.. from Batool Kashwani.
DUBAI, 12th October / WAM / Khawla for Art and Culture - which was founded by Her Highness Sheikha Khawla bint Ahmed Khalifa Al Suwaidi, wife of His Highness Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, National Security Adviser - is hosting the "Khawla Art Gallery" in the Dubai Design District, the art exhibition "Love ties". By the artist Ibrahim Hamid, and it will continue until October 23.
The artist presents paintings depicting women whose faces are filled with astonishment and confusion leaving their homes to strange worlds searching for self in all places.
Her Highness Sheikha Khawla bint Ahmed Khalifa Al Suwaidi, the wife of His Highness Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan, National Security Adviser and Chairwoman of Khawla for Art and Culture, confirmed that the UAE is a global interface for creators and artists, with its annual festivals, events and occasions in which creators from all over the year participate. This exhibition stems from the efforts made by Khawla for Art and Culture to consolidate the country's leading position in the cultural field, and to create a distinguished platform for local, Arab and international artists and creators to display their creations in front of a wide range of visitors and enable them to achieve their creative aspirations in addition to contributing to the cultural movement in the country and consolidating its position As a sustainable destination for art and culture.
Her Highness said, “Khawla for Art and Culture” is interested in plastic arts, being the most influential among the cultural elements. Expressive arts have accompanied people since ancient times, and primitive drawings on cave walls enabled them to draw preliminary features about the nature of life thousands of years ago. As for the arts today, they reveal the depths of contemporary man and his relationship. What is around him, as well as his position on what is going on around him, and plastic arts take a good part of the cultural plan of "Khawla for Art and Culture", which is concerned with supporting all fields of art and culture.
For her part, Rayan Hakki, Director of the Khawla Gallery of Art, told Emirates News Agency, WAM, that the "Love Bonds" exhibition is the first exhibition hosted by Khawla for Art and Culture by Ibrahim Hamid, whose paintings embody women's feelings in different situations and in different regions of the world. Paintings depicting women's feelings and the difficulties they experienced during their various stages of life, stressing that the artist's way of drawing his paintings reaches the hearts of a large number of art connoisseurs, pointing out that the exhibition will be accompanied by an introductory lecture on the exhibition, in addition to presenting an art workshop.
She explained that "Khawla for Art and Culture" is working through its hosting of art exhibitions at its headquarters in Abu Dhabi and its branch in Dubai, to shed light on art and artists in the Arab world and the Middle East region, and artists present in the country to introduce the world to their art and creativity.. calling on the discerning audience. For Art Visit the exhibition to learn about the secret and ideas of the artist Ibrahim Hamid's paintings and how to highlight the individual's energy in a painting.
For his part, artist Ibrahim Hamid told WAM that women represent the foundation of the universe for him, as they are the ones who planted and gave birth and at the same time are filled with love. Emotions, therefore, in my paintings, I focused on observing all the psychological states that women go through, through the use of acrylic, canvas, dust, and sand that accurately highlight the characteristics of a woman’s face. He explained that the art workshop accompanying the exhibition will show how an individual can draw without To be an artist or painter, even the women of society can draw to extract the colors within them in order to express their feelings.
The artist, Ibrahim Hamid, expressed his thanks and appreciation to Her Highness Sheikha Khawla bint Ahmed bin Khalifa Al Suwaidi, represented by Khawla for Art and Culture, for their support and interest in his artistic works and adopting them. Art is what immortalizes and records civilizations on earth.
Dina Omar / Batool Kashwani