May 24, 2009
Book launch:Off-Road in the Emirates by Dariush Zandi
the book launch and exhibition of
“Off Road in the Emirates” & “Off Road in the Emirates II”
by Dariush Zandi will take place on Sunday, 24th May, at 6.30pm at Total Arts Gallery.
Program:
6.30pm Exhibition Opening and Reception
7.00pm Presentation by Dariush Zandi
8.00pm Book signing
Suitable for experienced off-roaders and beginners alike, the diverse routes reflect that there’s far more to the desert than vast expanse of sand and barren mountains. The [more..]
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May 25, 2009
Senior Show
Total Arts Gallery at the Courtyard & the AUS Graduation Class of 2009 from the Department of Design cordially invite you to attend the opening of the “Senior Show”
The exhibition is a selection of creative and expressive design work produced by multimedia and visual communication students during their four years of study and research at the American University of Sharjah.
The objective of the exhibition is to share the variety of work with the faculty, students, and design professional[more..]
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May 26, 2009
Dreamworld
Total Arts Gallery at the Courtyard and Massoud Nader present Dreamworld by Ramtin Zad.
“Dreamworld” is the visualization of Ramtin’s dreams.
Ramtin Zad involves the viewer in his mystical figurative dreamworld expressed in a labyrinthine and colorful richness of images overwhelmed by symbolic and references which make the viewer rather grin than fear.
Zad calls this dedication “the absolute”, when man no longer struggles between reality and dream but crosses the tangible world.
The only re[more..]
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May 27, 2009
Scraps
Total Arts showcases photographs and found objects untitled "Scraps". Toothbrushes, scissors and bicycle pumps are conglutinated in sculpturesque forms. A burnt generator resembles a bird cage. Other artifacts have been given a new meaning when they became part of installations by Dariush Zandi and Shaqayeq Arabi. An installation of twenty-five generators recalls the skyline of cities. Another installation of burnt knives could be aesthetic wallpaper.
One year after the brutal explosion of an A[more..]
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May 28, 2009
The Neighborhood is gone
The Neighborhood is gone is a photography exhibition by Mohammad Al Murr which will on display at Total Arts Gallery from March 10 to April 5 2009. "In the process of urban change many neighborhoods vanish
Almost over night or over week , and with it vanish
a small history Of memories and dreams , this is what happened to
A small neighborhood near my house , I went and took few photographs
Of the last moments just before the neighborhood is gone", says artist. [more..]
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