Under the umbrella of "Made in Tashkeel"
A panorama of art in Dubai... with creative touches from 22 countries
The works reflect several styles of arts, including: photography, formation, installation and printing.
Photography: Ahmed Ardeti
Charles: "Tashkeel Center has actually created a distinguished cultural complex that embraces all nationalities and cultures, and this is what gives it distinction."
Sharifa Al-Hashimi: "I took my photos, which I participate in the exhibition, in the Ras Al Khor flamingo reserve in two stages."
Yousra Wahba: “I am participating in the exhibition for the first time, and through it I gained a lot of experience, and got acquainted with many artistic trends.”
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90 works by 42 artists from 22 countries, exhibited by the exhibition “Made in Tashkeel” at Tashkeel Center, which celebrates the art scene in Dubai, through a variety of creations.
The 12th edition of the exhibition reflects the depth and diversity of artistic practices in the UAE, whether in terms of installation works or even photography and video, and all kinds of printing and laser cutting, as well as fashion and jewelry.
The works belong to many creative members of the Tashkeel Center in Dubai, artists in residence, workshop trainers and participants.
The exhibition, which will continue until August 31, presents a wide range of works that reflect different styles, including photography or even composition, installation and printing.
Some of the works reflect Dubai, including the work of artist Alonsa Guevara, who presents in her paintings meditative experiences from the city in a work entitled “The Face of Light.”
While the work of the artist, Amna Elias, entitled “Fingerprints”, a work that is very attached to memory, as its owner is looking for how to excavate a specific memory, as she proposed the possibility of using archaeological methods as a metaphor to find a way to remember, and deliberately gave a concept to memory by re-imaging things, so she put the dress of a child A newborn on plaster is a kind of search for the depths of memory.
As for the artist Ibrahim Khamaiseh, his work was inspired by the world of social media, and he wrote the word “love” in the mirror cut by laser, in an attempt to explore the links between meaning and the form of calligraphy.
Jebel Ali Nature Reserve
From composition to photographs, the exhibition includes a range of amazing photographic works, including what is presented by photographer Jihan Ali, who participated in a series of photos that she took on a private tour organized by a formation center in “Jebel Ali Reserve”, using her father’s old camera and a digital one. Modern, and used a set of different color films for experimentation and exploration, with speeds, distances, and settings, to display the scene in two different ways.
While Karam Hoor attends the exhibition with two pictures he took of the chicks in the garden of the Tashkeel Center, he documented a captivating moment of small birds inside their nest after their birth, with the presence of the mother trying to secure food in a very magical scene.
Feeling material
The exhibition also presents a group of installation works, including the work of the Egyptian artist Yousra Wahba, who told "Emirates Today" about her work, which she designed from "resin" (a pure liquid substance with a thick consistency): "The work presents a moment when the form of liquid scattering emerges when it falls (Resin) has been placed in the artwork to give the viewer energy and a sense of fluid movement, and the work is designed on a transparent base, which allows it to shine if any kind of lighting is placed in the background.
She pointed out that the "resin" material gives her movement and makes her as an artist able to produce the works in the way she wants, as she colors the material, and works on forming it in a period not exceeding 40 minutes, because it is a material that dries quickly and the work must be completed in record time, pointing out that she completed Its work took about a month, and the number of pieces in it reached 300, which were designed in layers on top of each other.
She added that she was "participating in the exhibition for the first time, and gained a lot of experience during it, whether in terms of work and techniques, or even acquaintance with other artistic experiences, especially since the works are done inside the Tashkeel Center."
with the flamingo
For her part, Emirati Sharifa Al-Hashemi took her photos, which she is participating in the exhibition, in the Ras Al Khor flamingo reserve, and indicated that she loves to take pictures of animals, and participated in a number of photography workshops.
She added that she "captured the flamingos in her photos in two stages: the first when the birds were moving freely, and in the second stage during their feeding," pointing out that the sight of the birds gathering when they were served food was attractive, as they gather as if they were one family, To get food sequentially, she pointed out that after the birds ate the food, they began to seek to fly again, so it seemed as if they were searching for freedom again.
Features of Palestine
As for the Belgian artist Charles, she worked on two pieces, a kind of gift and thanks to two personalities: the cultural advisor to His Highness the President of the State, Supreme President of the United Arab Emirates University Zaki Anwar Nusseibeh, and the writer Adel Dajani, through two pieces that bear many of the features of Palestine.
She added that she was inspired by Dajani's work from his book "From Jerusalem to a Kingdom on the Sea", as she worked on presenting his entire life's journey, which was in multiple countries, focusing on the fact that the family did not forget its history and place of basic affiliation, as the work translates the writer's biography with all countries. Which he visited and stations from his life, and the characters who influenced him, in a symbolic and expressive way, using glass and other media.
She emphasized that Tashkeel Center has actually created a distinguished cultural complex that embraces all nationalities and cultures, and this is what gives it distinction.
Fashion and jewelry
In addition to the artwork, the exhibition “Made in Tashkeel” presents an overview of works related to fashion and jewelry, including the designs of Areen Hassan, the Palestinian fashion designer, who presents in her work various techniques for creating silkscreen and digital printing, with harmonious and abstract aesthetic forms influenced by Islamic, historical and contemporary cultures. .
Designer Leah Staelen also presents a collection of jewelry inspired by Islamic geometric shapes, all handcrafted.
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Works by 42 artists presented in the exhibition, through a variety of creations.
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