Artspace at Zoom Art Fair Miami with Zakaria Ramhani

In their first year opening, ZOOM will take leadership in bringing the Middle East and its Diaspora to Miami. They will be debuting amongst the International fairs in December 1st to the 5th 2010. ZOOM welcomes Artspace gallery to represent one of their most promising artist Zakaria Ramhani.

One of the most thrilling moments for International Art takes place every year in Miami. Art Basel Miami Beach alongside with other satellite fairs brings to the city an unseen cultural and artistic buzz. This year it will be up to ZOOM to expose exhibitors, critics, collectors and the general public to the world of Contemporary Art of the Middle East, in the aim of increasing artistic awareness of this diverse geographical region. “ZOOM will present a comprehensive forum as well as a unique opportunity to experience and debate the latest developments of artistic production in the dynamic Middle Eastern Region.”

In the intent to succeed in their debut year ZOOM has invited leading international galleries. Amongst them Artspace has confirmed their participation. Sossy Dikijian, Art Director of Artspace states, “We are extremely proud to be a part of ZOOM Art Fair. In the time where Miami is a pivoting point for art, Zoom creates an opportunity to expose the Middle East to a new market and gives us a chance to promote our gallery and artists.”

With their established expertise, Artspace has decided to promote the work of Zakaria Ramhani. His innovative work involves investigations and uses a variety of writing and language from which a face emerges to create a portrait. Ramhani cleverly turns simple but colourful modern writing and language in the creation of vibrant and mesmerising faces that draw the viewer in. Commenting on his artistic endeavour the artist says “When I returned home to Tangier (Morocco) after spending eight months living in France, I began writing on the canvas rather than painting on it. I no longer painted pictures; I wrote portraits.”

Since its foundation in 2003, Artspace has been dedicated to the promotion of Contemporary Middle Eastern Art and Artists. They have become a key player in the contemporary art field through local and international partnerships with highly acclaimed art houses, auction establishments and art fairs, which have helped push Artspace into the forefront of the market.
Ramhani’s works will be exposed in ZOOM Contemporary Art Fair, Miami, from the 1st to the 5th of December 2010.

Artspace’s booth118.

Contact Information:
Sossy Dikijian
Art Director
+9714 3230820
sossy@artspace-dubai.com

Invitation to George Bahgory

Hoping to see you all at the exhibition!

George Bahgory Exhibition

Dubai October 2010 – Artspace Gallery is pleased to be showcasing an innovative selection of works by the Egyptian artist George Bahgory at an exhibition that is taking place from the 9th of November to 16th of December 2010.

George Bahgory was born in Egypt in 1935. In 1955, he studied at the Fine Arts Institute of Egypt and moved to Paris in 1970 where he continued his studies at the Fine Arts Institute of Paris. He went on to receive his PH.D in “Egyptian Drawings in Picasso Artworks” from Sorpon University. George Bahgory is mainly seen as a cartoonist. He focuses on music as well as iconic Middle Eastern figures in his art works such as Umm Kolthoum; “I am not painting Umm Kolthoum, but her voice, for to me her voice represents an important phase in modern Egyptian history. Voices can enchant us before our eyes catch on with passion and love”. His work focuses on both iconic Middle Eastern figures and can also be seen as a narrative on daily happenings. Bahgory's interest in cartoons dates back to his art-school days in Cairo following the Egyptian revolution. Fascinated by the power of caricature to highlight reality, Bahgory became the first cartoonist in Egypt to move into sophisticated commentary. He received many prestigious awards in Italy, Spain, France and Yugoslavia. Bahgory has also been credited as novelist with a distinguished journalistic style in drawing and editing. He has published six books, three of which were dedicated to art.
Exhibition opening

A cocktail reception will be held at Artspace, located in The Gate Village, DIFC, from 8:00 pm on the 9th of November 2010 The e-invitation is attached.

Media is welcomed from 7.00pm.

If interested in arranging a personal interview, please contact:

Artspace
Sossy Dikijian
+9714 3230820
sossy@artspace-dubai.com

Notes to Editor

About Artspace Gallery:

Launched in May 2003 at the Fairmont Dubai, Artspace Gallery invited Dubai and the region to acquaint themselves with Contemporary Middle Eastern Art. Having dedicated the past five years to promoting and establishing Contemporary Middle Eastern artists in the region, Artspace Gallery now boasts a portfolio of over 20 artists, and is located in the art district at The Gate Village, DIFC.

For more information and location:
Visit www.artspace-dubai.com or call +9714 3230820

Charbel Samuel Aoun Paintings

Hani Zurob Paintings

Hani Zurob and Charbel Samuel Aoun Exhibition

Dubai October 2010 – Artspace Gallery is pleased to be showcasing an innovative selection of works by the Palestinian Hani Zurob and Lebanese Artist Charbel Samuel Aoun at an exhibition that is taking place from the 4thth of October to 24thth of October 2010.

Hani Zurob was born in 1976, in Rafah (Gaza). In 1994 he left to Nablus where he achieved his studies in Fine Arts (1999). He then settled in Ramallah until 2006.
In 2006 Zurob got a grant that allowed him to reside at the Cité internationale des Arts in Paris.
Since then, he held different solo shows in Atlanta, Marrakech and Paris. He has also participated in several group exhibitions and artistic events such as: Palestine: La création dans tous ses états held at the Arab World Institute in Paris (2009) and then at the National Museum of Bahrain (2009), Gaza 61 + Seoul 59 at the Young Gallery in Seoul (2009), Paris, Damas: regards croisés which was organized by Europia Productions, held at the Arab World Institute in Paris (2008) and then at the National Museum of Damascus (2009), Made in Palestine at the Station Museum of Contemporary Art, Huston, Texas (2003), the 11th Cairo Biennale (2008), and The Still Life Symposium at the Henry Moore Institute in Leeds, UK (2008).

In Palestine, Zurob had staged many solo exhibitions and was awarded the Al-Qattan Foundation Young Artist Prize (Ramallah) in 2002.

In 2009 Zurob was granted the Bourse et Prix Renoir, currently, he is living & working in Paris.
Hani Zurob’s works deals with situations and events that the artists has experienced, expressing no boundaries between political and private matter, eventually leading towards displacement.
“What I try to do when I paint is to rewrite my life; I try to place myself as a witness of the situations and the events I experience. That’s why there are no boundaries between political matters and private stories in my work. My life has been up till now a series of displacements. Of course this has so much to do with certain historical and social facts. But when painting displacement becomes a matter of exploring the state of Wait, Absence, Halt and Deferral, I wonder if I can still talk about the particularity of the bodies I paint by relating them to some local conditions or to any specific dates.”

Charbel Samuel Aoun is an architect, sculptor and painter from Fanar, Lebanon. He considers himself a realist expressing the state of humanity as he sees it through his art; evoking reactions from his audience as a truth seeker as opposed to creating merely to please/amuse the viewer. His art is dark, thick with emotion and awe-inspiring. Charbel doesn’t consider “artist” a career choice but rather a calling that cannot be ignored.
In 2007 he exhibited at CCF Beirut “out of space”, a sculpture exhibition where forms extended out of their physical space…
In 2009 he had 2 painting exhibitions “mourasshah intikhabi” and “fattoush Beirut” in which he reflected deep feelings of his society.
In 2010 he exhibited at the Artlounge Beirut “Flows”, a trip through light and energy…

Exhibition opening

A cocktail reception will be held at Artspace, located in The Gate Village, DIFC, from 8:00 pm on the 5th of October 2010 The e-invitation is attached.

Media is welcomed from 7.00pm.

If interested in arranging a personal interview, please contact:

Artspace
Sossy Dikijian
+9714 3230820
sossy@artspace-dubai.com


About Artspace Gallery:

Launched in May 2003 at the Fairmont Dubai, Artspace Gallery invited Dubai and the region to acquaint themselves with Contemporary Middle Eastern Art. Having dedicated the past five years to promoting and establishing Contemporary Middle Eastern artists in the region, Artspace Gallery now boasts a portfolio of over 20 artists, and is located in the art district at The Gate Village, DIFC.

For more information and location:
Visit www.artspace-dubai.com or call +9714 3230820