Bio
Born in Saudi Arabia, Abdulmohsen Albinali’s art career began when he moved to the U.K. in 2008, where he first began a painting practice. In 2013 Albinali moved to Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, where he became involved with several art institutions, including the Tashkeel art hub, participated in shows at the Emirates Fine Arts Society, attended art classes at Sharjah Art College, Later, Albinai enrolled at the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York City, where he graduated with a BFA in 2018.
During his time in the States, he was active within the New York City art community and curated several exhibitions. Upon graduation, Albinali returned to Saudi Arabia, where he produced his first solo show ‘’Finally We Meet.’’ Since then, Albinali has exhibited at the National Museum in Riyadh, was selected for a residency program at Cite International Des Arts in Paris, France, and in 2020 was selected for the Albalad residency hosted by the Saudi Ministry of Culture, the first residency program of its kind in the kingdom. Most recently, in 2021 Albinali participated in the Masaha Residency at the Misk Art Institute in Riyadh.
Between 2021 and 2023 Abdulmohsen pursued a Masters in Fine Arts at the Slade School of Art, University College London (UCL).
STATEMENT
Coming from a multi-disciplinary background, I work in several different media, producing installation and sculptural works. My practice involves experimentation with ceramics, tiles, metal, taxidermy, plants, hives, stop-motion animation, miniature landscaping, and found objects through sculpting, printmaking, collage, painting, video, and interactive media.
My work strikes an aesthetic balance between chaos and order, as well as blurring and amalgamating the lines between the artificial and organic. Objects are merged, assembled, or made with materials that serve and relate to the narratives conveyed through my artwork. My aesthetic stems from research in arts and anthropology. I explore a variety of different subject matter connected to folklore, history, archeology, and gardening through a variety of conceptual frameworks driven by an inherent fascination with the natural world.
The resulting work investigates the correlations between the collective perception of nature and our place within it. Through the use of myth as a reference point to examine the human capacity to experience nature, my works incorporate natural elements such as landscapes, ecosystems, and biodiversity.