A diverse bunch of artists will show their work; exhibitions, live demonstrations and interactive arts workshops at Arts Oasis, the DSS in-mall event starting today
Starting today, Reef Mall will be transformed into a complete art destination with Art Oasis, a seven-day event offering something for every member of the family.
Artists of various nationalities and background, from amateur hobbyists to serious professionals will be exhibiting at the DSS in-mall event running until August 28.
One of the participants, Chhabi Sahai, started painting at the age of 10, and will be showing her portraits, landscapes and still life in oil, water, pastels and charcoal. Carrie Wareham practises encaustic art -- a modern development of an ancient art form featured on Egyptian mummies. She uses an iron to create her encaustic pictures from colour-pigmented beeswax, colour pigment and other materials. Inspired by Dubai's richness, colour and opulence and futuristic growth, she also uses other media such as gold leaf, chains, Swarovski crystal and coins.
Marian Lishman has been painting for eight years, starting with watercolours, then pastels and oils. She has been exploring other media in her paintings including beads, mirrors, gold and silver leaf and sand.
Lebanese artist Marlene Nasra studied chemistry, and worked in research labs before starting to paint -- mostly landscapes and still life in oil. She has exhibited in Beirut and Dubai. Stephanie Neville is inspired by Africa and other antipodean cultural and tribal art influences. She uses linear and other rhythmic applications in her work, experimenting with practices of graphic art. Direct application of warm colours, strong brush strokes and textures extend movement in her art.
Well-known Lebanese artist Souheil Madi who paints murals with 3D effects will also be here and painting live everyday on mirrors. Madi's murals depict typical oriental folkloric scenes, Islamic religious frescos, famous Arabic portraits as well as more modern characters chosen from children's popular stories, using oils on canvas for conventional paintings and acrylics for murals. Russian artist, writer, poet and psychologist Alisa Evsyukova is exhibiting her works at Arts Oasis.
Peter Lawrence started painting about 25 years ago and is inspired by varied landscapes, cultural diversity and the work of other artists and photographers. He trained with watercolour artists in Europe and experimented with styles and techniques.
An Indian national, 26-year-old James Joseph, will be displaying some mini sculptures of familiar cartoon characters like Wallace & Gromit, Power Puff Girls and Dexter's Laboratory.
Art Oasis will go on until August 28, from 10am to 10pm, with artists and workshops holding fort from 5pm to 10pm every day.
In keeping with the oasis theme, each artist has a dedicated area to exhibit their work. The artists will also do a live demonstrations of their work on an elevated stage in the middle of an oasis full of water.
This is the first time that this event has been organised during DSS. An art exhibition of world famous paintings and sculptures is displayed across the mall (mainly on the second floor). Interactive art workshops for pottery painting, 3D Art Sculpture and wood carving and a live painting demo are to be held daily from 5pm to 10pm.
The 10-week long DSS, which opened with Ice Surprises week on June 21, celebrated the Arts Surprises Week, International Food Surprises, Adventure Surprises, Cartoon Surprises, Nature Surprises, Knowledge Surprises, Flower Surprises and continues with the weekly themes of Heritage Surprises and will conclude with Back-to-School Surprises on September 1.
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For further information feel free to contact:
Laila Suhail
Executive Project Director
Dubai Summer Surprises
Direct: +9714 2020282 -2020397
Fax: +97104 2020588
Email : lmsuhail@mydsf.gov.ae
Ilyas Qureshi
Media Officer
DSS Media Center
P.O. Box 25425, Dubai, UAE
Telephone, direct: 9714-2020509
Fax: 9714-2221110
Email:iqureshi@mydsf.gov.ae
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