Salem Alshamsi is a self-taught artist based in Abu Dhabi. Alongside being a full time lawyer Salem teaches Law at Sorbonne University. He pursued fashion at Central Saint Martin in London, where he discovered deep interest in fashion illustration courses.
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Mojgan Endiavi Barbe, curator of Salem Alshamsi’s DECODING, says: “This exhibition is dedicated to the memory of Salem’s late aunt Maryam, who taught the artist the “appreciation of beauty in life”.
In Salem Alshamsi’s paintings and sculptures, one encounters a blend of repetitive patterns, geometric elements, and enigmatic Arabic calligraphy unfolds, captivating viewers with its unreadable allure.
Salem’s painting is organically organized like a mathematical formula, colors find their rightful place and the cubic shapes, which become three-dimensional in the sculptures, have a strong impact. A certain musicality is recognized within his works that comes from his being a musician.
Marco Fraschetti
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Through art, Salem strives to communicate and illustrate first-hand emotion as a therapeutical medium to express significant events in his life in order to re-write them and experience them differently, and perhaps, with more joy.
Salem had two successful solo shows, in Sorbonne University and in the Spanish pavilion of EXPO Dubai.
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You can visit the exhibition from May 13th to June 5th 2023 at Zidoun & Bussuyt Gallery, Dubai.
For more information please visit https://zidoun-bossuyt.com