Courtyard Gallery presents
Secret Names
Exhibition
of recent abstract calligraphy paintings pieces
by
Sedaqat Jabbari
Opening
on Saturday 23rd February 2008, 7 pm onwards
Exhibition
continues until March 4th, except Fridays
Sedaqat
Jabbari reveals the inherent connection
between Persian letter and poetic expression. He
was trained both in traditional calligraphy, but
also with a modern college education in fine arts.
His work attempts to combine the two, a radical
departure from the traditional ways of calligraphy.
Jabbari’s paintings are based on the Persian letters
laid out on large canvases in a graceful composition,
magnificent colors and rhythm, dimension and form
that reveal a sense of space and sensitivity. They
express the sublime concept of an abstract rendering
of the Divine Names of God, put together as if to
whisper the name of the "beloved" in different
tones. The empty spaces on his canvas become meaningful.
Infatuation and steadfastness of letters exactly
like notes in contemporary music become strong and
weak and indicate how substance overshadows other
elements of the work.
His work is a good opportunity to show Iranian art
on the edge of tradition and modernity to the multinational
society of Dubai.
Sedaqat Jabbari won the Special Prize at the “3rd
International Biennal of the Islamic World” 2004
in Tehran, Iran, and the Grand Prize of the “12th
Shilpakala Biennal” 2006 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He
held solo and group exhibitions at several prestigious
art galleries in Europe, Morocco, Japan, Turkey
and Pakistan. His work has been widely reproduced
in art publications and magazines and he has lectured
in a number of seminars and conferences, including
at Cambridge University, and SOAS University.
His
work titled Secret Name was sold at the Christies
Auction Nov 2007 in Dubai at US $370,000.
Gallery
Location
Sheikh Zayed Road (E 11)
Al Quoz Industrial Area 1, Courtyard Building
P O Box 14847, Dubai, UAE
Tel 04 347 5050 Fax 04 347 0909
www.courtyard-uae.com
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