2023-12-10 11:01:01
Sharjah: Al Khaleej
Art is one of the most important forms of civilization, and is considered a creative behavior of human expression. It was and still represents a sophisticated type of social awareness. Among the books that highlight contemporary Emirati art and its topics is the book “Cultural Diversity in the Contemporary Emirati Art Scene” by Dr. Wadha Hamdan Al Gharibi, published by The Sharjah Department of Culture, which highlights how the UAE has worked over the past years to activate the practice of cultural diversity among members of society who are distinguished by the diversity of their cultures, religions, customs and traditions; The UAE was able to reap people’s love, respect, and eagerness to live there.
The book is 320 medium-sized pages, and is divided into four chapters. In its introduction, the author says: “The Emirati environment provides good conditions for fruitful cultural and artistic coexistence and exchange, and this is particularly clear at the level of the arts. Due to the arts’ reliance on visual reception, an artist who lives in the Emirates must have a broad visual vision and see elements from other cultures into his works. When you see an artistic painting, you can determine its background and the environment from which it came, especially since the Emirati artist’s painting has an influence. The Emirati environment, with its sea, its wide desert horizon, and its wide sky, and the paintings of foreign artists in non-sunny countries, the works in which the works tend to be dark and gray colors that do not glow with sunlight, in addition to their tendency to the different artistic trends that appeared in Europe, and so with time these different shapes and elements are imprinted in the mind. Emirati artist, giving endless options; To infuse his works with elements from these different environments while preserving the special rhythm of the basic environment. The Emirati plastic movement in particular benefited from this diversity, and many Emirati artists became involved in artistic modernity and embarked on international artistic experiences, which confirms the importance of cultural diversity as an important source of creativity. Sources that influence many of the visions, experiences, and productions of contemporary Emirati artists.”
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In the first chapter, the researcher focused on the concepts of cultural pluralism, its elements, and its impact on fine art in the world.
In the second chapter of the book, the researcher focused on the term artistic environment, and presented a panorama of ancient and modern Emirati fine art, as well as transformations in Emirati fine art. The author believes that the main characteristic that appears in the works of contemporary Emirati artists works to reduce many temporal, spatial and psychological barriers. and social, which leads to a special type of artistic dialogue; It is mixed with some of the various cultural influences, and this is observed in works of art. From the traditional stylized style prevailing in the execution of the painting, some of the first Emirati artists moved to the impressionism of colors, so the brush moved; To record a dynamic, abstract impression of form, light and texture.
At the end of this chapter, the researcher touched on cultural diversity and conceptual art in the Emirates. Whereas “conceptual” art is an artistic term that expresses the copying of the sensory image that we see to create a mental image in perception, and Marcel Duchamp is considered the first to pave the way for this art, but the term settled in the sixties on the idea that the artistic work is not a physical product as much as it is a collection. ideas.
The third chapter shed light on “cultural and artistic communication with foreign countries, and its impact on diversity in fine art.” The plastic arts represent one of the points of contact between civilizations. There is a mutual influence between these arts that man has produced throughout his long history, and which remain a witness to the strength of the arts of the East until now in Europe, Spain, Italy and France. In this chapter, the researcher also reviewed features of the biography of European art. , African art, and Asian art, indicating that post-modern arts witnessed the emergence of artistic trends that differed completely in artistic and philosophical concepts from the trends of modern arts; The inherited aesthetic associated with the idea of formalism was eliminated, and in its place came a new reality of artistic work that derives its aesthetics and value from society, which is characterized by rapid transformation and change. Accordingly, artistic work is no longer considered an innovative product that attracts emotional pleasure. From here, trends emerged that work to formulate an aesthetic and artistic relationship. New; With the aim of expressing society with all its political, social and cultural variables, one of these trends was conceptual art, performance art, and the art of installation in space.
In the fourth and final chapter, the researcher studied and analyzed selections from the works of Emirati artists who meet the criteria related to being influenced by cultural pluralism. Among them: Ahmed Al-Ansari, Hassan Sharif, Abdul-Rahman Zainal, Abdul-Rahim Salem, Abdul-Qader Al-Rayes, Abdullah Al-Saadi, Obaid Sorour, Karima Al-Shamli, Muhammad Al-Qassab, Muhammad Kazem, Muhammad Mandi, Mona Al-Khaja, Najat Makki; The author tried to cover and comprehensively represent the different aspects of a number of artists’ works in the Emirates, despite the difficulty of enumerating all artistic experiences. Due to their large number and diversity.
The author points out that the presence of more than 200 nationalities in the Emirates, belonging to multiple cultures and different civilizations, increases the richness and diversity of the country, which from the beginning has turned towards openness to others, and the cultivation of a culture of coexistence and tolerance between citizens and residents of its land. The author points out that the presence of this number Of cultures, it gives the Emirati scene a special status and a qualitative addition that encourages Emirati artists to learn regarding the experiences of others and communicate with them. This remarkable presence of multiple cultures also provides an opportunity for dialogue and cultural and civilizational exchange between peoples, and provides the opportunity for the transfer of experiences and expertise, and what distinguishes the Emirates. It is this important openness to the culture of others, the saturation of its people through travel and communities within the country, the presence of social communication via the Internet, and the occurrence of great artistic development through these multicultural factors. Since the establishment of the Union, the UAE has intended to establish and form civil institutions concerned with organizing and activating the role of Communities located in the UAE; To express its cultures, the UAE diplomatic side played a major role in hosting events and activities in various fields from abroad, which reflected positively and directly on the contemporary Emirati artist.
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