.. from Batool Kashwani.
DUBAI, 7th February, WAM/ Khawla Art Gallery, in the Dubai Design District, hosts the art exhibition "Impressions of Heritage" by the Lebanese artist Hibet Balaa Bawab, professor of plastic art at the Lebanese American University, through which 17 paintings in collage and oil colors are displayed. Reflections and inspiration from the artist's visit to the country. The exhibition continues until February 24.
Her Highness Sheikha Khawla bint Ahmed Khalifa Al Suwaidi, wife of His Highness Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan, National Security Adviser and Chairwoman of Khawla for Art and Culture, said that hosting this event comes within the framework of our keenness to organize and host a large number of cultural and creative events and initiatives as part of our responsibility to promote the cultural movement. In the country, especially since the event sheds light on the national heritage, which Khawla for Art and Culture is keen to contribute to reviving and preserving, because it represents a source of inspiration for generations to create and innovate, and shows the creations produced by the people of the Emirates.
Her Highness thanked the artist Hibet Balaa Bawab for her distinguished creative work that reflects her great cultural and artistic balance and highlights the most important message of art and culture in promoting civilized communication, harmony and love between peoples, affirming the commitment of “Khawla for Art and Culture” to dedicate all her efforts to support artists and creators at the state and national levels. The Arab world and the world and give them the opportunity to highlight their creativity on the land of the UAE, the land of culture, creativity and creators.
For her part, Rayan Hakki, director of Khawla Art Gallery, said that the exhibition includes distinguished paintings that the artist was inspired by nature and the daily events in which she was present and experienced and her impressions of the Emirates in terms of heritage, desert and palm trees, calling on the public with taste for art to visit the exhibition and view these Masterpieces of art, especially for school students, to learn more about drawing tools, especially collage art.
For her part, the Lebanese artist Hibet Balaa Bawab said that the exhibition includes oil paintings and other mixed media collages, pointing out that she makes the paper used in her paintings herself from different materials instead of taking scraps from the surrounding environment, and then determines the techniques and materials used in the painting, whether it is acrylic Or ink, calligraphy, engraving, or silkscreen printing.
And she explained that her artwork monitors the daily scenes of the city and the local and heritage landscapes and reflects nostalgia for the past, which are reflections of issues facing her in daily life and the different cultures around her combined in the UAE, which affected her conscience and applied it in her paintings, directing her thanks and appreciation for the support that She received it from "Khawla for Art and Culture" to hold the exhibition, expressing her pride in being in "Khawla Art Gallery", hoping that this exhibition will be the beginning of other exhibitions in cooperation with this distinguished institution.
Dina Omar / Batool Kashwani
