European artists present Yemen to the world
0 Comments | Yemen Times; Sanaa, Jul 26, 2010 | by Mahmoud Assamiee
Eight famous artists from France, Spain and the UK departed Yemen on Thursday after creating 67 paintings of Yemen. The paintings depict Yemeni architecture, historical places and tourist sites from different parts of Yemen.
The eight artists are Philippe Bichon, Stephanie Ledoux, Charlotte Jaunez, Aurelie Pedrajas, Philip Braham, Charles Foster- Hall, Eduardo Laborde and David Gonzales. They toured many sites in Yemen and painted the places that attracted their attention. The paintings were exhibited in Bab Al-Yemen gallery.
The paintings include views of the old city of Sana’a, the historical city of Tarim, the beautiful Al-Hajarah village in Haraz, Bura’ mountain, traditional markets or
They took the paintings back with them to their home countries to be exhibited in famous galleries and be part of exhibitions to be held in Europe. This way many people will be able to see these paintings and enjoy the beauty and uniqueness of Yemen.
The artists were amazed by what they saw in Yemen. > remarked Philippe Bichan, an artist from France.
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Some of the artists found that the three weeks they spent in Yemen was not nearly enough to enjoy its beauty and visit all its attractions. They have decided to visit Yemen again.
> said Charlotte Jaunez, a female artist from France. >
She said she admired many things in Yemen: >
She also revealed that Yemen is really different from the picture depicted in the media. She hoped that the paintings they have made of Yemen will contribute to showing a good image of the country.
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Deputy Director of International Relations at the Ministry of Tourism, Abdo Lotf, said that the visit of these eight European artists come as part of the fifth Sana’a Summer Festival 2010
to attract women