On the picture H. E. Moazzam Khan Ambassador of Pakistan, the ambassador of Georgia, H.E. Konstantine Surguladze, H.E. Dr. Alireza Jahangiri Ambassador of Iran and H.E. Roman Kim Ambassador of Slovenia.
By Carlotta Duken and Antonia Barthel.
Embassy Art Exhibition, 3th vernissage.
Wednesday 28 October commenced the third week of the Embassy Art Exhibition. This week the embassies of Iran, Georgia, Pakistan and Slovenia were presenting a great range of artists and art from their home countries.
The variety of art, including tapestry, sculptors and paintings, was again attracting many visitors to the Gallery Patrice van Dorst. Among the highlights of the reception were the speeches given by the ambassadors and the owner of the gallery, Carel Reisch.
For a photo album on the 3th vernissage of the series Embassy Art Exhibition 2015, please open here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/121611753@N07/albums/72157658432912284
The ambassador of Iran, H.E. Mr. Alireza Jahangiri, referred to Iran’s rich cultural and artistic heritage: “It is a fact that art, in general, has a strong root in our history. Iran is well-known as the owner of one of the richest art heritage in world’s history which encompasses many disciplines including architecture, painting, weaving, pottery, calligraphy, metal work and many other forms of art.”
The Iranian artists exhibiting their works were Mr. Bozorg Khazraei, Mr. Bahram Sadri Monfared and Mr. Ali Alizadeh who is an ingenious flutist.
Born with a handicap and drawing all his painting with his mouth, Bahram Sadri Monfared drew particular attention from the visitors due to his incredible skill and artwork.
The ambassador of Pakistan, H.E. Mr. Moazzam Ahmad Khan, addressed the long and rich history and tradition of Pakistani artworks and culture: “It goes back as long as 5000 years, even then Pakistan had the tradition of indulging in art”.
The ambassador is proud of “not only rich traditions but the wide spectrum of art – abstract, landscape or calligraphy which can be found in Pakistani culture. On average the country exports 70-80 million dollar worth of art every year”
The artists presented by Pakistan were Soraya Sikander, one of today’s leading contemporary South Asian artists.
Many of her paintings capture landscapes of her home county as well as organic forms. Her specific style of painting was visible on the artworks exhibited at the exhibition. She is listed as an ‘Artist to watch’.
The ambassador of Georgia, H.E. Mr. Konstantine Surguladze, addressed in his speech the power of art: “Art is a feeling, emotion, it is a story, sometimes short, sometimes endless, sometimes interesting, sometimes not. It is an idea, change, development, transformation.
Art is a frozen moment but at the same time it is an endless movement sometimes slow and sometimes very fast. Art is a behavior or a possibility to tell you something. Sometimes art is beautiful, sometimes ugly, but sometimes you can also find beauty in ugly.
You are free in art and therefore, art is freedom”. Altogether, he described art as “a universal language that unites us”. The ambassador was also proud to announce six Georgian painters present: Mamuka, Maia, George Kukhalashvili, Nodar Khokhobashvili and Alexey Kvaratskhelia
The ambassador of Slovenia, H.E. Mr. Roman Kim, introduced Slovenia as “a small country which has to much to offer. From beautiful landscapes to amazing artworks of our Slovenian artists”.
The ambassador was proud to introduce the presenting artists Ksenija Čerče, Mitja Ficko and Robert Černelč: “They graduated from the Ljubljana Academy of Art and Design in the late 90s and became actively involved in the Slovene art scene at the start of the new millennium. We could say that this is the first new generation of independent Slovenia.
This generation of painters responded to the notion of “new” painting in very different ways – on the one hand, by continuing the tradition of the postmodern deconstruction f at image and, on the other hand, establishing intermedial dialogues and incorporating mass-culture image-making and pop aesthetics in their work.”
All three artists, Ksenija Čerče, Mitja Ficko and Robert Černelč, have exhibited their work in Slovenia and abroad.
Further, the exhibition was enriched by the presence of the artists themselves.
The atmosphere was underlined by flute music from Mr. Ali Alizadeh, an Iranian artist, and food and drinks contributed by the embassies, including wine from Georgia and Slovenia, sweets from Iran and savory snacks from Pakistan.
For information: http://www.patriesvandorst.nl/over-ons/embassy-art-exhibtion/
