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event: Project Mulsaq, Dubai exhibition – 2 comments

The Bottles of Ali

The Bottles of Ali are inspired from the stucco muqarnas niches in the 'music room' of Ali Qapu, the 17th century Safavid Palace of Shah Abbas in Isfahan, Iran. Such bottles have been decorating walls in the shops of ancient Arab pharmacists and alchemists for centuries. Anybody walking down the Khan el Khalilsouq can still see some of these delicate glassware filled with aromatic essential magic. Finally, The Bottles of Ali is a Middle Eastern rendition of a Giorgio Morandi painting.

Colour: 2 shades of grey & 3 shades of green. Approx. size: 250 x 50 cm

2 comments
Mariam Abbas

Color combination

Love the gradation in color.. bottle green to gray, nice :)

21 Sept 08, 23:26 Mariam Abbas, 21 Sept 08, 23:26
Edo Smitshuijzen

Sensually attractive

Bahia is the best of all of us in creating a very warm, friendly Oriental atmosphere, with a nice tough of mystique. Traditional and modern at the same time. Great designs and commercial winners, without a doubt !

3 Oct 08, 18:45 Edo Smitshuijzen, 3 Oct 08, 18:45