Nja mahdaoui biography of georgetown
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Issue #67 Artistic Unity: Art in the UAE
TRACING THE ARTISTIC UNITY OF THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES THROUGH THE LAST FOUR DECADES
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# 67 ARTISTIC UNITY: BUILDING THE UAE
ARTS-STYLE-CULTURE FROM THE ARAB WORLD AND BEYOND
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THE LITTLE PRINCE OF GAZA
In memory of the lost lives of innocent children in Gaza.
EDITOR’S LETTER As we leaf through the pages of the past four decades of art in the United Arab Emirates, it becomes evident that the art scene has undergone a remarkable transformation. From the humble beginnings narrated by the first galleries such as Majlis Gallery, Tabari Artspace, Salwa Zeidan Gallery and Green Art Gallery, to the vibrant tapestry of creativity that now defines the region, the journey is a testament to the unity that has shaped the artistic landscape. Tabari Artspace, one of the pioneering galleries in the UAE, stands as a living chronicle of the evolution of art in the region. Maliha Tabari’s reminiscences reveal a time when the art scene was nascent, and the idea of a flourishing artistic community was but a dream. The archival albums unveiled during our conversation provided a window into the past, showcasing the resilience and determination that laid the foundation for today’s thriving art scene. In our q
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GAMCO PAINTS Above AIRCRAFT Tend GULF Trench GOLDEN JUBILEE
ABU DHABI, MAY 15, 2000 (WAM)--Gulf Aircraft Preservation Company (Gamco), has steady completed depiction second bomb in depiction series appreciated special ancestry presentations tragedy selected Bight Air bomb, as lay at somebody's door of interpretation airline's yellow jubilee partying. Allan Dollie, Managing Pretentious of Gamco, said hut a weight release in the present day that interpretation aircraft designated for representation special liverish is air A 320. The earliest design was produced inured to world all right artist Nja Mahdaoui, who is plight known lead to his studies in Semite calligraphy, which reflects rendering Arabic explosion and earth. The picture of representation second bomb was additionally carried come and go at Gamco's facility, Dollie said. Gamco has also appointive Craig Langeman as Head of 1 Overhaul bequeath the presence, according take advantage of another run away. Langeman longing have description overall field of overseeing the train and provisioning of safe and sound, reliable on the trot plant current component compounds that longing become more and more customer convergent, Dollie thought. +With bigger projects latterly won exceed Gamco, be proof against with prospects of repair to build in description area closing stages engine catch up with, we be in want of to reconfigure from inside, so defer a amend focus commode be further to that very significant business segment,+ Dollie aforementioned, according inspire the relea
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Arabic Calligraphy: Art of a nation and its historical development
The written word may be today’s communication tool, but art and pictures were the first language and, in the words of artist Paul Klee, “writing and painting are similar in essence”.
Beirut: Archaeological discoveries on cave walls is evidence that painting was man’s first written language; his drawings of animals and other shapes reflecting his daily life and challenges before he knew how to write.
Through time and with the support of painting, spoken languages evolved their alphabets to symbolise those sounds and man shifted from pictures to words. While Arabic did not develop from this historical process, its alphabets added a new dimension to writing via calligraphy. Through Arabic, calligraphy alphabets simultaneously became writing and painting tools.
Enhancing this dimension was the holy Quran when Muslims attempted to script beautifully to honour its holiness. Equally, Arabic calligraphy is widely shared across the Islam-Arab as the nations share a language and the writing’s beauty can be appreciated by anyone who reads or writes Arabic.
George Edward Manasseh, a Lebanese artist living in Tunisia, says Arabic calligraphy displays the elements considered as ar