October 11, 2007
Current exhibition: Surfacing 19th April to 10th May 2008
‘Surfacing’, an exhibition of new works by the London based artist Angela Eames who was shortlisted for the Sovereign European Art Prize 2007. Her first solo exhibition outside the UK will question our relationship to the real and virtual world through patterned digital images visibly influenced by Islamic tiling.
The show will be a fantastic opportunity to experience works by the British artist who utilizes a modern and progressive medium and builds art from the interaction between modern te[more..]
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October 12, 2007
Dialogue by Bahram hajou
Total Art Gallery of Dubai, in collaboration with Hewar Gallery of Saudi Arabia, presents the intrinsic works of legendary Arab artist, Bahram Hajou. This is the first time an exquisite gallery from Saudi Arabia is involved in such a joint venture and augers well for future such endeavors.
The exhibition which will consist of 35 paintings of different sizes from Bahram's portfolio will be a great opportunity for art connoisseurs to savour the artist's skill and imagination. The paintings are[more..]
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October 13, 2007
Upcoming exhibition: Magical Appeal 17th to 29 May 2008
In the second show of Abdul Rahim Salem at Total Arts Gallery 40 works of his last 2 years will be exhibited.
He is one the first UAE artists who was brave enough to venture the contemporary art and has continuously surprised his audience with new works and established himself as a leading artist comparable to international ones of the same caliber.
His recent paintings continue in the theme of Mohera, his perennial muse and lifelong obsession
His paintings are in a wonderful sense of movemen[more..]
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October 14, 2007
DIVINE WORDS
from 19th Feb. 2008 until 4th March new canvases of Sedaqat Jabbari will be on display at Total Arts Gallery. Sedaqat Jabbari reveals the inherent connection between Persian letter and poetic expression. He was trained both in traditional calligraphy, but also with a modern college education in fine arts. His work attempts to combine the two, a radical departure from the traditional ways of calligraphy.
Jabbari’s paintings are based on the Persian letters laid out on large canvases in a gracefu[more..]
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October 16, 2007
Ritual
25 pieces of Amadou kane-si will be on display at Total Arts Gallery from 9th Feb. 2008 to 19th.
“Ritual” gives an insight into the Islamic attitude of transcendence and traditions without the contemporary rime of bombs and violence.
Kan-Si gives a visual representation of a way of life, a philosophy which he shares with more than a billion people in the world, a civilization, a conception of perceiving things, time, space and people.
Artistically and visually speaking, the different postur[more..]
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