“Al Tashkeel” .. memory of the local artistic movement

AL- Etihad news paper (Abu Dhabi)

Within a new appereance & Strategy ,  “Al Tashkeel” magazine is published again,  its new issue, containing fixed titles, and aiming at diversifying in articles and studies and reviewing various artistic, cultural and intellectual issues, among it’s sections: “Art and Philosophy,” “Contemporary Aesthetics,” and “Heritage and Art.” , “The Issue File”, “Contemporary Arts”, “ Artist of the issue”, “Artist and More”, as well as “Artistic Terms”, and “Tashkeel Panorama”, in addition to covering the most important events and exhibitions, and keeping abreast of the most prominent topics and developments on the scene. artistic and cultural. The editor-in-chief of the new magazine is headed by Dr. Noha Hilal Farran, she is an Art Historian, and researcher holding a PhD in art and science of Art.

“Al Tashkeel” magazine is an important reference for artists, university students, researchers . It is quarterly and bilingual, issued separately in Arabic and English.

The topics of the new issue: “Postmodernity  and cultural and cognitive transformation” by Dr. Noha Farran, “Arts Terminology: The Bet of Translation and the Bet of Creativity.. Investigations between Action and Speech”, by Professor Khalil Quwai`a. As for the issue file, it is about: “The Beginnings of Art movement  in the Emirates”: Muhammad Khalifa Theban, a pioneer, teacher, and founder of art education curricula. by Adel khuzam, and a researsh entitled “expressive realism in Emirati formation”, by Dr. Omar Abdel Aziz, and a study with a title : “Najat Makki: The Lady of Narration”, dr. Noha Farran.”Contemporary Arts in the Arab World”, by the Art critic Farouk Youssef,  and “Art as a way to liberation: How can we step outside the walls?” by  Dr.. Ali Abboud,  “The Aesthetics of Multiple Genres: Beyond the Human Narrative of Art”, by Dr. Amani Abu Rahma, and  “Ali Al-Abdan: An artist and researcher in knowledge,” by Dr. Noha Farran. In the formation panorama, the magazine sheds light on the most prominent events, activities and exhibitions of the Emirates Society for Fine Arts, in addition to the most prominent exhibitions and events in the art scene.

Developing knowledge and visual taste

The first issue of “Al Tashkeel” magazine was published in 1984, four years after the announcement of the Emirates Fine Art Society. The visual art movement in the UAE was witnessing a development and interaction at all other cultural levels, the first issue came at the time as a small internal bulletin for the association, the number of its pages does not exceed eight pages in black and white, designed by the artist Hussein Sharif, and written by the artist Abdel Rahim Salem and  The late Hassan Sharif. Today, the association continues to publish it in a new way based on monitoring contemporary artistic developments locally and globally, with the aim of spreading culture and developing knowledge and visual taste.

Source: Al-Ittihad newspaper

“Al Tashkeel” Magazine

he first issue of “Al Tashkeel” Magazine was published back in 1984, four years after the formation of the Emirates Fine Arts Society. The fine arts movement was witnessing growth and gaining traction on all other artistic levels.