BAHRAIN.OURS.YOURS. Vol 20 - Issue 29
July 21 - 27, 2021 BAHRAIN.OURS.YOURS. Vol 20 - Issue 29 www.gulfweekly.com facebook.com/gulfweeklyonline gulfweekly gulfweeklyonline Tryst with art ART REPORT By NAMAN ARORA naman@gulfweekly.com hree stunning Scenic viewS works of art Artistic Bahrain Tthat explore See PAge 2 the relationship that individuals have with their environment, family and themselves have won the top prize at a major exhibition. The 47th Bahrain Annual Fine Arts (BAFA) exhibition opened last week under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince Prime Minister. The PeoPle Featuring art pieces by 57 Jumana Season 2 kicks off Bahraini and resident artists, with her See PAge 3 piece the event is being held at the Mariam Bahrain National Theatre. Mariam Alnoaimi won the Al Dana prize for her series Shifting Waters. Ahmed Anan Mariam’s piece comprises art much more seriously, and bagged the second place three photo collages of a build on this success with for his Family Series while dried natural spring on Nabih more work.” Jumana Al Ghassab’s Side Saleh island and a video. She The exhibition, which runs Effects won the third place. examines water as a medium until December, encompasses “I am very grateful to have of ‘politics and poetics’ numerous other art styles, won the Al Dana award, through which stories are told. including mixed media and for having a platform Ahmed’s series of mixed paintings, video installations, to explore, contemplate and media pieces, comprised of photography and sculptures, work on research-based childlike scrawls, explores to name a few.
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