily the purpose of human existence and the functions of society, can be explored. With playful forms, Al Shashai seeks to engage viewers with the signifiers of the mundane in order to facilitate a consideration of what might otherwise create tension.
Al Shashai, born in Al Baha, Saudi Arabia, in 1977, holds a Master of Visual Arts degree and a prominent figure of the contemporary Saudi art scene. As a conceptual artist and arts educator, he has been influential to a new generation of Saudi talent while also nurturing local artistic practices as a founding member of the Saudi Arabia Fine Arts society and the Art Education Society.
The Bates College Museum Of Art, Maine, USA
Low Gallery, San Diego, USA
3 JOAU Tunis Conference, Tunisia
New York, USA
Ayyam Gallery, Jeddah, KSA
Artspace, Dubai, UAE
Albania
Sharjah Museum, Sharjah, UAE
House of Plastic Arts, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
House of Plastic Arts, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Atelier Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
International Souk A1-Taif, Saudi Arabia
Atelier Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
The Islamic Solidarity Games, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
House of Plastic Arts, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Center for Fine Arts, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Atelier Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
King Abdul Aziz Cultural Center, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Serafi Mega Mall, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
House of Plastic Arts, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Atelier Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Mecca, Saudi Arabia
MAKAN, Saudi Arabia
Dubai, UAE
Abu Dhabi, UAE
AlUla, Saudi Arabia
Hafez Gallery. Paris, France
Hafez Gallery, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Kennedy Centre Washington Dc, USA
NYC, USA
Palais De Tokio. Paris, France
London, UK
UNESCO. Paris, France
Moscow, Russia
Edge of Arabia. USA.
UAE
Utah Museum of Contemporary Art. Utah, USA
San Francisco, USA