(MENAFN- The Peninsula) Twenty-five artists from various backgrounds showcased a rich and diverse array of their works at Katara Art Studios Outdoor Art Market held yesterday at Katara Amphitheatre.
From paintings and fine art photography to sculptures and mixed media, the market provided art buffs with a glimpse into what Doha-based artists have to offer using traditional and modern mediums, including silk, glass, rocks and recycled materials.
The artists at the monthly activity which runs until March were in one accord that the initiative provides all artists an effective platform to display and sell their works in Doha's growing art market.
"This is a great forum for the talented art community engaged in the field whether full-time or part-time artists to have our works displayed in one of the best landmarks of Qatar," Mohammed Muslim, one of the artists, told this daily.
"Since we have a great leadership promoting art, H E Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al Thani, she's going out of the way to promote art and culture in Doha." With the leadership focused on promoting art and culture, he said, art is going in a very big way from Qatar to the rest of the world.
"And we have good artists both citizens and residents and amazing works from all over the world," he added.
Although he works full-time in the health sector, Muslim pursues his passion particularly in photography, an art form which has its "own role to play in understanding a place and its people, who they are and where they are from".
His photos are unique as he puts his twist by integrating a two- or three-dimension element. "Whatever art I make whether it is photography or painting or any other art form, I try to make it more creative by adding a 2D or 3D element to it, animating or working with mix media," he explained.
One of his stunning works is Spiderman in Doha which depicts an image of an Arab version of Spiderman. The photo was a product of a one-minute film he did as an entry at Doha Tribeca Film Festival on the theme of superheroes.
Ruchi Goel, another artist, echoed similar sentiments about the activity and said it is an excellent initiative to promote artists here. The country's art scene is "very appreciative and encouraging" with art fairs organised regularly to offer artists publicity, Goel added.
She is a microbiologist by profession but takes art as a hobby trying all mediums, including water colour, acrylic and silk screen printing, among others.
She breathes new life into an ancient Indian art on her screen prints on silk in which she depicts a wedding ceremony reminiscent of paintings found in caves in India dating back to thousands of years.
A breath of fresh air at the art market is paintings on pieces of rocks by Annette Wendling-Willeke, a prolific artist who is an interior architect by trade.
The rock paintings were a product of an atelier this April called 'Strange Wonders' whose theme revolved around the traditional and modern Qatari society.
In this recent collection of works, Willeke shifts her gaze from the canvas to a new medium which is rocks to paint familiar landmarks and landscapes only found in Qatar, receiving very positive feedback from the art community.
The art market is open for artists to showcase and sell their works whose price should not exceed QR3,000. The next market is on December 26.
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