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n behalf of myself & the Kuwait Society for the Protection of Animals & Their Habitat, I would like to take this opportunity to welcome you all to the Gala Under the Sea. Every year at our gala event, we try to highlight an issue facing wildlife in Kuwait. This year we want to turn your attention to the plight of our coastal waters & all the creatures that live in & around them. Kuwait’s marine habitat is teaming with life but is battling pollution, encroachment, overfishing, & more. One of K’S PATH’s core project areas is Marine Conservation. Our work in this area includes weekly beach clean ups in key habitat areas & extensive outreach to local schools. We are planning to expand these programs. Your generosity tonight will bring us one step closer to a cleaner Kuwait.
Welcome to the Gala Under the Sea.
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The Evening Guest Arrival 8.30pm Welcome Speech 8.45pm Dinner 9.45pm Art Auction 11.15pm Close Silent Auction 12.00pm Carriages 7.30pm
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Contents OUR SPONSOR IN-KIND SPONSORS
ART AUCTION
Al Othman Fashion
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Pieces by Farah Agapanthus Serene Wall Sticker it! Bait Sadu Bader Al Mansour
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Independent Artists Amira Behbehani Djinane Alsuwayeh Muneera Al Rumaihi Abdulla Al Awadi Shadi R. Al Hady Rushdy Burhan Shadid Hamad Alssab
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Sheikha Intisar Al Sabah’s Collection Jamal Abdulrahim Ebrahim Bu Saad Hrair Diarbekirian Michael Cassidy Unknown Unknown Sir John W. Ashton Amornsak Livisit Hisham M. Baghdadi
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Our
SPONSORS
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Sponsor A
lOthman is a fashion retail house that was founded in 1956. With a niche in the Kuwaiti market for exclusive fashion, AlOthman rapidly expanded from a small boutique to a successful fashion institution. Its ability in predicting the future of fashion and by selecting the latest trends from the catwalks of New York, Milan, London and Paris have led to almost half a century of retailing. However, AlOthman is still a family run business providing a special and personalized service to its valued clientele. AlOthman is proud to have introduced high fashion in Kuwait and to this day continues to seek out the latest in contemporary and up-and-coming designers.
www.alothman-fashion.com +965 2575 4963 info@alothman-fashion.com Head office: Maryam Complex, Salem Al Mubarak Street, Salmiya
In-Kind Sponsors
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Art
AU C T I O N
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Amira Behbehani A
mira Behbehani is a Kuwaiti painter that began painting with the Algerian artist Hamza Banou in 2003. Two years later Amira had her first solo exhibition at Dar Al-Funoon Gallery entitled “Teacher & the Apprentice.” From 2006 to date Amira has participated in several exhibitions at Dar Al-Funoon Gallery, Gusto Gallery, Boushahri Gallery, Sultan Gallery, FA Gallery & Tilal Gallery in Kuwait. Amira has also participated in exhibitions in Paris, Qatar, Bahrain & Lebanon. In 2006 she submitted a painting for the first anniversary of Canvas - a magazine devoted to art & culture in the Middle East - in Dubai. In May 2008 she was sponsored by Banana Republic Kuwait & in both 2010 & 2011 she participated in an auction with JAMM, Kuwait. In August 2011, Amira designed the label for Kiehl’s Crème de Corp, along with Zaha Hadid, Nadine Kanso & Aysha Depala. The proceeds were for Make A Wish Foundation, Dubai. Shadow & Past. 550 K.D.
This painting is called SHADOW & PAST. Nowadays we don’t see the shadow existing in photos anymore. With digital technology we just lost a very important element of beauty & art. The first thing they teach you in art school is how to highlight the shadow. In primitive times, SHADOW was considered the soul & ego of a human, so does Amira. She went through some black & white photos of her mother & chose a photo to paint.
Djinane Alsuwayeh D
jinane Alsuwayeh is a young Kuwaiti, half French artist. Born in France, raised in Kuwait, & a graduate of ESAG Penninghen & Parson School of Art & Design in Paris, with a Degree in Art Direction; Graphic Design & Photography. Driven by passion, energy & elegance she created her brand “TRIANGLE by Djinane Alsuwayeh” in March 2012; a multipurpose studio, where she can bring her vision to life. Her fresh artistic journey has led her to participate in the 2012 “Conversation 21” Group Exhibition at LSE Atrium Gallery, London, & in the 2013 “SyriArt Project” Group Exhibition & Auction at the Institut Du Monde Arab, Paris.
Reunited, 60cm x 50cm, 2011, Kuwait. 250 K.D.
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Muneera Al Rumaihi M
uneera Al-Rumaihi is a Kuwaiti artist holding a Bachelor Degree in English Literature from The University Of Kuwait (2007). Born in 1985, Muneera is the founder of the Art Blog www.ladashia.com & works as a translator in Kuwait civil service commission. She developed her Art Work through the use of different media & techniques. Muneera participated in an exhibition in Bayt Lothan (2003), a group exhibition of Young Kuwaiti Artists “Without Boundaries” hosted by FA Gallery (2010), & a solo show “the exhibition” (2012) in Bayt lothan.
Untitled. Collage- acrylic & ink on canvas, 80cm x 120cm, 2012, Kuwait, 700 K.D.
Abdulla Al Awadi A
rchitect, costume designer, makeup artist, jewellery designer, & photographer. Abdullah Al Awadi was born in Kuwait where he was educated to high school before continuing his studies at Miami University where he got a BA in Architecture & Art Photography & a Masters in Suburb & Town Design. Now Abdulla is a teacher’s assistant in the college of Architecture at Kuwait University, event designer & planner, as well as an art director for several advertising agencies. His theatre work includes three years with Pangaea Productions, Miami where he was assistant director; principle costume designer & makeup artist more recently costume designer, choreographer, assistant director & artistic adviser for Sulaiman Al Bassam Theater. Recent exhibitions include a solo photography exhibition at Beit Lothan, Kuwait & a jewellery exhibition for The Sultan Gallery, Kuwait. As well as many group exhibitions. He also was co/ photographer as well as photography & art director for Bashar Al-Shati’s last two albums. Abdulla is a participant in the watermill summer program with Robert Wilson in the years 2010 & 2011.
Bagh Wahsh. Giclee print on canvas, 96cm x 96cm, 2012, Kuwait. 400 K.D. .13
Shady R.Al Hady A
graphic designer interested in the visual arts. He has worked in the field of advertising and photography for the last 3 years and has participated in various exhibitions & competitions locally & internationally. Shady expresses himself via contemporary visual arts, by using progressive techniques, & does not limit himself to a particular school of thought. A nature lover, Shady turns to the glory of the universe whenever he feels the need to organize his eclectic thoughts, accumulated daily. These are the incidents that mold his personality & on which he depends for inspiration.
The Sky without my Ocean. Digital Art, 70cm x 100cm, 2012, Kuwait. 475 K.D.
Rushdy Burhan Shadid A
graphic designer & photographer, Rushdy Shadid has been working in this field for the past two years. All his art is inspired by nature. He feels he is still at the beginning of his artistic journey, with so many artistic mediums he would like to explore The artwork symbolizes the bright spirited & beautiful Arabic woman & her importance in the community. Her role suppressed & marginalized by the tyranny of the Eastern man, whose manmade notions of her have confined her. The woman is not seen as part of this planet.
The Arabic Woman, 100cm x 70cm, 2012, Kuwait. 400 K.D. .15
H Hamad Alssab
amad was born in 1972. Acquired a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Information Systems & International Organization Behaviour from Washington DC in 1999. Hamad is a pop art who enjoys presenting the Arab culture & history through his contemporary vision. His first exhibition was in Kuwait 2006, collaborating with other artists, presenting the first collection of the Arab celebrities that lead him to the international art journey & relationships with many international art appreciators. Between the joy of being protected, cherished child & the contentment of being a free, independent adult is the fun, the frustration, the confusion, the bordom, the excitement, the despondence, & the elation of a teenager� BARBARA CAGE teenagers are creating memories that will be treasured forever, its for every teen who needs to hear how special the are, & for every parent who wants to share some beautiful thoughts with their wonderful teenager. Exhibitions: Intro to Pop Art-Astra, Kuwait 2007. Arab Celebrities(Music)- Cornich Gallery-Kuwait 2007 Madonna Night(Queen of Pop Becomes Queen of Pop Art)-Astra, Kuwait 2007 Reminiscing Kuwait-Marina Hotel-Kuwait 2007 Harmony Exhibitions-Sultan Gallery, Kuwait 2008 Legends of the Arab World Exhibition-Athr Gallery-Jeddah 2010 Reminiscing Kuwait (Part 2)-Sultan Gallery, Kuwait 2011 Arab Icons-Lahd Gallery, London 2011 Connect to Disconnect to Connect-Dar Al Funoon, Kuwait 2011 Scrapbook-Al Riwaq Art Space, Bahrain 2012
Thoughts of a Wonderful Teenager. Mixed media on canvas, 100cm x 100cm, 2012, Kuwait. 550 K.D.
Participations: The opening of Tilal Gallery event-Kuwait 2010 Shubbak (Arab Contemporary Culture Festival) London 2011 MENASART Artfair-Beirul, Lebanon 2011 Artfair Participation(Contemporary Art)-Istanbul, Turkey 2011 Dar Al Funoon charity art exhibition for Bayt Abdullah Hospice POD (Brought by the Art Salon at Contemporary Art Platform Kuwait- Sept. 2012
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Paintings from Sheikha Intisar Al Sabah’s private collection:
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Jamal Abdulrahim
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ne of the regions most established & highly regarded contemporary artists. Totally self taught Jamal Abdul Rahim is an artist of many facets. Some of his work has a curiously Warholesque quality, while others cite Miro as a prevailing influence. Black & white canvasses are dashed, splashed or stroked with colour. Simplistic sun imagery lies alongside squirls & waves which overlay photo etchings. He is master of the print making process, sculptor & bookmaker. Jamal’s modern touch, which is often applied in a seemingly random fashion, is only found in the most confident of artists.
Untitled. Prints, 10cm x 10cm, 1998. 100 K.D.
Born in Bahrain in 1965 Jamal Abdul Rahim first pursued a career as a fisherman but always knew he was an artist. He has notched up an impressive portfolio of exhibitions throughout the Middle East & Europe. His work is held in private collections across the globe, & can be seen in countless Museums including the Museum of Contemporary Art in Jordan & the British Museum. The Asian Civilization Museum in Singapore recently added Il Qalam - a lithograph to their collection. His work can also be seen in the Four Seasons Hotel in London & the Ritz Carlton Hotel in Bahrain.
Ebrahim Bu Saad
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orn in Bahrain in 1954. The discovery of Ebrahim’s talent as a child preceded his formal academic years & his crude graffiti on the walls of houses could not go unnoticed. He worked as a calligraphist in the Ministry of Education in 1973 & in 1978 received a BA in Fine Arts from the University of Baghdad. BuSaad is a founding member of the Bahrain Arts Society. Early in his career, Bu-Saad’s artistic knowledge flourished as a consequence of his surroundings; by way of the alleys, the people, the old quarters, the sea, the dows, the palm trees & the birds of the old town of Muharraq where he was born. For BuSaad, the environment is an essential component of an artist’s disposition. His recent work is the embodiment of the outcome of a consistently anxious search for new possibilities that reflect his desire to tackle controversial human issues occurring in today’s world.
Untitled. Ink on paper, 10cm x 10cm, 2008. 375 K.D.
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A recipient of numerous awards, including first prize from the Emaar Art International Convention (Dubai, 2005) & the Golden Leaf Award for the GCC Exhibition (Oman, 2006). His works are in public collections in Bahrain, Qatar, Jordan, Kuwait & the UAE. He has participated in over 30 group & solo exhibitions in the Middle East, Europe & the Far East. Bu-Saad’s work, ‘Takasseem’ (2001) was recently acquired by the British Museum.
Hrair Diarbekirian H
rair’s artistic career has been crowned with success both in Lebanon & abroad, with numerous exhibitions held in Europe, the United States, the Arab countries, & as far afield as Japan. He has obtained the Sursock Museum Prize & that of the Palais de la Pracsidence in Beirut, & also the gold medals awarded in the Sao Paolo Biennale of 1969 & by the Italian government in 1972. Hrair’s dominant theme is the horse, symbol of male virility, strength & mastery - the semi-mythical stallion & the centaur sprung from the legends of Phoenicia & the ancient Orient. Hrair is also a painter of Icons - The Annunciation, The Last Supper, The Crucifixion - influenced by Byzantine art but transposing into his own almost fanciful idiom with an abundance of life & colour.
Untitled. 65cm x 47cm, 450 K.D.
Michael Cassidy B
orn in 1939., Michael Cassidy, an architect, was encouraged to draw & sketch buildings but the drawings had little emotional content or colour. He rediscovered watercolors when he moved from London to the Cotswolds in the West of England. After moving to Kuwait in 1995, he continued painting to help him relax after long days. Cassidy held his first exhibition in the Museum of Modern art in Kuwait in 2006.
Flags of Watiya Kuwait City, 2004, 28cm x 20cm, Watercolor, 175 K.D.
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Unknown T
hese beautiful birds are hand painted on old manuscript pages. Although the manuscript pages are very old, the paintings date to about 20 years ago. Artist is unknown.
Manuscript Painting, India Miniature Painting, 22cm x 12cm, 150K.D.
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Sir John W. Ashton S
ir John William Ashton (1881-1963). Born in York, emigrated to Australia aged three, but returned to Europe to study art & travelled around Britain, Europe & Egypt 1912-14. He is known to have executed 25 etchings during his stay in Europe. On his return to Australia he became a prolific painter & Director of the National Art Gallery of New South Wales in 1937. He was knighted in 1960 for his service as Chairman of the Commonwealth Art Advisory Board.
Egyptian Street Scene, 1920, 18cm x 10cm, Etching signed in pencil, 100 K.D.
Amornsak Livisit
Untitled. Oil on Canvas, 20cm x 25cm. 30 K.D. .25
Hashem M. Al-Baghdadi
Untitled. Published by the Iraqi Cultural Centre London, 50cm x 50cm, 1978.
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raqi calligrapher (1917 -1973). He studied in Baghdad with Mulla `Arif & then served an apprenticeship with Mulla Muhammad `Ali al-Fadli. In 1944 he continued his studies in Cairo, where he was taught by Sayyid Ibrahim & Muhammad Husni at the Royal Institute of Calligraphy. After returning to Baghdad, in 1946 he published a textbook on the riqa` style of calligraphy. He visited Turkey on several occasions & found favour with the Turkish calligrapher Hamid Aytaç of Istanbul, who awarded him diplomas in 1950 & 1952. In 1960 he was appointed lecturer in Arabic calligraphy at the Institute of Fine Arts in Baghdad & later became the head of the department of Arabic calligraphy & Islamic decoration. Hashem followed the classical Baghdad style of Yaqut al-Musta`simi & combined it with features from the Ottoman school of calligraphy. He was among the best calligraphers of the thuluth style. The other scripts he favoured were naskh , nasta`liq , diwani , ijaza & muhaqqaq. He supervised the printing of a manuscript of the Koran by the Turkish calligrapher Muhammad Amin al-Rushdi, reilluminating missing letters, & adding other details. This Koran was published in Baghdad in 1951, & a second edition was published in Germany in 1966, for the supervision of which Hashem stayed in the country for three years. In 1961 he published an edition of his work (‘The methods of Arab calligraphy’) in Baghdad. His calligraphy adorns various buildings in Iraq, including alShahid Mosque, the mosque of Sheikh `Abd al-Qadir al-Gilani, the Haydarkhana Mosque, the Muradiyya Mosque & the Bunia Mosque. He also designed Iraqi bank notes & coins for Morocco, Libya & Sudan.
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