(Middle East Monitor) Alia Zaal explores light and perception between French Impressionism and UAE culture

(Middle East Monitor) Alia Zaal explores light and perception between French Impressionism and UAE culture

Responding to Impressionism, Zaal studied the natural landscapes of Vétheuil, Abu Dhabi and Dubai, both in their natural and artificial ecosystems, finding connections between her own UAE landscape and the impressionist one. The artist reimagines familiar scenes of the sea, the desert and the city lit by the sun, the moon and street lights.

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