Monday 24 October 2011

RANDOM URBIS - ART EXHIBITION BY FADHEL AL ABBAR AT AL M. GALLERY


AL M Gallery presents an exhibition of one of the most talented Kuwaiti artist Fadhel Sulaiman Al Abbar.

Fadhel Al Abbar is an artist well known for his large-scale wooden sculptures and powerful, expressive style in paintings and drawings in many occasions and numerous exhibitions has demonstrated his artistic potential in different fields such as music, landscape architecture, bronze, stone and ice sculptures. His long artistic career makes him an important historical figure of Kuwaiti art scene. Exhibition RANDOM URBIS  is a visual transformation of Kuwaiti urban landscapes and local places in unusual prospective. Exhibition include 21 masterful vibrant paintings, most of them latest works as well as some of his early works executed in 60′s and 80′s.  Love for music pushed Fadhel Al Abbar in 1978 to take piano lessons. He studied piano for two years with the teacher Slovak pianist Pavol Kovac. His dynamic vision of rebuilding urban space is remarkable for his individualistic approach as a landscape architect and was applied for the projects of urban gardens he realized for Kuwait Municipality between 1969 and 1978 and his major achievement was the Kuwait Waterfront Project. Fadhel paints an intimate story of the Man and the City.  Fully illustrated catalogue of the artwork will be available during the exhibition. (via Al M. Gallery website, to view full article click Here)

Location of Al M. Gallery : Gate 4, Place 16, Mezzanine 2, Salhia Complex (behind Marriott hotel), Kuwait City.
Exhibition dates and timings: October 24 to November 17
Timings : Sunday to Thursday; 10am to 10pm (Saturdays - by appointment only)
Tel :  22996447

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