The Gardens Within
‘Window with a View,’ by Saudi artist Daniah Al-Saleh. Watercolor, Gouache and pencil diptych, 127 x 85 cm each, 2015. The piece is about the division in social class. Daniah used two typical views, one of rooftops and their haphazard TV dishes, while the other is of a garden. Each ‘View’ represents one social class. The higher one is on the social ladder, the better their view is. But people have more things in common than not. We focus on eye level pleasures, but forget to look up and see how we all share one sky, one heaven. The sky is represented symbolically by the seven heavens, seven divisions of different blues. The red triangles encourage the viewer to look up instead of downwards. Red being the color of all people, the color of blood. Art courtesy of the artist and Athr Gallery, Jeddah.
Such as the beginning of life with the Garden of Eden to philosophy of serenity and color. Here we meet artists from a special collection by Barjeel Art Foundation who reinterpret the art of gardens in their own way.
‘Garden 4’ by legendary Emirati artist Hassan Sharif. Oil on canvas, 100 x 70 cm, 2007. Image courtesy of Barjeel Art Foundation, Sharjah.
‘Flower in the Garden’ by Emirati artist Maitha Demithan. Scanography on paper,
178 x 143 cm, 2010. Image courtesy of Barjeel Art Foundation, Sharjah.
‘The Palm,’ by renowned Kuwaiti artist Abdul Rida Baqer. Oil on canvas, 104 x 79 cm, 2006. Image courtesy of Barjeel Art Foundation, Sharjah
