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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Exhibition in Reef Mall
Multi-national artists paint live
21 August 2006 -- 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 30.
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.
For More Information Contact:
Carrie Art
PO Box 211951, Dubai, UAE
Tel: +9714 (0)50 7488639
FAX: +971 (0) 4 3417996
Internet:
carrie@carrie-art.com
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Carrie Art