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Ebrahim, a Bahraini native from
Muharraq, renowned worldwide for his
art, was fond of art from the young age of
6 years old and went onto study Fine Arts
at the University of Baghdad, alongside
various courses in design and direction
of books in Cyprus and Logman, London.
He started participating in the annual fine
arts exhibition when he was just 16 years
old, and followed his vision of “with art
we excel”. His passion, ingenuity, and
mastery of fine arts has not only allowed
him to work as an artist, but Ebrahim was
also a founding member of the Bahrain
Arts Society, as well as working with the
Ministry of Education as a calligraphist,
among many other coveted roles within
the Ministry. Experimenting with how he
portrays his love for calligraphy, Ebrahim
has explored various media such as
drawing, watercolour, acrylic paint, oil on
canvass, etching silk screen, collages, and
instillations amongst other methods to
create his pieces. Similarly, Elisabeth too
delved into the world of art from an early
age as her father was a publisher of art
books, and she was constantly surrounded
by art with a family background of artists,
painters, and architects in the family. A
master in the art of language, Elisabeth is
fluent in English, German, French, Spanish,
Italian, and is on her way into perfecting
Arabic. Elisabeth has been nominated
for the V&A Jameel Prize 2017 and has
showcased her work in various locations
across the globe.
Their collaborative exhibit showcases
a commonality - calligraphy - between
their independent works and is an ode
to Islamic art and culture, and serves as
a means to deliver a positive message
through the selected passages and pieces
displayed, and has also, in turn, served as
a bridge that bettered the understanding
between the East and the West. Proposed
by Sheikha Hala Mohamed Al Khalifa,
Arts & Culture Director, the Bolza-Busaad
exhibition is a representation of how the
East and West are connected through a
thread, even in the abstract sense.
SPRING 2018
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