Established in 2007, Art Dubai is the world’s leading platform for Contemporary and Modern art from the Middle East - North Africa - South Asia (MENASA) region, aka the Global South. This 13th iteration of the fair will feature 500 artists from around the world represented by 90 galleries in 40 countries. Its Artistic Director is Pablo del Val. Featuring Global Arts Forum, the Residents Program, and Campus Art Dubai, programming will include talks, tours,... Read more →
ABSTRACT: In the article, the focus is on a series of artworks that vividly portray a journey into a dystopian world through evocative and surreal imagery. The paintings are filled with existential voids, eco-sinister themes, and mysterious structures, creating a sense of intrigue and unease. Despite the dystopian backdrop, there are subtle glimmers of hope and resilience. The artist employs narrow pictorial spaces and frenetic lines to convey a sense of claustrophobia and imbalance, yet... Read more →
Heraldic forms occupy center stage. They are playful if not exuberant in their monumentality. Accessible and uncomplicated, they are familiar and Modern. Their effect is hypnotic. They invite the viewer to slip into a jet stream of awareness and contemplation. Though their forms suggest the pure, timeless, and universal themes of Constantin Brancusi and Kazmir Malevich, they coexist without fanfare, as the artist writes, with wiggles and drips. These wiggles and drips anchor the otherwise... Read more →