A collection that redefines surrealism through the eyes of birds and the dreams of children in Al-Ahsa
The visual artist Fatima Al-Fawz, from Al-Ahsa Governorate, a unique artistic experience through which it redefines the surrealist school by merging the symbols of “birds” with the memory of palm trees and the identity of the place, announcing its strategic project to establish a specialized art academy.
The academy aims to protect children’s creative dreams from extinction, and to transform their innate talents into sustainable professional paths, relying on a rich portfolio of local and international exhibitions in which human feelings were documented in a different visual language.
Early care
Al-Fouz confirmed her intention to turn her future ambition into a tangible reality by establishing a private art academy concerned with teaching the correct artistic style, directing her primary focus towards the children’s segment, based on her deep belief that talent is born with a person and requires early care.
The Al-Ahsa daughter explained that the academy’s goal is to embrace Told Stories Al-Fawz explained that her artistic identity belongs to the Surrealist and Expressionist schools, as she succeeded in formulating a special visual language that completely distances itself from photographic simulation of reality, preferring to rely on fertile imagination to translate ideas into narrated stories. In oil colors. The artist revealed the secret behind the repetition of the symbolism of the “bird” in her works, describing it as the central element through which she builds stories that mimic the human interior, and embody different feelings that may be read as messages of peace or bad omen depending on the recipient’s awareness and psychological state. The artist pointed out that the presence of women in her paintings goes beyond the gender dimension to be a comprehensive human vessel. It embraces all human feelings, which makes the artwork an open space for interpretation in which both men and women find a reflection of their experiences and memories. Al-Fouz reviewed her experience in employing elements of the Al-Ahsa environment, specifically the palm tree, as inherent backgrounds in her works that merge with surrealist symbols, to provide a visual window that expresses memory and place in a way that avoids directness and calls for contemplation. The artist touched on her prominent painting “Eyes Al-Ahsa”, which started from an initial “sketch” to turn into an artistic document linking the extension of the water springs historically and the flowering of palm trees, evoking the Qaysariyya Gate as a witness to the authenticity of the place and its continuity from the past to the present. Al-Fouz indicated that her first personal exhibition “On the Wound of a Bird”, hosted by Dar Noura, constituted a milestone in her career, as his works revolved around the dialectic of the bird and the human, presenting a visual experience that simulates thought and invites the public to ask questions. Questions instead of just casual viewing. The artist noted her record of participation, including international exhibitions in the Kingdom of Bahrain in cooperation with the artist Khalifa Showaiter, and local participations with cultural and arts associations in Dammam and Al-Ahsa, which strengthened her presence as an influential artistic voice that blends originality and modernity. She stressed that art in her perspective is not just a transmission of reality, but rather it is The process of constructing visual stories depends on researching the components of the human psyche and combining them with natural elements to provide an artistic product that respects the recipient’s mind and stimulates his imagination.Open Space
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