MAGZOID - Luxury Magazine in the Creative Space | August 2022

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We are excited to bring the August 2022 edition of Magzoid 

to you! We have on the cover an exquisite artwork by Igor 

Dubovoy, an exceptional artist from Russia. This edition 

includes a glimpse of Art Beyond Boundaries, the largest virtual art 

exhibition of its kind, and an insight into the upcoming event 

Divya Chakra 2022. 

There are some inspiring stories from artists all over the world as 

we move forward, along with some exceptional works by local artists 

based in the UAE. A section highlighting summer getaways, retreats, 

and brunch deals to our readers. We have a coverage of the musical 

extravaganza by Salim-Sulaiman, Salman Ali, Raj Pandit, and 

Bhumi Trivedi. 

The Designer’s Corner displays some luxurious watches, jewelry, 

fashion & lifestyle, and brand logos. The photography section 

showcases some picture-perfect moments. Keeping you updated on 

the latest happenings in the creative world, we have art facts to engage 

our readers. 

Art encourages us to cherish intuition, uncertainty, and creativity and 

to search constantly for new ideas. We look forward to our readers 

joining us in our passion for art and creativity. Let art feed your soul and 

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Marina Dunbar 

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The World 

Around Us 


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Divya 

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ARTIST STORIES | INSPIRE & EMPOWER 

Abstract Art 

By Marina Dunbar 

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“As one progression leads to the next, I study the medium without 

premeditation, remaining sensitive to nuances within the process.” 

Says Marina. 

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Marina Savashynskaya 

Dunbar is an abstract 

artist based in 

Charleston, South 

Carolina. She often 

thinks about painting in three 

dimensions, rather than two. When 

engaging with the surface, she 

considers how the arrangement and 

folds of the canvas will influence the 

composition. 

The process is as rooted in the 

physical construction of form as 

it is propelled by the medium’s 

inherent fluidity. The title of one of her 

exhibitions –Fluent Form– refers to 

the practice of exploring opposing 

concepts such as density, fragility, 

continuity, and impermanence within 

the same material. 

“As one progression leads to the 

next, I study the medium without 

premeditation, remaining sensitive 

to nuances within the process.” 

Says Marina. Natural elements 

such as dry pigments and sand are 

introduced in her paintings. 

Sand is a physical object, yet 

its existence is a representation 

of the passage of time. It is the 

result of rock erosion and it is a 

material that continually assembles 

into new patterns. In the Buddhist 

tradition, sand is used to convey 

beauty and ephemerality through 

the construction and subsequent 

destruction of mandalas. Using these 

themes as anchors of inspiration, the 

works evoke impressions of dunes, 

flora, and natural phenomena while 

departing from a faith fulrendering of 

reality. “The paintings and sculptures 

are a meditation on movement, time, 

and transformation.” Says Marina. 

The work encourages observers to 

The paintings 

and sculptures are 

a meditation on 

movement, time, and 

transformation.” 

says Marina. 

reflect on the notion of time: how a 

fleeting moment may be preserved 

within the union of color and form 

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ART NEWS 

Dubai’s new metaverse strategy 

to add $4bn to the economy and create more than 

40,000 jobs 

Dubai is home to 1,000 

companies that 

work in the realm of 

the metaverse and 

contributes $500 million to 

the economy. By taking the initiative 

to prepare for the inevitable rise of 

the metaverse, the nation introduced 

its integrative plan to encourage 

users to use this service. 

Metaverse is a broad suite of 

technologies that improve and 

augment how parties and people 

interact and communicate. This 

network provides 3D virtual worlds 

that focus on bettering virtual 

communications using technologies 

like augmented reality (AR), virtual 

reality (VR), and blockchain to build 

spaces that provide a rich virtual 

experience for users. Metaverse 

allows for a more personalized online 

digital experience through avatars 

and interactions in the virtual world. 

This initiative will make the emirate 

one of the top 10 cities globally 

to shape the future of emerging 

technologies. H.H. Sheikh Hamdan 

added that the plan is to revolutionize 

the technological and economic 

fields to affect numerous aspects of 

life in the coming decades. 

The government aims to create 

40,000 jobs and add $4 billion to 

the national economy in the coming 

five years to boost its efforts to tap 

and harness the emerging interest 

in digital technologies and space. 

Dubai is already home to over 1000 

metaverse-based companies and 

wishes to increase that number 

five-fold and double the number 

of blockchain companies, with this 

initiative. 

The initiatives poise the UAE to ride 

on the wave of the global metaverse 

market is forecasted to exceed 

$1.6 billion by 2030, according 

to Canada-based Precedence 

Research. One such initiative is the 

action taken by the nation’s Ministry 

of State for Digital Economy, AI, and 

Remote Working System as they 

signed a preliminary agreement 

with Chainanalysis (blockchain data 

platform) to provide virtual training for 

His Highness Sheikh 

Hamdam tweeted, 

“Dubai was and will remain 

a precedent for others 

globally because H.H. 

Sheikh Mohammed bin 

Rashid has proven to the 

world over and over again 

the sense of his future and 

development vision that 

made Dubai” 

the government’s personnel. 

With Web3 innovations changing 

how the economy, government, and 

society interact in today’s world, 

Dubai’s Metaverse Staretgy stands 

to be essential for the nation to 

realize its goal of becoming one 

of the leading economies for the 

metaverse and a hub for the 

global community. 

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SUMMER GETAWAYS 

5 

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Yas Viceroy 

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Abu Dhabi 

If you love living life on the fast 

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Ali Beach Hotel has it all. This 

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Address 

Fountain Views, 

Dubai 

A family-friendly stay in the heart 

of Downtown Dubai, check-in at 

Address Fountain Views before 

August 31 and when you book 

one family room, you’ll get 50 per 

cent off the second room. At the 

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Raffles 

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Resorts, 

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For a stay that combines rustic nature, 

crystal clear water and abundant 

wildlife, Anantara Sir Bani Yas Island is 

an ideal getaway for retreating from the 

city. There’s a trio of Anantara resorts to 

choose from: stay at Anantara Al Yamm 

Villa Resort in a beautiful beach setting 

or opt for Anantara Al Sahel Villa Resort 

amidst Arabian Wildlife Park or Anantara 

Desert Islands Hotel Resort & Spa. 

Families looking to make the most 

of the summer holidays can escape 

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Dubai for a summer staycation that 

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upgrade to the next room category, 

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pampering spa, complimentary 

half-board upgrade with a choice of 

lunch or dinner alongside a lavish 

breakfast spread, plus around-theclock 

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Scenic 

Views 

by Rusheel Sareen 

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“Being an absolute empath, I try to channel the profound emotions I 

feel in life into my art with the intent of invoking positive feelings in others” 

says Rusheel. 


Rusheel Sareen is an 

Australia based Indian 

Artist. As an artist and 

an absolute empath 

Rusheel truly believes 

in the statement that art is not 

always supposed to look nice but 

it is supposed to make you feel 

something. “Being an absolute 

empath, I try to channel the profound 

emotions I feel in life into my art with 

the intent of invoking positive feelings 

in others” says Rusheel. 

This is also why she sometimes 

combines her art process with 

soulful music to enhance this sense 

of feeling. Empaths will know, being 

one can be mentally and emotionally 

tiring says the artist. Creating art for 

her is a way to release the absorbed 

energy, the mental turmoil which 

comes from feeling things too 

profoundly. 

Although, being an empath 

also has many positives. It lets 

you experience high levels of 

compassion, consideration, loyalty 

and understanding towards others 

and situations. Therefore, when she 

creates art, she tries to channel these 

positive emotions I go through in life 

into the process of creating thereby 

embracing her sensitivity. “If I am 

going to feel something so deeply, 

why not let it be empowering and 

have a positive impact on myself and 

others” says Rusheel. 

For this reason, the biggest reward 

for me is when people say my 

artworks/process videos make them 

feel something, most often it is love, 

patience, freedom, and nostalgia 

states the artist. She also believes 

that art is not only something she 

loves to practice but something 

she needs to practice to thrive in 

life. Even though she is a full time 

Senior Data Analyst at a renowned 

telecommunications and technology 

company, she makes sure she has 

time to create. 


“If I am going to 

feel something so 

deeply, why not let 

it be empowering 

and have a positive 

impact on myself 

and others” says 

Rusheel. 


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SUMMER RETREATS 

Fun & 

Unusual 

Need help planning your trip this 

summer vacay? Looking for fun 

and unforgettable things to do in 

Dubai? Continue reading to explore 

Things To Do 

entertainment opportunities and 

exclusive experiences. 

This Summer 

Swim with sharks at Dubai 

Aquarium & Underwater Zoo 

Situated on the main floor of 

the sprawling Dubai Mall, Dubai 

Aquarium houses a 10-million-liter 

water tank full of over 33,000 diverse 

aquatic animals including one of the 

world’s most giant crocodiles. 

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Hold on for your life with a 4×4 dune bashing adventure 

End the day in a more relaxing fashion by indulging in a sumptuous barbecue buffet and refreshing drinks. 

Experience and partake in traditional Bedouin activities such as belly dancing, fire dancing and falconry. 

Soar above the desert in a hot air balloon 

Soar over the radiant orange Dubai desert at sunrise 

in a hot air balloon, an activity that manages to be 

simultaneously relaxing and exhilarating. Flights include 

a hearty breakfast and open-air transport in vintage 

Land Rovers. 

Take a helicopter flight over the city 

While harborside views are special, there’s no 

perspective more impressive than that of a bird’s-eye view. 

During your once-in-a-lifetime helicopter experience, you’ll 

soar over incredible landmarks 


EVENTS 

Art Beyond 

Boundaries'22 

A virtual art exhibition 

of its kind 

The Art Beyond 

Boundaries" is a reflection 

of the current shifts 

happening in the art 

world. One of the largest 

and first virtual art exhibitions of its 

kind. The exhibition brings together 

enthusiasts worldwide to exhibit 

their work and reshape how art is 

presented. 

As a year of technological 

shifts, 2022 changed the art and 

metaverse industries with new 

trends, synergies, and key players. 

Creatives increasingly understand 

the importance of collaboration, 

going beyond the obvious, and 

using new media in their work, such 

as AR, VR, NFTs, etc. 

The exhibition aims to showcase 

some of the best works by creative 

individuals across the globe. The 

theme of the artworks that will 

be presented includes different 

forms of art such as abstract, 

contemporary, sculptors, murals, 

mixed media, and much more. 

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Artists from across the globe will be 

a part of the event. 

This edition will be open for 

public viewing from the 31st of 

July, 2022. “We strongly believe 

in working as a community with 

all the talented and extremely 

creative pool of artists, art galleries, 

curators, and companies and 

building a strong ecosystem of 

growth,” said a spokesperson from 

Artoze. 

Every participant is to be honored 

with an internally acclaimed 

certificate of participation. The 

virtual gallery will showcase the 

selected works for an endless 

period. For those willing to 

participate, the applications are live 

on their website. 

With the advent of Web3 and 

acceptance of virtual assets as 

an intrinsic part of the current 

economy, exhibitions of this kind 

act as catalysts to amplify the 

movement. Virtually held exhibitions 

of this kind enable artists to 

participate beyond any boundaries. 

Artists can be a part of it from any 

part of the world. 

This has also made it easy for 

collectors and enthusiasts to gain 

access to acclaimed art pieces 

from all genres of artists from 

across the world. 

“Thank you for another 

opportunity. Indeed, we all heard 

that art has no boundaries and 

most creative communities out 

there thrive for such an opportunity 

to showcase their work and reach 

many with it. Organizers like artoze 

always come up with ideas and 

help the artist community-based 

in the UAE. I feel great to be a 

part of such an event where the 

largest viewership is expected and 

I want to thank the artoze team 

for helping me reach my artwork 

out there where I didn’t expect to 

reach as an individual. For a fulltime 

medical professional like me 

and many others like me out there, 

organizations like artoze always 

bring a unique opportunity to let 

others know about our other side of 

the story. I really feel humbled and 

honored to be a part of yet another 

extraordinary event, I wish the best 

for all my fellow artists out there.” 

Says Dr. Ajit Gadekar. 

“I am honored to be a part of Art 

Beyond Boundaries. I am excited 

to be participating in the largest 

virtual exhibition of its kind and to 

be sharing the platform with an 

eclectic mix of artists showcasing 

their unique pieces of art." Says 

Dr. Rezvan Khedri. 

" The Art Beyond 

Boundaries is a 

reflection 

of the current shifts 

happening in the art 

world. The exhibition 

aims to showcase some 

of the best works by 

creative individuals 

across the globe. 

“Looking forward to an array of 

creative artworks as Artoze Gallery 

has given us a wonderful platform 

for all the artists to showcase our 

talents to the world. Truly as the 

name suggests, it breaks all the 

barriers and gives us a chance to 

get to know and learn from diverse 

artists,” Says Maria Komal Abie. 

If you are an artist and would like 

to get your artwork on display at 

Art Beyond Boundaries. Register 

yourselves using the following link 

https://artoze.com/ or 

WhatsApp at: +971 50 537 0469 

- events@magzoid.com 


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The World 

Around Us 


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“I love to travel and in my works, I reflect the beauty of the world 

around us” says Igor. 


The artist was born in 1972, 

Moscow, the capital of 

Russia. He still lives and 

works there. His paintings 

are characterized by the 

presence of light and their realist 

quality, transporting the viewer to 

different parts of the world. “I have no 

special education in Art, but it does 

not prevent me from loving art” 

says Igor. 

A great number of his paintings 

have scattered around the world 

and settled in private collections in 

England, America, Australia and 

Europe. Igor has participated in 

various exhibitions including 2018 Art 

Life international Art Festival Moscow 

and 2018 Exhibition in Museum of 

Russian Art. NY. USA. After the 

International Exhibition of Watercolors 

in Fabriano, Italy, his work was 

selected for the Fabriano Watercolor 

Museum. 

In the artist’s opinion the attitude 

to watercolor painting, has 

immensely changed recently. Igor 

uses special watercolor paper of 

leading European manufacturers 

for his works. The artist depicts the 

world around us in an exceptionally 

beautiful manner with his artworks 

that are usually oil painting or 

watercolours. 

His work can make people teleport 

from where they are to where they 

see in an instant. His works are 

focused on portraying the beauty of 

everyday places that we fail to 

notice normally. 


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ART NEWS 

London exhibition to examine 

surrealism’s 

influence on design 

Surrealism is the 

representation of a 

thought or an object as 

seen and understood 

by its creator. It is a 

20th-century art style born from 

the horrors of the first world war, as 

artists began to explore and express 

the subconscious mind. The art 

movement saw its golden days 

between the 1920s and the 1960s, 

after which the decline set in as 

original surrealists split into factions 

with different perspectives on the 

role of their art in society. Surrealists 

aim to celebrate abstract realism, 

an offbeat approach to art. With the 

onset of the second world war, a 

new wave of individualism usurped 

surrealism from its place in the 

artistic community. 

Now, at the Design Museum in 

west London, Objects of Desire: 

Surrealism and Design 1924 - Today 

sets out to bring this art form to the 

modern date. This exhibition, set 

to open on the 14th of October will 

relive surrealism’s influence on the 

way the design world welcomed 

a revolution in art and design 

ranging from the decorative arts and 

furniture to more diverse creative 

elements such as interior, fashion, 

and photography and film making. 

The collection will have 

the visitors witness 

the works of other 

contemporaries such 

as Marcel Duchamp, 

Man Ray, Leonora 

Carrington, Sarah Lucas, 

musician Björk and 

fashion photographer 

Tim Walker. All in all, 

the displays will belong 

to the last 50 years of 

surrealism. 

The exhibition will also see the 

display of 350 objects including 

artworks by Dali, surrealism’s bestknown 

artist. The collection will 

have the visitors witness the works 

of other contemporaries such as 

Marcel Duchamp, Man Ray, Leonora 

Carrington, Sarah Lucas, musician 

Björk and fashion photographer 

Tim Walker. All in all, the displays 

will belong to the last 50 years of 

surrealism. 

Surrealists developed unique 

techniques to explore the theme 

through photography. Man Ray 

and Maurice Tabard dabbled in 

automatic writing, double exposure, 

and montages to express their 

perspectives. Numerous others 

used rotations of the lenses to 

capture unique and different lines of 

sight to develop ‘surreal’ images. 

The 350 exhibits will begin from 

surrealism’s early days in the 1920s 

and seek to understand its influence 

on daily objects. Namely Gae 

Aulenti’s Tour, a glass table for four 

supported by four bicycle wheels. 

On that tangent, Sella, a bicycle 

saddle/seat mounted on a post that 

extends from a hemispherical base 

created by the brothers Achille and 

Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, blurs the 

distinction between furniture and art. 

This exhibition aims to showcase 

that surrealism is “still alive and 

well and that it (surrealism) never 

went away”, as said by the curator 

of the exhibition Kathryn Johnson. 

Surrealism originated from the 

survivors of the horrors of the 

20th century, world wars, and 

influenza pandemic and art were a 

balancing agent away from these 

horrors. “Today, in the context of 

dizzying technological change, 

war, and another global pandemic, 

surrealism’s spirit feels more alive 

than ever in contemporary design,” 

says Kathryn as it drives home the 

very reason art exists… to give 

meaning when words fail. 

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EVENTS 

Consulate General of India, 

Dubai announces Divya Chakra 2022 

as a part of it’s celebration of 

Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav 

On the auspicious 

occasion of the 75th 

Independence of India, 

The Consulate General 

of India, Dubai, announces 

‘Divya Chakra 2022', an event to 

celebrate the spirit of harmony, 

togetherness, and cultural diversity 

of India. 

This exemplary event, organized 

by Artoze gallery and exhibitions, 

one of the leading virtual art 

galleries, will be hosted on the 20th 

of August, 2022, Saturday in the 

Consulate General of India, Dubai. 

The auditorium will be glorified 

with amazing art exhibits from 

artists of different nationalities. 

Artworks of different genres, 

including abstract, modernistic, 

paintings, illustrations, and 

watercolors, will be displayed. An 

exciting LIVE art performance with 

the theme of Indian culture and 

heritage will be one of the exciting 

highlights of the event. 

“With this event, we want 

to make those missing the 

Independence celebration feel 

at home and promote the spirit 

of India while uniting everyone 

beyond all boundaries.” says a 

spokesperson from Artoze. 

“India is a land of contrasts and 

collaborating with Artoze to 

commemorate the 75th Independence 

of the nation by displaying my 

artworks that ameliorate patriotism 

brings immense joy to me” says 

Parisa Keramati, a participating 

artist. 

“It is a great pleasure to be a 

part of this Independence event 

and have the opportunity to 

enjoy the true spirit of Indian 

Independence Day 

in the UAE,” says 

Sumedha Randev Goel, a 

participating artist. 

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The event includes several other activities, such as live musical and dance performances, panel discussions on the 

artistic excellence of India and the UAE as a hub for business prosperity, live rangoli, and an ‘Azadi Trivia’. 

Another key highlight of the event is the Digital Tribute, inviting all to participate in the 75th Independence Day 

commemoration by paying tribute to the martyrs with messages, strengthening the thought that the person may not be 

there but their ideas live forever. 


“Divya Chakra 2022 is a true celebration of the culturally 

diverse spirit of India. This event, under Azadi ka Amrit 

Mahotsav celebrations comprises of many different aspects 

of the rich art and heritage of India, wherein artists 

from different nationalities would be participating. As a 

part of this initiative, we are also launching a virtual 

art gallery to allow artists from across the globe to 

be a part of this historic celebration. We are also 

inviting people to send across digital tributes 

for the martyrs which would be displayed on 

screens at the event in their memory. We are 

glad to collaborate in this event marking 

the joyous occasion of 75 years of India’s 

Independence” 

Tadu Mamu, Consul, 

Consulate General of India in Dubai 


INDIAN ARTIST 

Gond Art 

By Neha Sahai 

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“I paint a whimsical world not to escape reality but to be able to live in 

it” says Neha. 


Neha Sahai is a 36-yearold 

Indian artist who 

paints whimsical world 

of wildflowers, forests, 

and love stories. Her 

artworks based on love stories 

portray a whole story of such as a 

fish falling in love with a bird or a 

moth falling for a moon. 

She is a self-taught artist with a 

design degree, Neha started 

her journey of painting 

three years ago. Her 

painting journey began 

when realizing she has 

many stories to be told. 

“What could be a better 

medium than colors to 

express emotions” 

says Neha, colours 

are something that 

has fascinated 

her for as 

long as she 

remembered. 

Though her take on art is quite 

modern but her approach is rooted 

in her culture. Neha’s works are 

inspired from a tribal art form - 

“Gond art” where art tells a folklore 

and is articulated with different 

strokes of lines and dots. The bold 

use of colors in her artwork is also 

something very indigenous to her 

culture. 

Her artwork depicts unhurried, 

laid-back, non-mechanized 

world. It relates to an era 

where greater joys could 

be found in smaller things, 

like the smell of the earth, 

the beauty of wildflowers, the 

sound of laughter, the light of 

stars and the feeling of 

being wild and free. 

“I paint a whimsical 

world not to escape 

reality but to be 

able to live in 

it” says Neha. 

She cherishes 

“What could be a 

better medium than 

colors to express 

emotions” 

says Neha 

her childhood memories of living 

amongst the tree and wishes the 

future generations could cherish 

it too. All the proceeds from her 

artwork goes to planting trees, so 

no other soul cries over a leafless 

tree. 



CULINARY ARTS 

Art of Cooking 

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Imagine the moment you know 

how much coffee is the right 

amount or the time when you 

know how many tablespoons 

of sugar are the right amount 

for your lemonade. Imagine every 

time what you ate transported you 

to a heavenly place, standing on 

beautiful flavors. That, my reader, is 

the power of the art of cooking. 

The influence of art into the world 

of cooking is worth mentioning. 

Art to all of us is seeing a wild yet 

disciplined medley of colors that 

inspire us to dream, imagine and 

live in the moment. As many of you 

would agree, good food gives us a 

sense of peace and contentment 

that is so rare in our daily hubbub 

of life. Food too is a moment of 

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We 

eat with our 

eyes as much with our 

mouth, a cook does not 

just use science to compose 

tasty dishes for their guests 

but ensures that the food 

is visually pleasing to 

the eyes. 

flavors, the correct brushstrokescondiments, 

and presenting the 

feast. 

There you are! The silver lining 

that lets us know that art goes 

beyond the boundaries of the 

canvas. Art dominates everything 

that we do to harness the creativity 

inside us. Exploring the culinary 

arts helps us to understand that 

food is not just something that we 

eat when we feel hungry but is also 

something that we identify with 

throughout time. 

We eat with our eyes as much 

with our mouth, a cook does not 

just use science to compose tasty 

dishes for their guests but ensures 

that the food is visually pleasing 

to the eyes. Visually pleasing is 

the aspect of defining food, and 

hence comfortably helps us realize 

that cooking is an art. Cooking is 

an art, for it measures passion. 

Our eyes do that job for us. When 

Gordon Ramsay filets a salmon 

in front of you, sears it perfectly, 

and presents it to you in the most 

visually appealing way. Culinary 

arts is the act of preparing, 

cooking, and presenting food in the 

form of meals rather than desserts 

or bread. Those who practice the 

culinary arts are the chefs or cooks. 

As an expert, one must know food 

sciences, nutrition, and diet to 

prepare meals that are visually 

pleasing and tasty to the palate. 

Seeing is believing and art has 

the ability to create something that 

demands your attention, respect, 

and imagination. Cooking is an 

extension of what we call art. The 

culinarians of the likes of Gordon 

Ramsay, Wolfgang Puck, Guy Fieri, 

Giada De Laurentiis, Rachael Ray, 

Alex Guarnaschelli, and many more 

are disciplined artists that have 

used ingredients from our kitchens 

to compose brilliant paintings on 

their choice of canvas, your plate. 




Classical Paintings 

By Ken Goshen 

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“My passion is bringing together traditional techniques and a contemporary 

outlook.” Says Ken. 


Ken Goshen is an NYCbased 

artist and educator 

with a background in 

classical painting and 

printmaking. “My passion 

is bringing together traditional 

techniques and a contemporary 

outlook.” Says Ken Goshen. His 

art explores the gap between 

conceptualized pictorial visions, and 

experiential sensory inputs. His work 

brings together traditional techniques 

and a contemporary outlook--evoking 

both a sense of nostalgia and an 

exhilaration of the unexplored. 

Goshen started his art education 

in his teens, studying at various 

institutions in both Israel and New 

York. He is an alumnus of the 

Classical Drawing and Painting 

Master Class program at Hatahana 

Studio for Figurative Drawing and 

Painting (2010 – 2013, Tel Aviv). He 

earned his BFA (with honors) in Fine 

Arts with a minor in Printmaking from 

Parsons School of Design (2013 – 

2017, NYC). Goshen works and lives 

in NY, and teaches painting and 

drawing to over 700 students from all 

over the world. 

“Understand that every painting 

is abstract, no matter how 

representational it is. Even the 

most realistic portrait is composed 

of shapes and colors” says Ken. 

When he was 5 Ken used to draw 

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for 

hours every day. In retrospect, 

it’s very appropriate that they are 

named after Renaissance artists. He 

transitioned from an illustrative style 

in his teens, to a classical style in his 

20s, and these days abstraction and 

eclecticism are gradually making 

their way into his work. 

“Understand that 

every painting is 

abstract, no matter how 

representational it is. 

Even the most realistic 

portrait is composed of 

shapes and colors” 

says Ken 




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7SUMMER BRUNCHES 

Brunch Deals 

To Munch On 

This Summer 

In Dubai, we just can’t get enough of brunch. 

Luckily, we’ve got the whole summer full 

of weekends to fill with fabulous brunches. 

We’ve scoured high and low to find the best 

brunches in Dubai that are on offer each 

week, ranging from budget options right up 

to the very best of the best. 

24TH ST. WORLD STREET FOOD 

RESTAURANT 

Featuring more than 50 dishes from around the world, live 

cooking stations with stunning views of Burj Khalifa for the 

entire family, of all ages to enjoy. 

BUFFALO WINGS & RINGS 

A lively brunch with all-you-can-eat US fare? Count us 

in. With the option to indulge at one of two places in the 

city this is one fun-filled and yummy brunch that you and 

your pals don’t want to skip. 

FLAVOURS ON TWO 

Perfect for family and friends, the Saturday Brunch 

can entertain everyone with an eclectic range of 

starters, mains, desserts and drinks. 

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SUMMER BRUNCHES 

GEALES 

This family-friendly brunch features a set menu of classic 

British dishes while the little ones are kept entertained 

with plenty of fun activities like face painting, arts and 

crafts, a bouncy castle and more. 

IKIGAI 

Love Japanese food? Kick off the weekend at Ikigai’s Japaneseinspired 

brunch every Saturday. Highlights include Ikigai shrimp 

pops, wok fried ramen, miso grilled chicken, robatayaki salmon 

and chocolate cookie sando. Plus, Mais Musica providing tunes 

and entertainment. 

LA TABLITA 

Enjoy a Saturday afternoon of tacos, enchiladas, fajitas 

and more paired with free-flowing Mexican mixed drinks 

at this relaxed Latin American brunch. 

LARTE 

Looking for a family-friendly weekend dining option? Head 

down to this Studio City spot and enjoy a spread of delicious 

Italian classics. Fun activities like face painting and mascot will 

keep the little ones entertained. 


ART NEWS 

Meet Sarah Brahim, the Saudi artist that 

combines dance with visual arts 

Saudi artist Sarah 

Brahim is making 

waves with her 

multidisciplinary 

collaborative work. 

Ahead of her show at 

the Lyon Biennale 

in September, the 

Riyadh-based 

choreographer, 

dancer and artist 

discussed her 

contemporary 

art. Brahim, 30, 

has studied 

dance since she 

was just three 

years old, an 

education that 

she says was 

a fundamental 

preparation for 

her career as 

visual artist. 

“My 

background in dance allowed me to 

study the body in space, the body in 

motion and experiences of the body 

how the body fits into architecture, 

into music and into silence,” says 

the artist. Sarah calls herself a 

performance and visual artist. She 

studied, choreographed, performed, 

and taught jazz, contemporary, 

ballet, and tap dance. 

The artist has explored themes 

of loss, identity, borders, veiling, 

migration, the experiences of 

women of color and those of 

individuals living a transnational 

existence. Brahim has shown her 

work around the world, including 

in Italy, Saudi Arabia, the US, and 

the UK. In her most recent work, 

“Soft Machines/Far Away Engines” 

curated in 2021, commissioned 

for the first Diriyah Contemporary 

Biennale in Riyadh, screens showed 

individuals interacting with each 

other, moving, intertwining and 

embracing. 

The way Brahim worked with 

the technological framework that 

brought her work to the viewer, in 

addition to her sensitivity to how 

the body is used to present ideas, 

thoughts and emotion, revealed 

a singular vision of a world that 

is both intimately and ethereally 

interconnected. 

In the coming months, Brahim 

will show the same work at the 

Lyon Biennale, taking place from 

September 14 until December 31, 

which was originally slated to open 

in 2021. The pandemic-postponed 

edition, curated this year by duo 

Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath, who 

have long worked with artists from 

the Arab world, tackles the idea of 

fragility. Sarah’s cyanotypes will also 

be displayed at different museums 

in Lyon. 


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SPECIAL DAYS 

World Senior Citizen's Day 

The 21st of August is 

designated as World 

Senior Citizen's Day each 

year. This day honors all 

elderly adults and attempts 

to raise awareness about aging 

poorly and elder abuse. On this 

day, we also honor and recognize 

the role that seniors have played in 

advancing society. 

The history of the World Senior 

Citizen's Day dates back to 1988. It 

was officially founded by the former 

President of the United States 

of America, Ronald Reagan. He 

had signed on August 19, 1988, 

the promulgation of 5847, which 

appeared on 21 August as National 

Day of the Third Age. 

Senior citizens may find it 

difficult to keep up with all the new 

technologies accessible in the 

"This day honors all elderly adults and attempts to 

raise awareness about aging poorly and elder abuse. 

On this day, we also honor and recognize the role that 

seniors have played in advancing society." 

digital age. We are surrounded 

by digital devices, whether they 

are laptops, tablets, banking 

machines, smartphones, or social 

media. Seniors should therefore 

learn how to take full use of these 

technological improvements. 

Senior citizens in India deal with 

a variety of issues on a daily basis, 

including forgetting where they 

are going, receiving money late, 

and losing contact with any distant 

relatives. Nevertheless, we can 

accomplish these tasks with only our 

iPhones. The younger generation 

of the society must therefore assist 

them in adjusting to these changes, 

keeping up with them, and leading 

happy lives. 

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PHOTO BY LING TANG ON UNSPLASH 

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ART NEWS 

Heart Surgery inspires art for central 

Queensland artist Gwyneth Terri Lewis. 

Central Queensland artist 

Gwyneth Terri Lewis’s 

experience with open 

heart surgery inspired 

the latest exhibition 

‘Road to Recovery’ at Fig Tree 

Galleries in Yeppoon and has 

already encouraged at least one 

art lover to take her heart health 

seriously. 

The exhibition came together 

while Gwyneth was waiting to have 

surgery and charts her physical and 

psychological journey through one 

of the most distressing times of her 

life. 

“This exhibition documents my 

artistic journey throughout this 

experience,” Gwyneth said. She 

was waiting to have her open-heart 

surgery, being a compulsive artist, 

she wasn’t going to let how bad she 

was feeling get in the way of being 

creative. 

“I kept a visual diary that was 

inspired by what I was experiencing 

each day including medical 

procedures, my body and my 

emotions. Each abstract artwork 

represents a time capsule of the 

impact my surgery had on my life 

and my artwork” says the artist. The 

one thing that she could not wait to 

get back to after my surgery was of 

course her art. 

“While each artwork has its own 

story, the body of work elicits an 

emotional response to my feelings 

and thoughts about before, during 

and after my surgery.” Gwyneth said 

during the first couple of days of 

the exhibition she came across an 

art lover who had forgotten to bring 

her glasses, it would be one act that 

may well have saved that ladies life. 

Gwyneth said awareness of 

women’s heart health is clearly a 

topic very close to her own heart. 

“Women tend to have different 

symptoms than men. There can be 

a shortness of breath, pain between 

the shoulder blades, tiredness, 

fatigue, palpitations and heartburn,” 

Gwyneth said. The artist said she 

hopes to take the exhibition to 

her hometown in Gladstone next 

where she wants to send the same 

message of looking after your 

heart health to as many people as 

possible. 

Having begun her artistic journey 

in her teens using the ground, 

leaves, rocks, pavement and things 

like feathers to make patterns due 

to a lack of money for art supplies 

in her family, Gwyneth was inspired 

in year 8 at high school by a 

dedicated teacher who was the first 

to introduce her to painting. 

She said that very teacher even 

purchased a couple of Gwyneth’s 

paintings which enabled her to 

purchase some art supplies to work 

with at home. 

“I began painting nature and 

birds. When I was young, I didn’t 

like abstract art at all, I didn’t 

understand it, now it is my passion 

and my obsession,” she said. 




Graphite & 

Charcoal Art 

By Oumaima Choua 

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“It’s important to challenge yourself in order to keep growing learning and 

improving” says Oumaima 


Oumaima Choua is a 

self-taught artist born in 

Netherlands. The artist 

comes from a Moroccan 

heritage and she was 

born in 1997. Her hyperrealistic 

portraits explore the psychology of 

her subjects by portraying them on 

large canvasses. 

The artist has crafted her style 

over many years, experimenting with 

shapes, textures, tones and different 

things using her preferred medium 

of graphite and charcoal. Oumaima 

uses her large scale works to evoke 

the emotions, thoughts and feelings 

of her subjects whilst capturing the 

essence of human experience. “It’s 

important to challenge yourself in 

order to keep growing learning and 

improving” says Oumaima. 

Her striking use of light tone to 

immortalize the figures in her work 

gives the artwork an ethereal quality. 

Often bare skinned and in dramatic 

poses, each work tells a story of not 

only the creative process but also 

the artist’s own connection with the 

figures she recreates. 

Oumaima Choua describes that 

drawing has been a part of her whole 

life. As a curious and observant 

youngster, she loved to explore the 

colours and shapes found in her 

surroundings owing to which her 

imagination would run wild on the 

blank pages. “When I draw, I lose 

track of time. And that’s one of the 

many reasons why I’m in love with 

what I do” says Oumaima. Her works 

are a limitless space in which she 

expresses her freedom and creativity, 

giving people stories and worlds 

where they can project their own 

experiences. 

As she continues to perfect her 

style, Oumaima has already debuted 

her work at the International Art Fair 

“When I draw, I lose 

track of time. And 

that’s one of the many 

reasons why I’m in 

love with what I do” 

says Oumaima. 

2021 in the Van Gogh Gallery, Austria 

and Select Art 2022 with WOC in 

Chania, Greece. Still based in the 

Netherlands, when the artist is not 

drawing, she enjoys keeping fit, 

reading books, and creating content 

for her fans on social media. 



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EVENTS 

A Musical Extravaganza 

By Salim Merchant, Sulaiman Merchant, 

Salman Ali, Bhumi Trivedi And Raj Pandit 

Bollywood composers 

Salim-Sulaiman along 

with Salman Ali, Bhoomi 

Trivedi and Raj Pandit 

got Dubai dancing 

to their tunes with the Musical 

Extravaganza. 

There were moments of high and 

unchecked, raw emotion as the 

duo’s sublime melodies drew a 

standing ovation and a thunderous 

applause that resonated around 

the packed auditorium. The singers 

returned to Duabi stage after two 

years as a duo. 

Salim-Sulaiman were electrifying 

in their efforts to keep the energy 

flowing with their arsenal of 

memorable music, coupled with 

powerful performances by singers 

Raj Pandit, Salman Ali and Bhoomi 

Trivedi. 

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EVENTS 

Capturing the attention of a live 

audience for close to three hours 

requires just the right mix of soulful 

music and machination, with Salim 

setting the tone at the very start of 

the concert by belting out one of 

his biggest hits. Trivedi soon had 

her moment to shine, crooning her 

biggest hit. 

As we slipped into the second 

hour of the performances, Salman 

Ali the Indian Idol winner was 

brought out for his debut act in 

Dubai, with his powerful vocals 

elevating the mood of the night. 

As the mood distinctly changed in 

the arena, it was time to celebrate 

some inspiring Sufi Qawwali. 

As the minutes ticked by, 

knowing that the night was now 

heading towards its final act, Salim 

and Sulaiman wasted no time in 

bringing out their star singers for 

medley that electrified the night. 

Here were five award-winning 

performers, united in talent and 

their love for melodies, doing what 

they do best, reveling in the magic 

of music. 

As the night came to an end of 

the PME organized concert, it was 

with a musical high that many in the 

audience will take back with them 

as a memory to be cherished in 

years to come. 



ART NEWS 

Abu Dhabi’s 

Etihad Airways 

unveils first NFT collection. 

UAE’s national carrier 

Etihad Airways has 

announced the 

upcoming release of the 

airline’s first non-fungible 

token (NFT) collection. 

The collection, known as 

EY-ZERO1, features 10 3D aircraft 

models, each showcasing a 

unique Etihad Airways Boeing 787 

Dreamliner livery. 

A total of 2003 limited-edition 

collectibles, symbolising the 

year when Etihad Airways was 

established, went on sale on July 

21 2022. The collectibles include 

Etihad’s Manchester City FC and 

Greenliner-themed aircraft, 

among others. 

“We’re excited to launch our first 

NFT collection, EY-ZERO1, which 

not only offers collectors, aviation 

“As well as recognising 

the artistic value of 

our aircraft liveries, 

our NFT collection has 

been designed to be 

as efficient as possible 

and support our wider 

sustainability and 

decarbonisation efforts 

at Etihad Airways,” 

added Douglas. 

enthusiasts and travellers a unique 

work of art, but provides real-world 

travel and lifestyle benefits with 

Etihad Airways,” said Tony Douglas, 

group chief executive officer, 

Etihad Aviation Group. “NFTs and 

other metaverse technologies are 

revolutionising the digital economy, 

and we are proud to be one of the 

first airlines in the world to explore 

their potential to provide additional 

utility for our customers.” 

Purchasing an NFT will give 

owners immediate Etihad Guest 

Silver tier membership for one 

year, with 10 NFT holders winning 

complimentary flight tickets with the 

carrier. Owners will also be given 

advance access to the airline’s 

upcoming NFT collections as well as 

future metaverse products. 

The airline gave away 20 NFTs to 

people who pre-registered on July 

16 2022. Each NFT is priced at $349 

plus tax on etihad.arcube.io, and 

the sale will close on August 18 at 

6pm local time. The NFTs will also 

be available to purchase through 

the Etihad Guest Reward Shop, 

enabling the airline’s 7 million loyalty 

programme members to redeem 

their Etihad Guest Miles to acquire 

an NFT. 

EY-ZERO1 is set to be minted on 

the Polygon blockchain, and Etihad 

Airways will be partnering with 

Aerial.is to track the CO2 emissions 

of the NFTs. The airline will allocate 

all proceeds from the collection to 

purchase sustainable aviation fuel in 

2022. 

“As well as recognising the artistic 

value of our aircraft liveries, our 

NFT collection has been designed 

to be as efficient as possible and 

support our wider sustainability and 

decarbonisation efforts at Etihad 

Airways,” added Douglas. 

Dubai carrier Emirates also 

announced in April that it will 

launch NFTs and experiences in 

the metaverse for its customers and 

employees. 


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SPECIAL DAYS 

International Youth Day 

International Youth Day is an awareness 

day designated by the United Nations. The purpose 

of the day is to draw attention to a given set of 

cultural and legal issues surrounding youth. The first 

IYD was observed on 12 August, 2000. 

International Youth Day is observed annually 

on August 12th. It is meant as an opportunity for 

governments and others to draw attention to youth 

issues worldwide. During IYD, concerts, workshops, 

cultural events, and meetings involving national and 

local government officials and youth organizations take 

place around the world. IYD was designated by the 

United Nations in 1999. 

International Youth Day's Slogan for 2014 was Youth 

and Mental Health. For 2015, it was Youth and Civic 

Engagement. The theme of the 2016 International Youth 

Day was “The Road to 2030: Eradicating Poverty and 

Achieving Sustainable Consumption and Production. 

For 2017, the theme of IYD is "Youth Building Peace". 

The theme for IYD 2018 was "Safe Spaces for Youth". In 

this way it will go on which recognises the contributions 

of young people to preventing conflict, supporting 

inclusion, social justice, and sustain peace. For 2019, 

the theme of IYD was "Transforming education" to make 

education inclusive and accessible for all youth. And 

for 2020, the theme of IYD was "Youth Engagement 

for Global Action". The theme for 2021 IYD was 

"Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for 

Human and Planetary Health". 

The objective of this year’s International Youth Day 

theme, Intergenerational solidarity: Creating a World 

for All Ages, is to amplify the message that action is 

needed across all generations to achieve the SDGs 

and leave no one behind. 

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ART INFLUENCE 

How Arts & 

Culture Can Serve 

As A Force For 

Social Change 

Today's artists have a 

strong commitment to 

making art that transforms 

how we see the world 

and addresses important 

societal challenges. Others are 

investigating new kinds of "social 

practice" that involve communities 

in a participatory dialogue, while 

some artists employ traditional 

forms of art to create work that 

comments on, responds to, or 

pushes for the need for change. 

By transforming attitudes, 

imparting ideals, and interpreting 

events across space and time, 

art has an impact on society. 

According to research, art has an 

impact on one's core self. 

The arts—including painting, 

sculpture, music, writing, and other 

forms—are sometimes seen as the 

repository of a society's cultural 

memory. Art maintains what factbased 

historical records are unable 

to do: the experience of living in a 

certain location at a specific time. 

In this way, art is a form of 

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communication that uses visuals, 

sounds, and tales to connect 

people from many eras and cultural 

backgrounds. Often, art serves as 

a catalyst for social change. It can 

give those who are marginalized 

a voice. A book, movie, or song 

can stir up people's emotions and 

motivate them to come together. 

In addition to satisfying our desire 

for self-expression and fulfillment, 

art is also profitable. Many 

people work in the production, 

administration, and dissemination 

of art. 

The realm of social 

entrepreneurship and the 

world of art both require more 

of the other. Since launching 

the Centered-Self cooperation 

in 2020, the World Economic 

Forum's Cultural Leaders network 

and the Schwab Foundation for 

Social Entrepreneurship have 

barely scratched the surface of 

how interacting with one another 

could result in game-changing 

discoveries. 

The network of cultural leaders 

at the Forum and the community 

of top social innovators at the 

Schwab Foundation can serve as 

examples of people who are using 

imagination and storytelling to solve 

the world's most pressing issues. 




“I like to 

visualize the beauty 

around us and fix it as 

a memory of the moment 

for me but also for others 

which cannot join me in 

such moments” says 

Tatyana 

Desert landscapes 

by Tatyana Graf 


Tatyana Graf is a Russian 

artist based in Dubai. She 

has been living in Dubai for 

the past 20 years. The artist 

says that the city’s desert landscapes 

and magnificent skyline that changes 

colour from time to time makes her 

feel like she is part of a fairy tale 

every time she looks at it. 

“I like to visualize the beauty 

around us and fix it as a memory 

of the moment for me but also for 

others which cannot join me in 

such moments” says Tatyana. Her 

works are inspired from classical 

masters and she has been trained by 

classical teachers. 

Tatyana has trained herself to do 

sculptural art in recent. She has 

taken this field to honors the ancient 

artists of the Greek and Romans 

high times and she considers this 

one of her biggest achievements in 

recent times. “I try to be as realistic 

as possible, still adding an artistic 

touch of imagination to my work” 

says Tatyana. 

She studied at the St. Petersburg 

Academy of Arts, one of the oldest 

art educational institutions in the 

world. In her work, Tatyana adheres 

to the principles of continuity of the 

best traditions of Russian and 

world art. 

Her paintings are made in a 

classical style and glorify the beauty 

of man and the world around 

him. Tatyana works a lot in the 

open air, filling her canvases with 

the freshness of sensations, the 

perception of nature at a particular 

moment in time. 


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Gouache art 

by Himani Khimji 

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Himani Khimji is a UAE based 

artist who was born and 

raised in South of India, 

in Chennai. She graduated with 

Bachelor of Science in Visual 

Communication. That gave a 

chance to have a large exposure to 

Visual Arts, Graphics and other 

forms of Media like Film and 

Photography. 

Through her education and work, 

she has had the opportunity to live, 

study and work in cities like Jaipur, 

Mumbai, Muscat, London, Abu 

Dhabi. Himani then graduated from 

Goldsmiths, University of London, 

in Art and Design Education 

and now she only practices Art. 

However, she is also an educator in 

international school settings. 

Himani is a visual artist and her 

preferred medium is watercolours 

and gouache. Although she uses 

acrylics, and inks as well, her 

work is largely inspired by nature. 

“I appreciate and believe that 

everything that we are surrounded 

by is inspired and comes from 

nature” says Himani. 

The artist states that the colours 

we enjoy, the clean air that we like 

to breathe, the freshness that plants 

bring into the house or outdoors, 

the joy that the flowers bring is all 

a part of nature and I appreciate 

nature and that is reflected in my 

artworks. 

Through years of practice, she 

has eveloped her own style. “I 

ensure that there is some element 

of nature in most of my work and 

it just comes to me very naturally 

appreciate 

and believe that 

everything that we 

are surrounded by is 

inspired and comes 

from nature” says 

Himani 

as it truly does inspire me.” Says 

Himani. She is a watercolourist, 

calligraphist, Himani also does 

murals, portraits, and landscapes 

with an element of nature that 

inspires her and communicates it in 

her own style. 



DIGITAL ARTIST 

Surrealistic Digital Art Of 

Dubai landmarks Wins French 

Artist Zak Eazy Fans 


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DIGITAL ARTIST 

Zak Eazy is a 26-yearold 

digital artist out of 

Lille, France, inspired by 

the renowned Spanish 

surrealist Salvador Dalli. 

His works of digital sceneries of 

the Burj Khalifa and Burj Al Arab. 

have garnered attention online with 

his surreal take on the architectural 

beauty of Dubai’s buildings. 

@zakeazy, his Instagram account 

received praises for his recent 

posts featuring the Dubai 

Frame and Atlantis, The Palm. 

Eazy also has in the workings 

four more artworks featuring the 

architectural beauty of Dubai and 

its extent of development. He has 

sights on the Museum of the Future, 

the world’s largest observation wheel 

Ain Dubai, the Al Seef neighborhood, 

and the Sheikh Zayed Grand 

Mosque in Abu Dhabi. 

“Through the Dubai Frame, you 

can see the old and the new Dubai. 

That’s why I used this monument 

because it’s an analogy between 

life before and after, life before 

opportunity, and life after opportunity. 

I used dolphins to represent anybody 

in the world because there are 

opportunities for everyone in Dubai. 

No matter your race or color of your 

skin, you will manage to swim like a 

dolphin in the water if you manage to 

take the opportunity.” Says Zak. 

His choice of selection is quite 

“I love to see reactions 

of people because they 

interpret the art in their 

way. Some view my art 

as fantastic and magical, 

and some see it as the 

apocalypse and life after 

human extinction,” 

simple. Eazy explains this as he 

explains his take on surreal art. 

“I love to mix architecture, animals, 

and nature in a surrealistic style. I 

love to take realistic things and make 

it more fantastical. And I love making 

the world dreamier and sweeter. I 

picked these monuments because 

they are best known in Dubai and 

I was really impressed by their 

architecture.” 

Zak began creating art in 2019, 

where he started off with adding 

a surreal touch to images from his 

hometown. His social account is 

home to comments and praise for his 

vision and approach to digital art. 

Right now, Eazy is working towards 

his first exhibition. 

To any artist, the final prize is to 

see how people understand and 

perceive your artwork. On that 

note, Easy says something that will 

resonate with the artist in us all. 

“I love to see [the] reactions of 

people because they interpret the 

art in their way. Some view my art 

as fantastic and magical, and some 

see it as the apocalypse and life after 

human extinction,” he says. “I have 

my meaning but people are free to 

interpret it according to what they 

see, according to their experiences. 

And this is what I like the most.” 



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Watercolours 

by Chien Chung-Wei 

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“I do not care much about what the subjects are in reality or photographs, I 

just strive to discover, strengthen, abandon, and beautify the intrigue of the 

forms I have observed.” Says Chien 


Chien Chung-Wei was 

born in 1968 and 

earned the master 

degree in Fine Arts, 

National Taiwan Normal 

University. Over the years, he has 

won many awards in international 

competitions. In addition, he is the 

first artist in Taiwan to become a 

signature member and Dolphin 

Fellowship of the American 

Watercolor Society. He now teaches 

watercolor in Taiwan and has 

been invited to instruct watercolor 

workshops worldwide. 

The watercolor works of Chien 

Chung-Wei appear to embrace 

the spirits and temperament of the 

Western watercolor masters over 

the last two centuries. By age 32, 

his works tended to be delicate and 

classic and were reminiscent of the 

works of William Henry Hunt and 

Myles Birket Foster. After that, he 

gradually focused on the expression 

of the essence of watercolors. 

“I do not care much about what 

the subjects are in reality or 

photographs, I just strive to discover, 

strengthen, abandon, and beautify 

the intrigue of the forms I have 

observed.” Says Chien 

“If we compare the various medium 

“If we compare the 

various medium 

characteristics 

of watercolor to the 

different actors in a 

play, then the pictorial 

composition would be the 

script of the play.” 

characteristics of watercolor to 

the different actors in a play, then 

the pictorial composition would be 

the script of the play.” Says Chien. 

You can see the spirits of some 

great watercolor masters, such as 

Thomas Girtin, John Sell Cotman, 

J.M.W. Turner, Winslow Homer, John 

Singer Sergent, and Edward Seago, 

in his works. In the meantime, he 

also broke the boundary between 

watercolors and oil paints. He 

created a series of works using 

watercolors and gouache and looked 

like the Romantic oil paintings in the 

19th century. 

Those works totally changed 

the conventional impression of 

watercolors. His works are temperant 

and classic in colors with masterful 

brushstrokes, which endow every 

character with a rich fullness. He 

creates the beauty and intrigue of 

form even with ordinary subjects, 

and that’s the enchantment of his 

watercolors. In the trend of the 

contemporary art, Chien Chung-Wei 

enjoys the popularity in recent years. 

This seems to let us reconsider the 

pictorial value of the classic spirit in 

painting. 




ART HISTORY 

An X-Ray Reveals What May Have Been 

Van Gogh’s First-Ever 

Self-Portrait 

The conservators at the 

National Galleries of 

Scotland were in for a 

surprise as they began 

their cataloging process 

for the Peasant Woman, painted 

by the world-famous Van Gogh. 

Conservators found a self-portrait 

of Vincent Van Gogh underneath 

the oil painting of The Peasant 

Woman during a routine X-Ray test. 

Art scholars have only far been 

aware of his self-portraits as old as 

1886, when he moved to Paris and 

discovered Impressionism. 

The Peasant Woman was painted 

in 1885, which indicates the 

X-ray findings point to an earlier 

composition of a self-portrait by Van 

Gogh. The Peasant Woman was 

composed above the unfinished 

self-portrait, which reminds us of 

Van Gogh’s financial struggle as 

a starved artist. Analyzing the art 

further, it appears to be part of a 

group of five other self-depictions, 

part of the collection of the Van 

Gogh Museum in the Netherlands 

that he would go on to compose. 

Vincent Willem van Gogh was a 

Dutch-born artist credited with the 

unique brush style he developed 

as he moved to Paris. The choice 

of clear brush marks is due to 

his impressionistic influence 

in his approach to art, which 

aptly complements his raw and 

emotional theme of works. 

This finding has a certain beauty 

to it, as this helps us realize 

more about the type of life the 

artist would have led in the late 

19th century. The artist is often 

referred to as an excellent artist 

in the realistic genre and is wellremembered 

for how Impressionism 

influenced his works, such as 

how the bold usage of colors and 

quick brush strokes portrayed 

an image of conflicting emotions 

and the dynamic movement of the 

environment on this canvas. 

For instance, The Potato Eaters, 

1885, and The Starry Night, 1889, 

though there are many more. 

Vincent Van Gogh was an 

experimental, innovative, and 

fearless artist and is one of the 

most famous artists that the world 

has ever known. 

His artistic genius also granted 

him the title of a mad artist or a 

troubled genius as society grabbed 

at anything to make sense of his 

unique style that was alien to the 

then-existing artist styles of Europe. 

Today, the modern world 

appreciates Van Gogh, for it 

captures real-life scenes, emotions, 

and mythological themes with dark 

and solemn colors. 

His works belonged to different 

artistic approaches, running from 

Impressionism to Pointillism to 

Expressionism. 

Now, with Van Gogh’s 

immense contribution to French 

Impressionism and his unique style 

that led to art that spoke volumes 

through brushwork, it becomes 

vital to understand his style before 

his visit to Paris. Conservators 

must now delicately separate the 

adhesive and cardboard to retrieve 

the hidden self-portrait behind the 

Peasant Woman. 

Vincent Van Gogh was unknown 

during his lifetime. Today, he is 

regarded as one of the world’s 

most famous and loved artists for 

his genius. This discovery adds 

another dimension to the artist's life, 

who was ahead of his time. 


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SPECIAL DAYS 

World 

Photography 

Day 

The yearly celebration of 

the art, craft, science, and 

history of photography 

is known as World 

Photography Day. This 

year’s World Photography Day will 

occur on August 19, 2022, on a 

Friday. 

On August 19, 2010, the 

first World Photography Day 

was celebrated. On this day, 

approximately 270 photographers 

uploaded their images to an 

international web collection. The 

online gallery was seen by visitors 

from more than 100 nations. The 

first-ever World Photography 

Day was commemorated on this 

occasion. The day is celebrated 

on August 19th since that was 

the day in 1839 when the French 

government bought the patent 

for the Daguerreotype method. 

The Daguerreotype method 

was introduced, and the French 

government referred to it as a free 

gift to the world. 

The earliest known instance of 

photography is from 1839. The 

Daguerreotype procedure was then 

announced by the French Academy 

of Sciences. The procedure allowed 

for the creation of an extremely 

detailed image on a copper sheet. 

The procedure did not involve the 

use of a negative and involved 

coating the sheet with a thin layer of 

silver. It became the first technique 

for making a camera image 

permanent. 

World Photography Day 2022 

will have the subject "Pandemic 

lockdown through the lens." 

However, individuals are urged to 

take Selfies and post them to social 

media accounts with the hashtag 

"World Photography Day." 

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5PHOTOGRAPHERS DAY 2022 

Historical Women 

Photographers 

Who Were Ahead 

Of Their Time 

Nearly 200 years ago, two new methods of 

image-making debuted within weeks of each 

other in 1839: the daguerreotype, directpositive 

photographs where images were 

burned directly onto silver-plated copper 

plate, in France and the calotype, the original 

photographic negative in the form of silver 

chloride–sensitized paper, in England. 

Together, their inventions by men who held the patents and usually also restricted access to the equipment 

necessary to make them hail the inception of photography. 

Nonetheless, women have been professional photographers and among the medium’s fiercest innovators since 

its invention, though, their names, contributions, and work tend to be lesser known, like Bertha Beckman, 

famous for being the first-ever professional woman photographer. 

Below, a look at seven groundbreaking women photographers whose work is seeing renewed exposure. 

BERNARDINE CAROLINE THÉODORA 

HIRZA LEJEUNE 

Lejeune’s role in creating photographs, by fixing images onto silvered copper 

plates, wasn’t easy to discover, as her works weren’t directly attributed to 

her by name. She worked under the name of the studio that she cofounded 

with her husband, Jean Louis Bargignac. It was called Leba, an acronym 

combining the first two letters of her last name with those of her husband’s 

surname. Leba was a prominent daguerreotype and photography studio in 

Brussels in the 1850s, producing portraits such as this 1853 likeness of a 

man in an impressive shoulder-tasseled uniform. 

HELENE MAGDALENA 

HOFMANN 

After studying photography in Munich as a 

teenager, Bavarian photographer Helene 

Magdalena Hofmann opened an eponymous 

shop when she moved to Gorizia in 1901. In 

that northern Italian town bordering Slovenia, 

she bought a photography studio on 32 Corso 

Francesco Giuseppe that had belonged to 

photographer Arthur Floeck, and established 

herself as a portrait photographer. Hofmann 

also specialized in photographing tableaux 

vivants, such as this one of three men waving 

their bowler hats at some imaginary person off 

in the distance. 

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PHOTOGRAPHERS DAY 2022 

EDITH ARNALDI (ALSO KNOWN AS 

ROSA ROSÀ) 

Edith Arnaldi is well known for her feminist and Futurist writing, but her 

photographs, produced between 1933 and 1954, still remain grossly 

underrecognized. (She’s also better known by her pen name, Rosa Rosà, which 

she adopted in 1908 when she moved from Vienna to Italy.) But away from her 

desk, Arnaldi was an active photographer who experimented with a wide range of 

formats including infrared photography, color film, and night photography. 

WANDA AND MARION WULZ 

Photography was a family legacy for Trieste-born Wulz 

sisters, Wanda and Marion, who were introduced to the 

medium by their father Carlo. Carlo urged his daughters 

to be photographers even though they were interested in 

other creative outlets—Wanda in playing piano, Marion 

painting. When their father died in 1928, the sisters fully 

committed to operating the portrait studio he left them, 

though their images were more experimental in form, and 

they transformed the family workshop at Palazzo Hirschl 

into a hangout for the day’s artists, writers, and musicians. 

MARION POST WOLCOTT 

During the Great Depression, the images of struggling 

Americans commissioned by the New Deal agency Farm 

Security Administration became iconic visual messages 

advocating for change. Those taken by Walker Evans and 

Dorothea Lange of poverty-stricken migrants and those 

deeply impacted by the economic crisis are the program’s 

best-known products, but the over 9,000 photographs 

produced by Marion Post Wolcott (the only other female 

photographer hired by the FSA in the 1930s) are insightfully 

fueled by her personal interest in social activism. 



Contemporary 

Realism 

By Julio Reyes 

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“I have always been moved by the human capacity to 

love, dream, and persevere, with great courage and 

sincerity, in spite of what can seem like a vast and 

unsympathetic Nature.” Says Julio 


Born in Hollywood and raised 

in the urban sprawls of 

Los Angeles, Julio’s artistic 

aesthetic was shaped early 

on by the platinum light 

and expansive concrete horizons of 

southern California. Often depicting 

lone figures within the context of 

a landscape, Reyes’ chooses his 

subjects carefully. 

His works focus on intimate dramas, 

revealing brief moments of unnoticed 

grandeur, tender souls grappling with 

the pressures of modern life. These 

sensitive portrayals are the result 

of careful observation along with 

intimate knowledge of his subjects, 

and are executed with finesse and 

virtuosity. His landscapes and still 

lives are imbued with implied narrative 

and hidden meaning, and a highly 

personal symbolic language born of 

the artist’s experience growing up in 

the Western United States, as the son 

of immigrant parents. “I have always 

been moved by the human capacity 

to love, dream, and persevere, with 

great courage and sincerity, in spite 

of what can seem like a vast and 

un-sympathetic Nature.” Says Julio 

At the age of 28, Julio won Best in 

Show, in the 2010 ARC Annual 

Salon Competition, the Art 

Renewal Center’s top honor. 

In 2011, Reyes had his 

debut solo exhibition at 

Arcadia Contemporary 

in New York City. 

The following 

year he won the 

prestigious William 

F. Draper Grand 

Prize at the Portrait 

Society of America’s 

2012 Annual Portrait 

Competition, making 

him one of only two artists to have 

won the highest honor at both major 

American art competitions. “The most 

meaningful sources of inspiration in 

my art are the people, places, and 

things I know best” says Julio. 

Julio earned his BFA in Painting, 

Drawing and Sculpture at the Laguna 

“The most meaningful 

sources of inspiration 

in my art are the 

people, places, and 

things I know best” 

says Julio 

College of Art and Design in 2005. 

His work has been featured in dozens 

of books and magazines, exhibited in 

multiple countries and museums, is 

collected all over the world, and has 

been awarded the highest accolades 

given by the Portrait Society of 

America, the Art Renewal Center, 

the California Art Club, and more. 

He recently relocated to Texas with 

artist and wife Candice Bohannon, 

where they welcomed into the 

world their 2 boys, and a 

3rd on the way. He teaches 

workshops and paints full 

time. He is represented by 

Arcadia Contemporary, NY. 



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ART NEWS 

Louvre Abu Dhabi celebrates 

its fifth anniversary with new cultural 

exhibits. 

The Louvre Abu Dhabi is 

set to celebrate its 5th 

anniversary this November 

with three new exhibits 

as part of its 2022 - 2023 

cultural season. 

This anniversary involves the 

region’s first-ever Impressionist 

exhibition, Impressionism: Pathway 

to Modernity, and artwork of 

selected artists for the Richard Mille 

Art Prize in November. In January 

2023, the museum will feature a 

Bollywood Superstars exhibition. 

The Louvre Abu Dhabi seeks 

to celebrate the stories of culture, 

explore connections and find 

commonalities between international 

visitors through art that transcends 

the boundaries of cultures, 

geographies, and time. 

The Impressionist exhibition, 

Impressionism: Pathway to 

Modernity will run from the 12th 

of October, 2022, to the 5th of 

February, 2023. This exhibition 

explores the key moments 

of this artistic movement that 

began in Paris in the 1860s and 

how it revolutionized the way of 

perceiving and painting the world. 

This exhibition is curated by 

Sylvie Patry, the chief curator and 

deputy director for collections and 

curatorial affairs at Musée d’Orsay, 

and Stéphane Guégan, scientific 

advisor to the president of Musée 

d’Orsay et Musée de l’Orangerie. 

This partnership brings together 100 

Impressionist masterpieces under 

one roof to explore a sprawling 

period that spans from the mid- 

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The Louvre Abu 

Dhabi seeks to 

celebrate the stories 

of culture, explore 

connections and 

find commonalities 

between international 

visitors through art 

that transcends the 

boundaries of cultures, 

geographies, 

and time. 

1850s to the end of the 19th century, 

with an emphasis on how artists 

saw the birth of a new world with 

changes in society and economy. 

During the museum’s fifth 

anniversary celebrations, the Louvre 

Abu Dhabi and Swiss watchmaking 

brand Richard Mille will hold the 

second edition of the Louvre Abu 

Dhabi Art Here 2022 exhibition and 

the Richard Mille Art Prize from 

November 2022 to February 2023. 

Art Here 2022’s entries are asked 

to examine the concept of the icon 

percolates within contemporary 

art practices and to inform on new 

artistic perspectives. The theme 

is to understand the distinction 

between an icon, which is an 

object, an image, or a symbol, and 

what it means to be iconic. Artists 

participating are encouraged to use 

icons to reignite the effect known as 

iconic. 

This year, the exhibition will 

welcome entries from contemporary 

artists based in the United Arab 

Emirates and across the Gulf 

Cooperation Council (Saudi Arabia, 

Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, 

Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman), both 

citizens and residents. The selected 

artists’ work will be showcased 

at the museum’s Forum. This 

space dedicated to celebrating 

contemporary art will be curated by 

Reem Fadda, director of the Cultural 

Foundation. 

Overall, this collaboration is a 

meaningful platform for artists in the 

region and serves to expand the 

already fascinating display at the 

Louvre Abu Dhabi. 

Now, on to the Bollywood 

Superstars exhibition that will 

open on the 25tth of January 

2023, and run until the 4th of June, 

2023. The exhibition is curated in 

partnership with Musée du quai 

Branly – Jacques Chirac and 

France Muséums, and co-curated 

by Julien Rousseau, curator of 

the Asian Collection at Musée du 

quai Branly – Jacques Chirac with 

Hélène Kessous, anthropologist and 

specialist of South Asian cinema. 

The exhibition will explore and 

present the cultural richness of 

the Indian subcontinent’s art and 

diverse society through its longstanding 

tradition of filmmaking. 

India produces over 1,500 films 

exported through Asia, Africa, 

and the Middle East in 20 different 

languages. The exhibition that 

will run for six months explores 

the history of Indian cinema from 

its humble beginnings in the late 

19th century to the present. The 

exhibition explores the history of 

Indian cinema from its birth in the 

late 19th century to the present. 

Finally, coming to the final 

event on the docket as the 

Louvre Abu Dhabi celebrates 

its fifth anniversary, it will host a 

month-long festival with a packed 

cultural programming calendar. 

The festival will complement the 

ongoing programs on the latest 

additions, exhibitions and feature 

talks, concerts, performances, 

film screenings, workshops, 

and more. The highlight of this 

grandiose celebration will be 

a dance performance inspired 

by Impressionism: Pathways to 

Modernity, and an immersive theater 

experience based on the Bollywood 

Superstars exhibition. 



ART EVENTS 

Art Exhibitions 

and Events to look out for 

Tomato Art Fest 

The Tomato Art Fest is a 

2-day event that includes 

Parade, Art Show, 

Entertainment, Merch and 

much more. Each year the 

festival aims to unveil a 

commemorative enamel pin 

inspired by the official art of 

the year. 

Date: From August 12 till 

August 13 

Location: Nashville, 

United States 

Wim Delvoye 

Wim Delvoye is a neoconceptual 

artist currently his 

artworks that divert art-historical 

styles and motifs to sublimate 

trivial yet rather unconventional 

objects are on display. Wim 

Delvoye’s works have been on 

display at Documenta IX and 

the 1999 Venice Biennial earlier. 

Date: till September 15 

Location: Leila Heller Gallery, 

Alserkal Avenue 

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Art Beyond Boundaries 

Art Beyond Boundaries by Artoze is one of the largest virtual 

exhibitions of its kind. The exhibition aims to showcase some 

of the best works by creative individuals across the globe. 

Being one of the highest viewed online galleries Artoze 

will honor every participant with an internally acclaimed 

certificate of participation. The virtual gallery will showcase 

the selected works for an endless period. 

Date: From 31st July 2022 

Location: Virtual Exhibition 

Digital 

Extravaganza 

A new media wonderland where everything 

is possible. Witness miracles appear when 

art, creative thinking and technologies come 

together. In this exhibition, digital media stars 

from around the globe reflect upon what's to 

come next in the new reality that traverses 

alternate dimensions. 

Date: Till 31st of August 

Location: Souk Madinath Jumeirah, 

ToDa, Dubai 

In the footsteps 

of Cai Lun II 

In the Footsteps of Cai 

Lun II: Selected Works on 

Paper assembles a group of 

painters and artists who have 

used drawing and printmaking 

as primary media. The exhibition 

features Tammam Azzam, Nihad 

Al-Turk, Mohammad Bozorgi, 

Thaier Helal, Samia Halaby, 

Athier Mousawi, and Faisal 

Samra. 

Date: Till September 5 

Location: Ayyam Gallery, Dubai 


ART FACTS 

Henri 

Matisse’s Red 

Studio was originally 

themed in the color pink, 

the artist overpainted several 

fields with Venetian red 

color after an extended 

period of completing 

the painting. 

Victor Varsarely 

created the world’s 

first OP Art artwork in the 

1930s. There are currently 

three museums in the 

world dedicated to his 

famous works. 

Artist Eugene 

Delacroix’s most 

famous artwork was 

removed from public display 

in 1832 and put back in 1848 

at the Louvre Museum 

where it remains housed 

till date 

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Paolo 

Veronese one 

of the greatest 

Mannerist Masters in 

history is known to have 

created the largest 

canvas painting of the 

16th century. 

ART FACTS 

Famous 

Spanish Painter 

Diego Velaquez’s 

teacher early on became 

his father-in-law. Seven 

years after training under 

Fransisco, Diego married 

his daughter at the 

age of 18. 

The Musée Rodin 

is one of the most 

popular tourist attractions in 

Paris. That’s quite remarkable 

because the city is full of 

amazing museums, yet, over 

700,000 people want to 

admire Rodin’s sculptures 

every year. 

The most 

stunning feature 

of Ely Cathedral was 

constructed after a disaster, 

details of which remain unclear 

to date. Because of this 

catastrophe, the stunning 

central octagonal tower 

was constructed. 



Peace through 

war. The red colour 

signifies the blood 

while white colour 

depicts the peace. 

Arnab Barua 

“Olive-backed 

Sunbird” 

Abdul Rahman 

Sallehudin 

Corals comes 

form my passion 

for coral reefs 

and the sea. 

Baldini Benedetto 

Title: Lights Over Dark 

(During night, viewers 

can see some glow 

from this painting) 

Medium: Acrylic on 

Canvas. 

Fathima Aafreen 

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In Meditative State,... 

thinking,...planning,... 

Carlos Macías-Graue 

I call it time to reflect. 

All the colours for 

me indicates all the 

things we do and all 

circumstances and 

it's the time we spend 

with ourselves when 

we appreciate and feel 

thankful and content 

with all. 

Bindu Roy 

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kids 

Adaira Palithanwala 

Grade 10 

Dubai Gem Private 

School 

Arjun Singh 

Grade 10 


School 

Ananya Vedavyasa 

Grade 9 


School 

Azza Al Suwaidi 

Grade 13 

Al Salam 

Community School 

Darren Luis Alvares 

Grade 6 


School 

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kids@magzoid.com 

Amal Mirajkar 

Grade 12 

Gems our own English 

High School 


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PHOTO BY ZIAD AL HALABI ON UNSPLASH 

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Designer's 

Corner 


ARCHITECTURAL WONDERS 

Guggenheim 

Museum Bilbao 

The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is a museum of 

modern and contemporary art designed by Canadian- 

American architect Frank Gehry, and located 

in Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain. 

This museum was inaugurated on 18 October 1997 

by King Juan Carlos I of Spain, with an exhibition of 

250 contemporary works of art. 

When the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao opened to 

the public in 1997, it was immediately hailed as one 

of the world's most spectacular buildings in the style 

of Deconstructivism 

The museum building was most frequently named 

as one of the most important works completed since 

1980 in the 2010 World Architecture Survey among 

architecture experts. 

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ARCHITECTURAL WONDERS 

Palau de les 

Arts Reina Sofía 

Queen Sofía Palace of the Arts is the last 

major structure built of a grand City of Arts and 

Sciences concept designed by the Valencia-born and 

internationally known architect Santiago Calatrava. 

The building rises 14 stories above ground and 

includes three stories below ground. Its height is 75 

meters (246 ft), being the tallest opera house in the 

world. 

The building was constructed by a joint venture 

of Dragados and Necso and It was opened officially 

on 8 October 2005 by Queen Sofía of Spain. 

Under the metallic, expansive curved-roof structure, 

the building contains four auditoriums: The Sala 

Principal, The Auditorium Aula Magistral, and Martí i 

Soler Theatre 


JEWELLERY 

Cartier 

This delicate collection 

exudes elegance and 

refined simplicity. 

Clean lines of paved 

diamonds create a look 

of timeless radiance - a 

pure, feminine style. The 

Entincelle De Cartier 

ring has 52 brilliant-cut 

diamonds totaling 0.81 

carat. 

www.cartier.com 

Bulgari 

The Jubilee Emarald Garden Tiara by 

Bulgari is as unique as the legendary 

Queen Elizabeth II for whom this piece 

is dedicated. The tiara includes exquisite 

combination of exceptional color and 

weight. An intense color of green is 

portrayed with excellent transparency. 

www.bulgari.com 

Tiffany 

Unique to the Tiffany HardWear 

collection, these highly polished links 

are utilitarian in spirit. Inspired by the 

bold architecture and edge of New 

York City, Tiffany HardWear combines 

gauge links and industrial shapes in 

striking silhouettes. 

www.tiffany.com 

Piaget 

Piaget Sunlight rose gold diamond chain 

earrings. Feminine and playful, our rose gold 

diamond earrings are a celebration of endless 

days enjoying the irresistible glow of the sun. 

Two gold chains cascading from a single 

diamond stud hold a half sun in rose gold. 

www.piaget.com 

Chopard 

The rose in the button hole 

brooch with mobile petals 

is a tribute to a movie great. 

Straight out of Charlie 

Chaplin's black and white 

masterpieces, this black 

and white diamond rose is a 

sign of singular elegance on 

men and women alike and a 

testimony of love. 

www.chopard.com 

Van Cleef & Arpels 

To celebrate the beauty of wildflowers, Van Cleef & 

Arpels has created the lively and elegant Folie des 

Pré High Jewelry collection. Adorned with round and 

pear-shaped gemstones, it reproduces the diversity and 

harmony of nature. 

www.vancleefarpels.com 

Bulgari 

Reminiscent of a stylized flower 

delicately framing the neck, the 

magnificent necklace blooms with its 

enchanting five-petalled design. The 

focal point of this necklace is a 35.45-ct 

cornflower cushion-cut sapphire, 

amplifying the precious diamond. 


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JEWELLERY 

Cartier 

Chopard 

Long associated with the most intense emotions 

due to their deep red colour, today rubies are 

regarded as one of the most romantic gifts, equated 

with vows of eternal love. Their radiance now joins 

the Precious Lace diamond jewellery collection, 

combining diamonds and ethical rose gold. 

www.chopard.com 

Take a close look at a butterfly wing of 

the Apatura necklace and let yourself be 

dazzled by the beauty of its shades, and 

imagine an embellishment that would 

reflect its iridescent beauty. This necklace 

was born from the observation of the 

infinitely small. 

www.cartier.com 

Piaget 

Possession green malachite and 

rose gold pendant with a diamond. 

Essential companion to the dynamic 

and empowered woman, the iconic 

Possession ring becomes a 

precious rose gold pendant 

wrapped around a 

colourful 

ornamental stone. 

www.piaget.com 

Tiffany 

A delicate 18k yellow gold chain combined with two interlocking 

circles defines this modern pendant. The sleek knife edge profile 

of this design, a code of the house since the introduction of 

the Tiffany setting engagement ring in 1886 and is pushed to a 

magnified scale for bold visual impact. 

www.tiffany.com 

Van Cleef & Arpels 

For the first time on an entire collection, 

Van Cleef & Arpels opted to combine 

each of the gems with the Mystery Set: 

one of the most complex signature 

techniques mastered by the Maison 

Place Vendôme Workshops. 

www.vancleefarpels.com 

Boucheron 

This intensely sober jewel features all the signatures 

codes of the Quatre Collection in an unbending circle 

of contemporary outlines. Its four strongly structured 

lines of yellow gold, pink gold, graphic brown PVD, 

and gleaming diamonds ask only to tinkle against a 

profusion of bracelets. 

www.boucheron.com 

Boucheron 

Contrasting yellow gold and malachite 

enhance the femininity of this triplemotif 

Serpent Bohème ring. It is said to 

have protective virtues. 

www.boucheron.com 


WATCHES IN FOCUS 

Montblanc 

The Montblanc 1858 Iced Sea Automatic Date is the 

first-ever sports diving watch for Montblanc. This 

watch features a glacier pattern dial that gives the 

impression of looking into the depths of a glacier. 

This green glacial pattern dial is inspired by the Mer 

de Glace - Sea of Ice. 

www.montblanc.com 

Hublot 

The Sang Bleu II Green Ceramic under Hublot’s 

Big Bang collection is designed with a material that 

complements the design. The ceramic is designed to 

protect the mechanism and stand the test of time with a 

base of zirconium sintered at a very high temperature. 

www.hublot.com 

Patek Phillipe 

Rolex 

The GMT Master II – Chasing new 

horizons by Rolex is an echo of the 

1955 edition which accompanied 

the advent of commercial flight. 

The Cerachrom bezel insert 

combines green and black in an 

original color pairing reserved for 

this watch. 

www.rolex.com 

The very embodiment 

of modern sporty-chic, 

the men’s white gold 

“Jumbo” Aquanaut 

(42,2 mm) reasserts its 

young, dynamic style 

in a new khaki green 

design. This audacious 

choice of color evokes a 

sense of adventure and 

far horizons. 

www.patek.com 

Audemars Piguet 

The Royal Oak Selfwinding 

Chronograph is offered in a 

new vivid colourway, pairing an 

18-carat yellow gold case with a 

green dial. The dial is enhanced 

with a “Grande Tapisserie” 

pattern complemented with 

three snailed counters. 

www.audemarspiguet.com 

Omega 

The OMEGA De Ville Prestige collection has 

attracted a large and loyal following with its classic, 

elegant design. These timepieces are characterised 

by pure styling with timeless luxury finishes. This 

model features a white silvery dial with a silk-like 

pattern and an opaline finish. 

www.omegawatches.com 

Bulgari 

A masterpiece that brings together the marvel of 

sound with the preciousness of gemstones, the 

Octo Roma Grande Sonnerie watch in 18 kt white 

gold with a green alligator bracelet magnificently 

fuses Haute Horlogerie with High Jewellery. 


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Rolex 

The date just 36 by Rolex 

has an Olive – Green 

dial with a distinctive 

face, this feature has 

given the watch a unique 

identity. Characterized by 

hour markers fashioned 

from gold to prevent 

tarnishing, the Rolex 

dial is designed and 

manufactured in-house, 

largely by hand to ensure 

perfection. 

www.rolex.com 

Hublot 

Hublot’s Classic Fusion with Titanium 

Green, The Art of Fusion is expressed 

right through to the heart of the movement. 

Simple watches with innovative watch 

making concepts and unique yet classic 

design is portrayed under this collection 

www.hublot.com 

WATCHES IN FOCUS 

Patek Phillipe 

The Reference 5930 self-winding World Time flyback 

chronograph is available in a new version combining 

the brilliance of platinum with a green dial and strap. A 

combination of classicism and boldness that reinforces 

the personality of this cult model. 

www.patek.com 

Montblanc 

The Montblanc Summit 3 is a smart piece of 

luxury for your wrist. The beautiful design of this 

smartwatch embodies the Maison’s heritage of fine 

Swiss watchmaking and its experience with highend 

materials. 

www.montblanc.com 

Audemars Piguet 

The new Royal Oak Offshore Diver is powered by a new 

movement, Calibre 4308, these models are fit for the wildest 

adventures in and out of the water. they bring together highly 

contemporary sporty aesthetics and age-old hand decorations 

embellishing the case and movement components. 

www.audemarspiguet.com 

Omega 

The slim 36 mm case of Omega De Ville is 

crafted in 18K Moonshine gold and features 

38 full-cut diamonds, which curve elegantly 

along each side. The domed malachite 

dial includes applied and domed Roman 

numerals and diamond-polished hands. 

www.omegawatches.com 

Bulgari 

Gleaming with the refined sheen of 

its materials, the Serpenti Seduttori 

watch makes time even more precious. 

Reimagining Bvlgari’s indisputably 

seductive icon with a striking new design, 

the timepiece boasts the iconic drop shaped 

watch head. 



FASHION & LIFESTYLE 

Louis Vuitton 

Made from quilted 

calfskin embroidered 

with the Monogram 

motif, the Alma BB 

handbag is the direct 

descendant of the Art 

Deco original from the 

1930s. 

www.louisvuitton.com 

Jimmy Choo 

The Olesia pumps reveal 

Jimmy Choo’s distinctive 

attitude. Italian-crafted in 

black nappa, gold chains 

take centre stage, while 

slim straps and a pointed 

toe offer a modern touch. 

www.jimmychoo.com 

Valentino 

The Crepe Couture dress 

with feather embroidery is 

an embodiment of elegance 

and confidence in the same 

material that can be styled in 

both day and night. 

www.valentino.com 

Gucci 

A special collection of pieces inspired by 

the vibrancy of world-renowned resort 

destinations presents a straw effect tote bag 

individualized with colors, and personalized 

details representing each location. 

www.gucci.com 

Dior 

Bois d'Argent, the 

iconic fragrance 

from La Collection 

Privée Christian 

Dior, is housed for 

the Dioriviera limited 

edition in a case 

adorned with the 

bayadere motif. 

www.dior.com 

Gucci 

This collection inspired by the 

vibrancy of world-renowned 

resort destinations presents 

playful eyewear silhouettes. The 

sunglasses instill each style with a 

warm-weather feel. 

www.gucci.com 

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YSL 

The Cowl back dress in lurex jersey is a long 

sleeved mini dress made with viscose from certified 

sustainably managed forests featuring a cowl back 

and all over gathers. 

www.ysl.com 

FASHION & LIFESTYLE 

YSL 

The SL 563 is a half-rim elongated cat-eye acetate frame with 

Nylon lenses. Pair up these amazing shades on a summery 

noon or night-out to give your outfit a boost. 

www.ysl.com 

Christian Louboutin 

The Hot Chick Sling is a new Maison Christian Louboutin 

design featuring a bold cut enhanced with a pointed toe and 

an ankle strap with V-shaped notches 

www.christianlouboutin.com 

Gucci 

Set to become a modern declaration of passion, 

Gucci reinterprets the classic Gucci Guilty Pour 

Homme and Pour Femme fragrances, elevating both 

scents and packaging to higher levels of intensity. 

www.gucci.com 

Versace 

Crafted in Italy from premium leather, La Medusa 

bags add a very Versace stamp to an outfit. From 

roomy handbags to classic shoulder styles and 

contemporary camera bags. 

www.versace.com 

Hermes 

Cap in cotton twill with braid detail in "Astrologie 

Nouvelle" printed silk twill on the bridge. Lining 

in silk and cotton with "H passant" motif. Polished 

palladium plated Clou de Selle detail on each side. 

www.hermes.com 



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DELLOITE 

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited, commonly referred to as Deloitte, is an 

international professional services network headquartered in London, United 

Kingdom. Deloitte is the largest professional services network by revenue and 

number of professionals in the world and is considered one of the Big Four 

accounting firms along with EY, KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers. 

The firm was founded by William Welch Deloitte in London in 1845 and 

expanded into the United States in 1890. It merged with Haskins & Sells to form 

Deloitte Haskins & Sells in 1972 and with Touche Ross in the US to form Deloitte 

& Touche in 1989. In 1993, the international firm was renamed Deloitte Touche 

Tohmatsu, later abbreviated to Deloitte. In 2002, Arthur Andersen's practice in 

the UK as well as several of that firm's practices in Europe and North and South 

America agreed to merge with Deloitte. 

Deloitte provides audit, consulting, financial advisory, risk advisory, tax, 

and legal services with approximately 334,800 professionals globally. 

In FY 2021, the network earned revenues of US$50.2 billion in aggregate. As of 

2020, Deloitte is the third-largest privately-owned company in the United States, 

according to Forbes. The firm has sponsored a number of activities and events 

including the 2012 Summer Olympics. 

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