Our Heritage - Creek Art Fair visit in Bastakiya

DMC Arts Club members visited the annual Creek Art Fair in Bastakiya. The aim of this visit was to explore the historical districts of Dubai and to include some of the traditional symbols such as Barjeels, Old Doors, Abra Scenes in their paintings. The students visited 22 old houses that are being used as art exhibitions for artists from different countries. The students were very enthusiastic to take photos and sketch some of the interesting art they have seen. These photos and sketches gave them the inspiration for creating their own traditional artwork of Dubai.

The visit took place on Wednesday 26th Mach 2008, 2-5 pm. more

Ghada

Diptych Art

Diptych Art

Meaning: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diptych

Diptych …”is any object with two flat plates attached at a hinge. Devices of this form were quite popular in the ancient world, types existing for recording notes and for measuring time and direction. The term is also used figuratively for a thematically-linked sequence of two books.”

I have found the following two websites very useful:

1) Diptych Art in photography: http://let-it-di.deviantart.com/

2) Mazoo Abstract art: http://www.mazoo.co.uk

Also check out: The Diptych Project: http://thediptychproject.googlepages.com/

here are some ideas for the Diggy Team I think we can try:

• Black and white photography + tinted photos.


• Representation of evolution of Dubai and UAE through the 5 tych art


• Think more than diptych; photos can be tiptych, 4 tych and even 5 tych pieces of art.


• Use the photos taken to create the flag of UAE or UAE map.


• Theme based photos assigned to each person:

1. People: photos of old people to represent heritage, or the faces of Dubai

2. Plants and Animals: the Ghaf tree, the Arabian horse, camel, lizards and snakes of the desert

3. important heritage symbols ...Burj el Arab, twin towers, Bastakiya, Abra, coffee making, the majlez, ..what else?

4. important message you'd like to get through: if you had one message to get through to the rest of people in Dubai through your art and photos, what would it be?

Let's discuss these ideas and explore what other venues we woudl like to represent.

Remember; a picture can say more than a thousand words.

Yours in arting,

Lana

National Day 2007 Awards Ceremony

On the 3rd of Jan 2008, Dr. Philip Hicks, the director of Dubai Men’s College has awarded certificates to the members of the DMC Arts Club. Dr. Hicks was impressed with the enthusiasm and the significant participation of the students during the National Day 2007 event. They have worked over two days to organize a mini gallery for their paintings and sculptures. Some were not in the art club but were interested in helping out in this event.

The students are:

Ahmed Khalid Juma Hussain Ahli
Ahmed Khalid Mohammed Khalifa Al Mehairi
Suqrat Abdullah Mohammed Ebramih Bin Bisher
Saeed Khamis Salem Obaid Tenaiji
Mohammad Abdulla Hassain Abdullah Othman
Mohammed Ali Mohammed Al Awadhi

Welcome!

Welcome to our Arts Club at Dubai Men's College!

Ghada Ali is the founder of this club. The objective of this club is to encourage talented young Emirati students to express their ideas in artistic ways. Also, students can use their free time in creative interactions with the local and international communities in the UAE. In addition to enjoying themselves, the Arts Club students are demonstrating critical thinking and leadership skills when visiting various events in the UAE.

The Arts Club members are proud to represent Dubai Men's College wherever they go. We understand that we are the ambassadors of our college when doing so!

We are two teams;

1. The DiggieTeam. This team is responsible for taking professional photographs, editing and publishing on deviantArt website and Voice Thread.

Members include: Faisal Al Rais, Ahmed Amiri, Ahmed Khoori, Saeed Hamdan and the team leader is Lana Hiasat.

2. The Artilicious Team: This team is creating the masterpieces of various art types such as oil, charcoal and water color paintings, clay and plaster scuptures.

Members include: Suqrat Bin Bishar, Mohd Al Awadhi, Taher Mohd, Ahmed Khalid, Mohd AbdelQader, Abdulla Al Muhairi and the team leader is Sally Ibrahim.

Please feel free to join us at any time. We are located in room S116.

Ghada, Lana and Sally