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The most important and highly celebrated artist of the UAE, Abdul Qader Al RAis, at the age of 14 has done wonders in painting and was well received in Kuwait where he resided as a student.
He was awarded first honour as a young artist for his artwork which was inspired by the movie”Agony & the Ecstasy.” And signaled the beginning of his extraordinary life in art. Abdul Qader’s incessant pencil and watercolour sketches cleary defined his role in life as an artist. He was a perfectionist who labored to get the right colours, studied different techniques and applied that knowledge to successive paintings.
Largely self-taught, his interest in old local architecture gems and nature were depicted in romantic realism. His early work explores local scenery, coastlines and idyllic landscape in the UAE. They were essentially realist but it is an extraordinary realism distilled by an exacting eye and a mystical imagination which gives his works much of its power. Not only does he capture the place, but also the sense of time, in a medium that is most expressive, appealing and challenging- watercolour.
These early works has led to continued success, winning awards after awards and has garnered the attention of national and international media. Abdul Qader Al Rais became a household name in the GCC world of fine arts.
He continued for the next several years to concentrate on local sceneries that became his trademark. Then, at the crucial juncture of his career, when he was moving beyond the tradional subject in watercolour so indelibly associated with his name. Abdul Qader stepped outside himself and began to address issues of artistic authorship and individual style with acuity and critical distance.
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