The festival showcases Emirati and international creations

Dubai Canvas travels through 3D art to the limits of the sky

  • Al-Hashemi presents a three-dimensional painting that embraces the Emirati ambition of space exploration. From the source

  • Vera's painting is titled "Come fly with me." From the source

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The fifth edition of the Dubai Canvas Festival, which is organized by Brand Dubai, the creative arm of the Dubai Government Media Office, in partnership with Meraas, will host a group of the most prominent artists specializing in 3D painting to display their creativity in front of the public during the event extending to August 31 In the interior spaces of "City Walk", which is an important attraction in Dubai.

The three-dimensional works in this year’s session are inspired by Dubai’s forward-looking thinking, in line with the spirit of the festival, which has relied since its inception on the idea of ​​adopting unique works and introducing new artistic styles that were not widely used before in the Arab region, as well as the type of arts that the festival is keen on Their polarization is primarily based on the artist's creativity and ability to link the artwork with the surrounding environment, to appear as two complementary elements in one framework that stimulates the recipient's imagination and stimulates the creativity within him.

At the forefront of the participants in the festival this year is the Spanish artist, Juandres Vera, who is considered one of the world leaders in the art of 3D painting. Vera will participate in the festival’s fifth session with a series of paintings, including “Come fly with me”, in line with the concept of “Traveling through Art”. In this year's session, the festival sheds light on artistic forms that express it in a creative manner inspired by the environment of Dubai and the UAE, and its most important achievements. In the field of travel and its success in launching the first Arab space probe to discover Mars, as a source of inspiration for visitors at a time when most people around the world were forced to postpone travel plans for their summer vacation, due to the repercussions of the "Covid-19" crisis. Vera emphasized that his painting "Come fly with me" is a reflection of the human ability to imagine and adapt, and an open invitation not to link ambition to the boundaries of the earth, because the sky accommodates everyone to fly with their dreams and aspirations.

Visual messages

For her part, Emirati artist Mahra Al Falahi presents a three-dimensional art painting that is a kite that can fly the imagination of festival visitors from Dubai to anywhere they want. This is the second participation of the artist in the "Dubai Canvas" within the wide space that the festival allocates to Emirati artists. Mahra, a graduate of the College of Fine Arts and Design at the University of Sharjah, is distinguished by her use of innovative materials in her work, while she seeks to explore an ideal world by employing fabrics in her artwork.

The artist expressed her appreciation for the level of support for Emirati creators in Dubai, and the UAE in general, and the encouragement of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, stressing that the festival has become today an event of interest to 3D artists around the world. And that this reputation would not have been achieved without the vision that stands behind it and believes in the value of art in presenting a sublime humanitarian message aimed at bringing people together on the basis of beauty, goodness and happiness.

Space dream simulation

Among the various artistic forms that the festival highlights this year, Emirati artist Saqqaf Al Hashemi presents a three-dimensional painting that embraces the Emirati ambition to explore space and the journey of the Probe of Hope to Mars, with the aim of satisfying the curiosity of visitors through an art festival flying its visitors in the spaces of contemporary art, in continuation To the message of "Brand Dubai", the creative arm of the Dubai government media office and the organizer of the "Dubai Canvas" festival, which seeks to take creative arts outside the walls of their traditional sites and bring them closer to the audience in a family-oriented, entertaining and interesting framework that stimulates the audience to approach more than unique creative forms and distinctive artistic templates. Chosen by the festival. Al-Hashemi created a three-dimensional painting of a rocket heading into space, an expression of the Emirati dream, which has become a reality today with the launch of the Hope Probe on its journey to Mars.

Kite

Emirati artist Mahra Al Falahi said: “Traveling may be difficult at the present time, but imagine that you can travel to all the places you want to visit around the world just by writing it on a piece of paper and then boarding the (kite) and flying away, where will your imagination take you? What stamps would you add to your plane? ''

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