Sharjah Art Foundation

Sharjah Biennial 16

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
6 Febuary — 15 June 2025

Workshop Descriptions

Typography Portraits

Date: Thursday, 17 November, 2022
Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Location: Collection Building
Ages: 15+
Language: English

Construct your own typography portrait with an ink pen. Arrange letters in the form of a portrait on a handmade sheet, combining the beauty of lettering with a powerful illustration to create a striking and significant image. You can take inspiration from K. G. Subramanyan’s use of monochrome illustration, figurative components and abstract patterns in The Tale of the Talking Face (1989).


Scroll Painting on Rice Paper
Date: Friday, 18 November, 2022
Time: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Location: Collection Building
Ages: 15+
Language: English

Drawing on the colourful work of Bhupen Khakhar, who portrays the life and work of the ordinary people of India through the life of shopkeepers on the street, create a scroll painting on rice paper, one of the most popular art forms in Asian traditions. Sketch elements inspired by Khakhar’s work onto the rice paper, and paint your project with bright poster colours.

Registration

Spaces are limited to 20 students in each workshop. To register please click here or email us at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or call us on 06 568 5050.