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Sunday, January 23, 2011
Sunday, January 9, 2011
January Exhibition Various Artists
Happy New Year to you all!
Our new exhibition featuring Zakaria Ramhani, George Bahgory and Adel El Siwi opens tomorrow!
Dubai’s Renowned Artspace Gallery Proudly Presents an Exclusive Group Show Dedicated to Middle Eastern Artists
A diverse and moving exhibition of contemporary paintings by various artists
Dubai January 2011 – Artspace Gallery is pleased to be showcasing a new selection of works by renowned Middle Eastern artists to kick-start the new year at an exhibition that is taking place from the 10th of January to the 3rd of February 2011. To give you a sneak peak of what is to come, we will be including new works by Adel El Siwi, Zakaria Ramhani and George Bahgory.
Born in 1952 Egyptian painter Adel El Siwi had his first major show at the Cairo Atelier in 1985. Since then he has participated in solo and group exhibitions as far across the globe as South America. He is now based in Cairo and has exhibited a number of times with the gallery, as well as being represented by Artspace at 2010’s Art Dubai.
Known for his treatment of the human figure his latest works have been more narrative and ironic. Pure colors pierce the tonal elements, but are restrained by the somber Egyptian landscape marked by the monochromes of the desert and the grayness of Cairo. El-Siwi chooses to use the trite, simple themes of flower pots, palm trees, camels, etc. For a considerable time, El Siwi strongly believed that the more limited the means the stronger the potential of the expression, thus refusing to use any other medium other than painting on paper or canvas. His work in the 1997’s Venice Biennale’s exhibition Modernity’s and Memories: Recent Works from the Islamic World, a room installation entitled The Face and Beyond, explores the new genre of conceptual art through painting.
Tangiers born Zakaria Ramhani grew up in an artistic household where his early works developed a sense of isolated and expressive human figures that, placed in the foreground of compositions are saturated with colours and symbolic objects but devoid of a clear narrative, compel feelings of idleness and desolation in the spectator. In 2006, Zakaria became the youngest person from his country to receive a bursary from the French government to participate in a creative residency at the Cité Internationale des arts in Paris.
Through this direct contact with Western culture and international contemporary art, Ramhani developed new personal and artistic preoccupations. Upon his return to his Tangiers workshop in 2007, he involved himself with great urgency in a vast project that he calls De droite à gauche. Using Arabic, sometimes juxtaposed with French and English, he superimposes letters, words and phrases to create layers of readable and non-readable matter that is shaped into faces. He thus creates sets of paintings that are presented as polyptychs or diptychs and have quickly captivated people’s interest and generated many new avenues for his international career. Ramhani's pursuit of his resolutely expressive and spirited art has been vindicated, and it now freely extends itself into pictorial representations where the sacred, the poetic, and the political are echoes of the world's realities and absurdities.
George Bahgory was born in Egypt in 1935. In 1955, he studied at the Fine Arts Institute of Egypt and moved to Paris in 1970 where he continued his studies at the Fine Arts Institute of Paris. He went on to receive his PH.D in “Egyptian Drawings in Picasso Artworks” from Sorpon University. George Bahgory is mainly seen as a cartoonist. He focuses on music as well Middle Eastern figures in his art works, which can also be seen as a narrative on daily happenings. Bahgory's interest in cartoons dates back to his art-school days in Cairo following the Egyptian revolution. Fascinated by the power of caricature to highlight reality, Bahgory became the first cartoonist in Egypt to move into sophisticated commentary. He received many prestigious awards in Italy, Spain, France and Yugoslavia. Bahgory has also been credited as novelist with a distinguished journalistic style in drawing and editing. He has published six books, three of which were dedicated to art.
Exhibition opening
A cocktail reception will be held at Artspace, located in The Gate Village, DIFC, from 8:00 pm on the 10th of January 2011. The e-invitation is attached.
Media is welcomed from 7.00pm.
Artspace
Sossy Dikijian
+9714 3230820
sossy@artspace-dubai.com
Notes to Editor
About Artspace Gallery:
Launched in May 2003 at the Fairmont Dubai, Artspace Gallery invited Dubai and the region to acquaint themselves with Contemporary Middle Eastern Art. Having dedicated the past five years to promoting and establishing Contemporary Middle Eastern artists in the region, Artspace Gallery now boasts a portfolio of over 20 artists, and is located in the art district at The Gate Village, DIFC.
For more information and location:
Visit www.artspace-dubai.com or call +9714 3230820
A diverse and moving exhibition of contemporary paintings by various artists
Dubai January 2011 – Artspace Gallery is pleased to be showcasing a new selection of works by renowned Middle Eastern artists to kick-start the new year at an exhibition that is taking place from the 10th of January to the 3rd of February 2011. To give you a sneak peak of what is to come, we will be including new works by Adel El Siwi, Zakaria Ramhani and George Bahgory.
Born in 1952 Egyptian painter Adel El Siwi had his first major show at the Cairo Atelier in 1985. Since then he has participated in solo and group exhibitions as far across the globe as South America. He is now based in Cairo and has exhibited a number of times with the gallery, as well as being represented by Artspace at 2010’s Art Dubai.
Known for his treatment of the human figure his latest works have been more narrative and ironic. Pure colors pierce the tonal elements, but are restrained by the somber Egyptian landscape marked by the monochromes of the desert and the grayness of Cairo. El-Siwi chooses to use the trite, simple themes of flower pots, palm trees, camels, etc. For a considerable time, El Siwi strongly believed that the more limited the means the stronger the potential of the expression, thus refusing to use any other medium other than painting on paper or canvas. His work in the 1997’s Venice Biennale’s exhibition Modernity’s and Memories: Recent Works from the Islamic World, a room installation entitled The Face and Beyond, explores the new genre of conceptual art through painting.
Tangiers born Zakaria Ramhani grew up in an artistic household where his early works developed a sense of isolated and expressive human figures that, placed in the foreground of compositions are saturated with colours and symbolic objects but devoid of a clear narrative, compel feelings of idleness and desolation in the spectator. In 2006, Zakaria became the youngest person from his country to receive a bursary from the French government to participate in a creative residency at the Cité Internationale des arts in Paris.
Through this direct contact with Western culture and international contemporary art, Ramhani developed new personal and artistic preoccupations. Upon his return to his Tangiers workshop in 2007, he involved himself with great urgency in a vast project that he calls De droite à gauche. Using Arabic, sometimes juxtaposed with French and English, he superimposes letters, words and phrases to create layers of readable and non-readable matter that is shaped into faces. He thus creates sets of paintings that are presented as polyptychs or diptychs and have quickly captivated people’s interest and generated many new avenues for his international career. Ramhani's pursuit of his resolutely expressive and spirited art has been vindicated, and it now freely extends itself into pictorial representations where the sacred, the poetic, and the political are echoes of the world's realities and absurdities.
George Bahgory was born in Egypt in 1935. In 1955, he studied at the Fine Arts Institute of Egypt and moved to Paris in 1970 where he continued his studies at the Fine Arts Institute of Paris. He went on to receive his PH.D in “Egyptian Drawings in Picasso Artworks” from Sorpon University. George Bahgory is mainly seen as a cartoonist. He focuses on music as well Middle Eastern figures in his art works, which can also be seen as a narrative on daily happenings. Bahgory's interest in cartoons dates back to his art-school days in Cairo following the Egyptian revolution. Fascinated by the power of caricature to highlight reality, Bahgory became the first cartoonist in Egypt to move into sophisticated commentary. He received many prestigious awards in Italy, Spain, France and Yugoslavia. Bahgory has also been credited as novelist with a distinguished journalistic style in drawing and editing. He has published six books, three of which were dedicated to art.
Exhibition opening
A cocktail reception will be held at Artspace, located in The Gate Village, DIFC, from 8:00 pm on the 10th of January 2011. The e-invitation is attached.
Media is welcomed from 7.00pm.
Artspace
Sossy Dikijian
+9714 3230820
sossy@artspace-dubai.com
Notes to Editor
About Artspace Gallery:
Launched in May 2003 at the Fairmont Dubai, Artspace Gallery invited Dubai and the region to acquaint themselves with Contemporary Middle Eastern Art. Having dedicated the past five years to promoting and establishing Contemporary Middle Eastern artists in the region, Artspace Gallery now boasts a portfolio of over 20 artists, and is located in the art district at The Gate Village, DIFC.
For more information and location:
Visit www.artspace-dubai.com or call +9714 3230820
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
KAGE team up with fashion illustrator Lama Khatib Daniel
Calling all Dubai fashionistas!
To celebrate their continual passion for art, the KAGE designers have teamed up with fashion illustrator Lama Khatib Daniel, to create a collection of limited edition t-shirts. The collaboration is a match made in sartorial heaven, as Lama's ethereal and romantic illustration perfectly mirros the typical KAGE girl, free-spirited and understated. Proceeds from this venture will go to a worthwhile cause.
The cotton t-shirts are being sold exclusively at ArtSpace gallery in the DIFC now. They come in small, medium and large, and have a great fit.
ArtSpace Gallery
The Gate Village Bldg. 3, Level 2
Dubai International Financial Centre,
Dubai International Financial Centre,
PO Box 506759
Dubai, U.A.E.
Tel: +971 4 323 08 20
Thursday, November 25, 2010
New Zakaria Ramhani works at ZOOM Art Fair Miami
Hey everyone,
We are so excited about exhibiting at ZOOM Contemporary Art Fair Miami in a few days! This year ZOOM is showcasing a number of regional and international galleries which represent Middle Eastern Art. If you are in the city come and visit us, as we will be showing fabulous new works by Moroccan artist Zakaria Ramhani.
Hope to see you there!
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Artspace at Zoom Art Fair Miami with Zakaria Ramhani
In their first year opening, ZOOM will take leadership in bringing the Middle East and its Diaspora to Miami. They will be debuting amongst the International fairs in December 1st to the 5th 2010. ZOOM welcomes Artspace gallery to represent one of their most promising artist Zakaria Ramhani.
One of the most thrilling moments for International Art takes place every year in Miami. Art Basel Miami Beach alongside with other satellite fairs brings to the city an unseen cultural and artistic buzz. This year it will be up to ZOOM to expose exhibitors, critics, collectors and the general public to the world of Contemporary Art of the Middle East, in the aim of increasing artistic awareness of this diverse geographical region. “ZOOM will present a comprehensive forum as well as a unique opportunity to experience and debate the latest developments of artistic production in the dynamic Middle Eastern Region.”
In the intent to succeed in their debut year ZOOM has invited leading international galleries. Amongst them Artspace has confirmed their participation. Sossy Dikijian, Art Director of Artspace states, “We are extremely proud to be a part of ZOOM Art Fair. In the time where Miami is a pivoting point for art, Zoom creates an opportunity to expose the Middle East to a new market and gives us a chance to promote our gallery and artists.”
With their established expertise, Artspace has decided to promote the work of Zakaria Ramhani. His innovative work involves investigations and uses a variety of writing and language from which a face emerges to create a portrait. Ramhani cleverly turns simple but colourful modern writing and language in the creation of vibrant and mesmerising faces that draw the viewer in. Commenting on his artistic endeavour the artist says “When I returned home to Tangier (Morocco) after spending eight months living in France, I began writing on the canvas rather than painting on it. I no longer painted pictures; I wrote portraits.”
Since its foundation in 2003, Artspace has been dedicated to the promotion of Contemporary Middle Eastern Art and Artists. They have become a key player in the contemporary art field through local and international partnerships with highly acclaimed art houses, auction establishments and art fairs, which have helped push Artspace into the forefront of the market.
Ramhani’s works will be exposed in ZOOM Contemporary Art Fair, Miami, from the 1st to the 5th of December 2010.
Artspace’s booth118.
Contact Information:
Sossy Dikijian
Art Director
+9714 3230820
sossy@artspace-dubai.com
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