20 February 2016 www.bahrainthismonth.com Bahraini artist Abdulrahim Sharif’s recent works are being displayed at the Art Centre in an exhibition that will continue until February 10. Abdulrahim is a renowned local artist whose career spans nearly 50 years. His research on the subject of immortality in art drew him to three important elements of creation: behaviour, pulse and entity. The combination of these elements became the soul of his paintings in multiple layers of voice and gesture; of energies, thoughts and emotions that lie behind the physical nature of things. He believes that immortality in art is achieved when both physical and mental energy unite in the process of creation, which brings him to the conclusion: it is not what we paint but how we paint. The exhibition runs daily from 9am-8pm and from 4.30pm-8pm on Fridays. Call 80 008-089 or visit www.culture.gov.bh. One of the biggest annual shopping festivals in Bahrain, Al Basta Market, organised by the Southern Governorate, is being held at the BIC on a weekly basis on Friday and Saturday. The market aims to offer local and homemade products; facilitate the communication among producers, consumers and society; educate consumers about the sustainability of recycled products and the real cost of imported goods; and provide a platform for the sale of recycled or environmentally-friendly organic products. Al Basta market is supported by Tamkeen, the National Initiative for Agricultural Development, BIC, United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), the Southern Municipality, Bahrain National Gas Company, Bahrain Petroleum Company, Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company and Sofitel Bahrain Zallaq Thalassa Sea & Spa Hotel among others. The market opens from 3pm-9pm, with free entrance for all. Call 17 750-590, 17 750-581, hotline 35 096-213 or follow Instagram and Twitter @albasta_market A solo exhibition of the latest works of one of the Arab World’s leading contemporary artists, Mohammad Omer Khalil, is on display at the Albareh Art Gallery. The ongoing exhibition, titled Suakin, will continue until February 4. Mohammad is known equally for his masterful black and white prints as well as his large, colourful mixed-media paintings and it is a collection of the latter that comprise Suakin. Having lived in a number of different cities across the world, he maintains deep emotional bonds with all the places he has called ‘home’ over the years, which manifest in his paintings. In this exhibition, Mohammad pays tribute to his memory of Suakin, an ancient port city in northeastern Sudan. Today, the old city is in ruins but the remnants of the coral buildings hint at a past opulence that goes back to pharaonic times. Mohammad was born in Khartoum, Sudan, and has lived and worked in New York City since 1967. He studied at the School of Fine and Applied Art in Khartoum and then pursued graduate studies in fresco painting and printmaking in Florence, Italy. His work has been exhibited in Africa, the Middle East, Europe and North America and is collected worldwide by various galleries, museums and institutes. He is also the recipient of numerous awards and grants. Call 17 717-707 or visit www.albareh.com. IN MEMORY OF SUDAN When? Ongoing – February 10 Event? Art Exhibition: Abdulrahim Sharif 101 Venue? Art Centre When? Ongoing – February 13 Event? Al Basta Market Venue? Bahrain International Circuit (BIC) IMMORTALITY IN ART POPULAR MARKET RETURNS FEBRUARY 2016. HAPPENINGS When? Ongoing – February 4 Event? Art Exhibition: Suakin Venue? Albareh Art Gallery
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