Musgrave Shopping Centre and the KZN Department of Arts and Culture are working together to showcase new artistic talent in Durban. The work of Shubnum Shaikh will be on display at Musgrave Shopping Centre, in the Red Square court on Saturday, March 12 and Saturday, March 19, 2011. She will also be facilitating art workshops on these days, which the public can take part in.
Participants will be painting an abstract rose and the workshop is limited to 20 people in each session. For more info call Musgrave Centre on 031 201 5129 or e-mail musgrave@omigpi.com.
Shubnum Shaikh is a Durban artist born to parents of Indian origin. She lives in Umhlanga Rocks and her family has deep roots in the artistic and musical fields – with her grandfather being a renowned poet and sketch artist.
She obtained a diploma in the Art and Science of Fashion Design at the “Reinier Academy of Fashion”, and progressed from being a clothing manufacturing merchandiser to being appointed as the head designer in a large chain-clothing manufacturer. Her design career spanned 20 years in the fashion clothing industry, having participated and successfully receiving accolades for her various clothing designs.
Creativity
For the past three years Shubnum has focused on the painting aspect of her creativity, partly due to family commitments together with a desire to venture into this field. What started as a hobby has progressed into a fully-fledged passion.
Painting, to Shubnum, personifies visual poetry and music. She shares thoughts and expressions through her art and creates inspirational artwork that focuses on love, and texture-filled paintings that awake the inner senses.
As an up-and-coming artist, she has captured the attention of peers and colleagues alike with her natural ability to portray various situations. Her use of vivid colours displays her talent in colour co-ordinations and usage.
The KZN Department of Arts and Culture (Eastern Region) assists visual and performing artists by creating platforms to showcase their work. They also encourage development of creative skills within the community.
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I’ve got a friend of mine who’s very good at art, but at bead work. Would you
be able to promote her talent? She basically started doing bead work from school
under a very popular teacher, “Mrs Bunes”.
She was nominated at the exhibition of 2008/9 and she won.
Please call me if interested 082 0927487.