In the shelter of green

In the shelter of green

2025

Mustafa Al-Nasheet

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Painter, Printmaker

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Pots & Leaves - Mixed media on canvas - 100 x 100 cm - 2025

Mustafa Al-Nasheet is a Bahraini artist born in 1988. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture from the University of Bahrain. His journey in visual art began with his participation in the 44th edition of the Annual Bahrain Fine Arts Exhibition, where the influence of architecture was immediately evident in his work, whether through the use of perspective or his engagement with spatial and architectural concepts shaped by technical drawings and mapping.

Over time, his visual language evolved into something more intimate

Over time, his visual language evolved into something more intimate, particularly after his participation in “Art Cairo,” where audience reactions to his paintings featuring houseplants sparked a new focus in his practice. This experience inspired him to explore the theme further as an ongoing series reflecting on how we domesticate nature and invite it into our homes as both guest and subject.

Al-Nasheet’s work often features harmonious yet contrasting color palettes, built on complementary tones that express his sensitivity to visual balance. Through this, he reframes everyday elements into fresh aesthetic contexts. He has participated in multiple editions of Bahrain’s Annual Fine Arts Exhibition, in addition to showing work at venues such as the Bahrain Arts Society and Al Riwaq Gallery. His international participation includes exhibiting in Egypt at “Art Cairo.”

Pachira the Princess - Mixed media on canvas - 100 x 100 cm - 2025

Begonia Maculata - Mixed media on canvas - 90 x 60 cm - 2025

Muted Growth - Mixed media on canvas - 100 x 150 cm - 2025

HousePlant - Acrylic on canvas - 200 x 140 cm - 2025

Inspired by my surroundings

I often begin painting freely, inspired by my surroundings, without a specific viewer in mind. It’s only after the final touches that I consider how the work might speak to others. Through my art, I hope to cast light on the habitual and the overlooked, encouraging moments of contemplation and offering a way to understand our ever-shifting relationships with place and environment.

In this exhibition, Mustafa Al-Nasheet invites us into intimate interior worlds where houseplants and everyday objects take center stage. His works reflect a tender, personal relationship with space, spaces shaped by care, memory, and quiet observation. Through playful compositions, vibrant color palettes, and layered symbolism, Al-Nasheet captures the poetry of domestic life. The plants, although rooted in pots, seem to reach beyond their bounds, echoing our own quiet yearnings for growth and connection within familiar confines.

@Motion Art Gallery

Each painting offers more than a still life, it is a reflection on how we relate to our environments and the rhythms of routine. Objects like watering cans, keys, rulers, and furniture become part of a visual language that speaks to themes of nurturing, balance, and transformation. The exhibition, as a whole, becomes a gentle dialogue between the organic and the constructed, the contained and the expansive, a space where viewers are encouraged to pause, notice, and reconnect with the beauty of the everyday.

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maryam’s sons

2026

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Folk Art Space

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In 2023 we learned that my father’s kidneys were failing. Early this year, on January 30, I learned that I was going to be a grandmother. Since then, my life teetered between glee and despair, hope and desperation, sadness and joy. One would be born, the other would die. For almost a year, the two events unfolded in tandem and the parallels between them were uncanny. My grandson was born on September 30 and my dad died on December 6. They existed in the same world for 62 days. My grandson, my father. One came, one went. Both, Maryam’s son.

In 2023 we learned that my father’s kidneys were failing. Early this year, on January 30, I learned that I was going to be a grandmother. Since then, my life teetered between glee and despair, hope and desperation, sadness and joy. One would be born, the other would die. For almost a year, the two events unfolded in tandem and the parallels between them were uncanny. My grandson was born on September 30 and my dad died on December 6. They existed in the same world for 62 days. My grandson, my father. One came, one went. Both, Maryam’s son.

The Glow of the city

2025

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Folk Art Space

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In his City Lights series, Mohamed Abla transforms the urban landscape into a vibrant tapestry of energy and rhythm. The works capture the glow, pulse, and fleeting beauty of cities at night, where light becomes both subject and symbol—reflecting human presence, movement, and memory. Abla’s brushstrokes invite viewers to feel the atmosphere of the city, not just see it, offering a poetic meditation on modern life illuminated by its own brilliance.

In his City Lights series, Mohamed Abla transforms the urban landscape into a vibrant tapestry of energy and rhythm. The works capture the glow, pulse, and fleeting beauty of cities at night, where light becomes both subject and symbol—reflecting human presence, movement, and memory. Abla’s brushstrokes invite viewers to feel the atmosphere of the city, not just see it, offering a poetic meditation on modern life illuminated by its own brilliance.