‘Mantiq Al-Tayr | the hoopoe misled Solomon’ exhibition to be inaugurated at Al Masar gallery on October 17

CAIRO - 3 October 2021: ‘Mantiq Al-Tayr | the hoopoe misled Solomon’ exhibition by Hamdy Attila to be inaugurated at Al Masar gallery on October 17.

‘Mantiq Al-Tayr | the hoopoe misled Solomon’ exhibition is   an untold story about the journey of enlightenment taken by Al-Tayr.

As a leader of the way, the hoopoe arrogantly used his biblical incident with Solomon as a proof of wisdom.

However, was everyone really guided by his Mantiq? It is worth noting that the birds and animals have their own Mantiq too.

Consequently, giraffes, ostriches and camels are not bodily awkward as the hoopoe implied, rather they are Divas.

Also, donkeys and cows have a spirit of peacocks, and even palm trees join the journey in the spirit of Al-Tayr. 

In this body of work, he told the story in three stages; building the image digitally, printing with a leaking ink and then overweighing with the painting process.