Saudi sculptor steps into limelight as religious curbs ease

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Saudi sculptor steps into limelight as religious curbs ease
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Her work is now welcomed in Riyadh's most prestigious galleries, where other fellow Saudi artists have also begun enjoying new-found freedoms.

Her exposition includes ceramic faces, some with hollow eyes, others wearing eye glasses, and figurines of Saudi Arabian women, displayed on red bricks and coloured to reflect traditional desert dresses.

A strict interpretation of Sunni Islam, including by the kingdom's traditional Wahhabi doctrine, reserves the power of creation to God, banning statues and other art expressions that create an image of a human being. Despite that, human rights groups say abuses prevail due to his crackdown on dissent and tight grip on power.

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