The opening night of FAKiE#3, a month-long
skateboard Dexhibition, held under the kind patronage of H.H. Sheikha Wafa
Hasher Al Maktoum at FN Designs, turned out to be a fun affair attracting a
large number of young art enthusiasts.
On display were works of 21 locally-based
artists including that of H.H. Sheikha Wafa Hasher Al Maktoum. Using new or
broken skate decks as their canvas, the artists had created truly novel
exhibits that evoked both curiosity and admiration from the attendees.
H.H. Sheikha Wafa Hasher Al Maktoum, founder
and director of FN Designs, stated, "Art for us has no boundaries. We do
it because we love it. Therefore we accept all art forms. FAKiE#3 is unusual in
many ways and portrays the unexpected. It is truly interesting to see how each
artist has experimented and expressed his or her ideas on a skateboard
and it leads to a fundamental question 'What inspired each one?' By transposing
a skateboard into a canvas, an artist's experience goes well beyond the
'everyday' and contributes to understanding surrealist sensibilities. Intense
in detail, it haunts our imagination beyond a few moments".
Great art, music, people and food all combined
to make a lovely evening. The pictures pouring in from Instagram, Facebook and
Twitter feeds say it all clearly showing the good time people were having. As
the guests mingled around enjoying the awesome atmosphere, there was plenty of
creativity on show by the chefs of Coral
Deira - Dubai too who served up delightful selection of street bites in keeping with the
theme of the exhibition.
In attendance was Laurent A. Voivenel, CEO,
HMH - Hospitality Management Holdings who commented, "Art for us at HMH
has a name called passion. We have passionately promoted art from the day we
came into being and feel truly privileged to support this unique exhibition,
and are grateful to FN Designs for having given us the opportunity to do so.
Art is about feelings, it is not only about the talent. We believe art is
everywhere, you just have to feel it. And FAKiE#3 is an intriguing show that
engages the senses with its diversity of expressions. Above all it provides
viewers a chance to broaden horizons and learn something new".
The participating artists too seemed to enjoy
every moment. Coming from diverse nationalities and cultures, they have all
expressed themselves differently.
Iranian artist Nazli Maleki, who has been
living in the UAE for the last seven years and holds a bachelor's degree in
art, has named her work 'Yin & Yang'. Explaining the idea behind the
painting, she said, "Every human has two sides, one that is bright and the
other that is dark. We have to accept it and train the dark side in order to
live a balanced life".
On the other hand, Emirati Artist Humaid
Mansoor has done an abstract painting calling it 'The Path Unchosen'. Through
it, he wants to convey that "Life is a journey and no journey is perfect.
Every journey has its ups and downs, and every experience within that journey
carries with it the good and the bad. No matter what the journey throws at us
as individuals, what remains untouched is our individual experience. That
experience is perfection."
Syrian Artist Sema Orouk, who is an architect
by profession has created something totally unique and calls it 'Reformed'.
Elaborating on the idea behind, she said, "This work is not about the
suppression of the skateboard, or the negation of what the skateboard is made
for, but it is about obscuring a certain object in order to create a different
relationship between the viewer and the object. The process in which this piece
was made is a subtractive and additive one. It examines the possibility of
destructing an object and reconstructing it to create a different object, yet
keeping remnants of what it used to be."
Liz Ramos-Prado who is a graphic designer and
belongs to Peru, has produced 'Deep III'. She said, "My work always goes
around the exploration of the female identity and the emotions. Women
struggling with the failures and success of their own femininity and all what
it embodies. And this is precisely what I wish to communicate through 'Deep III'.
It is a young and modern woman, alone surrounded by this ethereal space in
which darkness and light give a dramatic appearance to her face. Looking at her
spectators, showing strength and power, facing the confronting viewer despite
her fragile figure."
Another Syrian artist, Deama Hatahet calls her
work 'Giraffe in a Box' that's been inspired from nature. She said, "My
piece is an expression of human identity in relation to freedom. Even though
the giraffe may seem to be in its natural habitat - having a branch extending
as a spine from its body - the branch stays dead until it leaves the giraffe's
body. Such a thought applies to people who believe in freedom; we have become
so concentrated on building machines and creating technology that would assist us
in becoming more 'free', that we have been sucked in and trapped in this
make-believe world which we think owns the key to freedom, we are enclosed in a
box."
First held in 2010 with a reoccurrence in
2012, FAKiE#3 will run until Friday, February 28 at FN Designs and is open to
public. The opening night was supported by HMH - Hospitality Management
Holdings, Coral Deira - Dubai, Jeremy Amalric (Flowevents), Rage, Dubai World
Trade Center and MPJ - Marketing Pro-Junction.
Participating
Artists
H.H. Sheikha Wafa Hasher Al Maktoum, Azim Al
Ghussein, Bahar Al Bahar, Bhuvana Iyengar, Deama Hatahet, Gian Juan, Hamdan Al
Shamsi, Humaid Mansoor, Joseph Manata, Kathryn Wilson, Liz Ramos, Mark
Barretto, Maryam Alzaabi, Mohammed Hindash, Nazli Maleki, Rashid Al Mulla,
Saeed Khalifa, Sema Orouk, Stefan Messam, Vanessa Abellera and Ven Manayan
All
decks are for sale.
The Exhibition will run until Friday, February
28, 2014 and is open to public
Location:
FN Designs, Unit 26 in Alserkal Avenue in Al Quoz 1 in Dubai
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