The Klimt exhibition opens in Muscat

Sayyid Ali and Bernhard Böhler

 

The “Golden Age of Austrian Art” was opened today by H.E. Sayyid Ali bin Hamoud Al BuSaidi, Minister of the Diwan. Included in the display is the Gustav Klimt study sketch for the painting of “Adele Bloch-Bauer” ( the painting that was sold to the Lauder Museum) and includes other works by Kokoschka, Schiele and Fronius . 

Bernhard Böhler the Director of the Dommuseum Museum, which provided the sketches for the exhibition, gave Sayyid Ali an overview of highlights. This is the first in a series of art exhibitions featuring international artists – the planned list is of similar calibre. Austria and Oman have a co-operative relationship in culture going back well over a decade – and this is a wonderful example.

Setting the tone for the evening the opening was followed by the “Trish Trash” Polka and later other Austrian music – performed by members from the Royal Oman Symphony Orchestra .

Cooler weather brings new openings – a new Gallery in OMAN

It was a pleasure to be at the opening of what, I feel, will be a superb showcase for Omani and International Artists .

The Gallery is opened

Al Tarhal is a partnership, focusing on mentoring, developing and promoting promising Omani and International emerging artists. Works by Omani artists like Naima Al Maimani, whose works I am familiar with; join artist whose works I have yet to discover, like the calligrapher Saleh Al Shukairi.

Pictures at a Galley in Oman

 

Oman has had a long tradition of traditional decorative works with silver (the exquisite Mans Khanjar and Ladies Hirz necklaces ) and wood (bold entrance doors into major mansions) . Art as pure decoration had yet to fire the imagination of many Omani’s , but with increased awareness and demand, the gallery should have no difficulty in finding Omani’s to mentor.