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Bait al Zubair Museum
Bait al Zubair’s first exhibition of 2010 showcases over 600 photographs taken during a 4WD expedition from Singapore to Macau in China. The month-long adventure, which covered 10,000km, began last February and involved 28 vehicles, one of which – a Mitsubishi Pajero – was driven by a team from Oman comprising Mohammad al Zubair, Saeed Mohammad Rashid and Sultan al Kindy.
The exhibition of photographs charts this journey, which took in sights in seven Asian countries, namely Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and China.
The photographs on display reveal in documentary fashion the beautiful landscapes that the party passed through – undulating tea plantations, roadsides occupied by dazzlingly dressed local women, even an elephant painting using a brush held in its trunk. It also showcases a film made during the expedition.
“We wanted to mark the start of our 2010 exhibition season and also to observe UNESCO’s celebrations for the International Year of the Rapprochement of Cultures,” said Sarah White, arts advisor and manager, Bait al Zubair Foundation. “It’s a very interesting exhibition because it documents a unique experience, and when you see the pictures you feel as if you’ve shared in a bit of the journey. They went through places few people have visited.”
Sarah added that ‘Cultural Adventure’ is also the first major event organised by Fahad al Hasni, Bait al Zubair Foundation’s exhibitions and collections officer.
‘Cultural Adventure’ is open Saturday to Thursday, 9.30am–1pm and 4–7pm until March 31
Bait Muzna Gallery
Lebanese artist Hrair’s fluid, colour-saturated paintings are the subject of a current exhibition at Bait Muzna. Many of his pictures are inspired by horses, and others feature doll-like women and calligraphy. Densely worked, the canvases are vibrant with colour and pattern – swirling horses’ manes and pulsating suns, for example.
Hrair’s work is in the collections of Queen Elizabeth II, King Fahad bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia and Prince Rainier of Monaco, among others; and he has exhibited round the world, in Lebanon, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Jordan, Syria, Spain, Greece, France, the UK, the US and Brazil.
‘Hrair: Colors of Time’ is open Saturday to Thursday, 9.30am–7pm until April 5
Indian Embassy
Kanak Mitra, an art teacher at the Indian School Wadi Kabir for the last decade, is holding his second exhibition in Oman at the Indian Embassy Auditorium – his last, in 2006, was held at the Omani Society for Fine Arts. ‘Enlightened 2 Enrich’ includes about 40 works made during the last three years and inspired by the cultural and natural beauty of Oman and his native India. “Wherever I go, I am very attracted by cultural and natural beauty,” he said.
The pictures are worked in mostly oils or acrylics, a medium he favours for its convenience; although there are a few mixed media and pen-and-ink sketches, too. Many of these show interesting surface texture. “I like to create texture, rather than plain surfaces,” said Kanak, who besides painting enjoys music, particularly singing, and has a diploma and senior diploma in Hindustani classical music as well as a Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting.
‘Enlightened 2 Enrich’ is open 10am–1pm and 4–8.30pm on March 11 and 4–8pm on March 12
Omani Society for Fine Arts
‘Tripartite joint exhibition of sculpture and screen painting’ opened at the Omani Society for Fine Arts (OSFA) on March 7. The exhibition showcases sculptures and silkscreen paintings by three artists, one from Oman and two from Bahrain.
Omani artist Ayoub Maling al Balushi is one of the pioneer members of the OSFA and a renowned sculptor. Ayoub works with wood, iron and marble and his work is usually either abstract or realist.
By contrast, Bahraini artists Ali al Mahmeed and Fuaad Ali albinfalah will be displaying their silkscreen paintings as well as some sculptures by Fuaad. Ali and Fuaad also held a two-day workshop on silkscreen painting for members of the OSFA on March 8.
Ali is the president of the Bahrain Arts Society and has exhibited his work all over the world. Fuaad specialises in wooden sculptures that incorporate the bark from local trees, as well as marbles.
The tripartite exhibition continues until March 14
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