Ahmed Moustafa

Born in Egypt, Ahmed Moustafa initially trained in a neoclassical European tradition before rediscovering his Islamic roots and focusing on abstract compositions based on Qur’anic texts. His career included a pivotal migration to London in 1974, where he pursued advanced studies and later established the Fe-Noon Ahmed Moustafa Research Centre. Much of his scholarly work focused on the scientific and geometric principles of Arabic penmanship, culminating in his definitive book, The Cosmic Script, which codifies the laws of Proportioned Script (al Khatt al-Mansub). Throughout the 1990s and beyond, his work gained international acclaim for its unique synthesis of Classical European and Islamic artistic traditions, which he uses to build cultural bridges through his art.

The genesis of the Cube of Cubes can be traced back to the original artwork entitled ‘The Attributes of Divine Perfection’, which was created by Ahmed Moustafa in 1980. The concept was explored continuosly over the following years in various media. A natural progression was to realise the composition in a three dimensional format, which in turn gave birth to the Cube of Cubes.