The
art storm is fast approaching Dubai. SIKKA, Design Days, Art Dubai…Seven days,
seventy five international galleries, hundreds of artists and dozens of
vernissages simultaneously taking place all over the city. For those of
you who haven't mastered the powers of teleportation and duplication yet, here
are my instants - favorite moments of this Art Season, starting with Hayv Kahraman.
Black
hair, white skin, red lips
Floating
in the air
Transparent
and yet gracious
Combining
Japanese art, Arabic calligraphy and Persian influences,
Iraqi artist Hayv Kahraman focuses on aesthetics and today's perceptions
thereof.
Apparent
beauties from afar, flowing gently on her canvases and wooden panels, a closer
look at Kahraman’s women reveals saddened features, tortured by war, honor
killings and gender inequality.
During
Art Dubai, Thirdline Gallery will be showing Kahraman’s paintings on
wood panels, inspired by houses in Baghdad, and sliding, puzzle-like installations of her women.
Photo credits
Images courtesy of Hayv Kahraman
Photo credits
Images courtesy of Hayv Kahraman
