Muscat, (ONA) - The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Youth, represented by the Omani Society for Fine Arts, is holding the virtual fine exhibition (On the Glow of November), which will start tomorrow, Wednesday, on the Society’s website for social communication and will continue until the end of the glorious November.
The exhibition aims to highlight artistic talents, expertise and experiences in various art fields and schools, as well as introducing society to plastic artists in the governorates of Buraimi and Al Dhahirah.
The exhibition will host 14 artists, with 25 artworks ranging from the real, the abstract, the abstract and the impressionist, Arabic calligraphy and lettering formations in addition to ceramics, and sculpture on marble and wood. In the artworks, the artists' colours intertwined and varied between the fields of drawing and painting in oil, acrylic and water colours, in addition to drawing with charcoal, lead and pastel, among which was used different materials, whether environmental or artistic. These innovations were characterized by the diversity of the styles of the participating artists, some of whom excelled in the field of graphic design, whether forming art or lettering formations, in addition to modern arts such as drawing with coffee.
Artist Khalil bin Salem Al-Kalbani said: His participation in the “On the Glow of November” exhibition was represented by a wooden sculpture entitled "Not to fall", made of Omani samr wood that represents and expresses the current reality where the person is embodied as an abstract character and tends to fall without the presence of surrounding factors that supports and helps him to persist in the face of life and its various ups and downs.”
The plastic artist Ismail bin Hamad bin Khamis Al-Balushi said, “I am very happy with my participation in this exhibition, because it is a solidarity and bonding in light of this pandemic, and this is what my formative sculpture represented. I used sherish wood, which was a challenge for me, as the work consists of two parts. Thus, this work represents these challenging conditions that invite us to interdependence in order to advance our achievements that contribute to building the nation.”
Hala bint Rashid bin Sulayem Al-Qamshoism said, “My paintings are a group of watercolors in a variety of subjects with somewhat different styles, but they come out with one content, which is to show the aesthetics and transparency of watercolors. This type of painting attracts attention, dazzles the eye, inspires the soul, and is no less beautiful than other paintings. ”
For her part, plastic artist Salima bint Jumaa bin Tanaf Al-Balushi said, “Out of my passion for the field of plastic art, I liked to have a fingerprint by participating in the Glorious National Day, as an expression of our gratitude to the builder of the modern blessed renaissance, the late His Majesty Sultan Qaboos.”
The holding of such exhibitions comes within the efforts of the Omani Society for Plastic Arts to achieve its goals in sponsoring the fine movement, enhancing the value of communication and cooperation between the Sultanate’s artists and those interested, and supporting the Omani plastic artist, to contribute in his turn to enriching the plastic art movement in the Sultanate.