Arte & Lusso

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Interviews

Interviews with artists and art professionals in United Arab Emirates and internationally

Wallace Chan: Inside a Thinking Material

The work of Wallace Chan resists easy categorization. It moves between sculpture and jewelry, physics and metaphysics, material precision and philosophical speculation. Over the past decades, he has not only redefined what contemporary jewelry can be, but has also constructed an entirely personal language – one in which gemstones become vessels of time, and matter itself seems to hesitate between presence and disappearance.

Zeef Oria: The Quiet Force of Painting

After decades of silence, Zeef Oria returned to painting not as a continuation, but as a transformation. His recent works feel less like images and more like states of being – suspended between chaos and calm, memory and presence, gesture and stillness. Rather than narrating stories, his paintings invite contemplation: they ask the viewer to slow down, to remain, to listen. In this conversation, we explore art not as production, but as an existential practice – a way of thinking, feeling, and encountering the unknown through paint.

Interview with Reynier Llanes. « Reverie » at Firetti Contemporary, Dubai

Reynier Llanes is a Cuban-born visual artist renowned for blending Cuban folklore with magical realism and modern techniques, such as painting with coffee—a medium symbolizing resilience and resourcefulness. After emigrating to the U.S. in 2007, he incorporated Southern culture into his work, creating narrative-driven art rich in allegories. Llanes’ pieces have been exhibited internationally and are part of prestigious collections, including the Denver Art Museum and the Morris Museum of Art. He is deeply committed to community engagement, often conducting workshops and lectures to inspire others​.

Brusk, Ambassadeur de l’Engagement Artistique Contemporain 

Brusk, né en 1976 à Saint-Priest, près de Lyon, en France, est un artiste de rue, un peintre et un artiste de rue renommé. Il a commencé son parcours artistique au début des années 1990, s’immergeant dans la scène du graffiti et se développant plus tard dans diverses formes d’art de rue. Brusk est membre du collectif Da Mental Vaporz (DMV), un groupe d’artistes connus pour leurs styles dynamiques et diversifiés. Son travail présente souvent des éléments audacieux et graphiques et a été exposé dans de nombreuses expositions et espaces publics dans le monde entier. Brusk partage activement ses créations et ses mises à jour sur son profil Instagram, @brusk_dmv, où il s’engage avec une communauté de plus de 53 000 abonnés.

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