Pearl of Times, 2025 

Mixed Media on paper

77x57cm 

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A dot as a visual symbol refers me to the Pearl and grain of sand and also to the embryo, developing from a dot or a cell. Pearl diving and extraction was the historical business of the region, especially in UAE, it was interesting to integrate and transform the shape of the shell into geometric structural design, following Bauhaus principle “Form follows function”. Shell protects the Pearl, protects the dot, protects the baby- so it’s triangles and covering umbrella shape gives mental emphasis .The local desert and sand beaches led me to the idea of using the earthy colors palette which also aesthetically comply with major color scheme of Arab modernism, while intense black can relate also to the traditional “pan Asian” colors. The embryo I decided to develop to a new born baby, it’s the most important and sentimental aspect of the artwork - people, generation after generation, who inhabited the land, kept the identity and cultural code throughout the times, aspiring to make the exclusive and unique beautiful country we live in nowadays, true. In my artwork I show the connection of times, in its succession and heredity, like the lines or threads running from the Pearl.

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Liudmila PANENKOVA ​​

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Liudmila always aspired to work on the international art scene and resides in Dubai since 2016. She held 3 solo shows in Dubai, participated in numerous exhibitions across UAE, Europe, UK and Asia, creating unique detailed ink and mixed media drawings. Nowadays her recognizable technique and symbolic concepts are defined by curators as magic realism style. Liudmila has also taken part in governmental art exhibitions, collaborated with Abu Dhabi Cultural Foundation and Tashkeel, and took part in established art fairs at Carrousel Du Louvre, World Art Dubai and Sikka Art Fair.