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RUBA ABU SHOUSHEH
GLOWING HORIZON
18 September to 13 October 2018
In Abu Shousheh’s exhibition the horizon glows, as she says ‘within that line gleams the far and the near, from here and there.’
Ruba’s landscapes depict a spiritual connection between the ground and the sky. Horizontal and vertical forms hide within their intersections the symbols of structured geometrical embellishments that reflect the earthly connection we have with our world. These represent all the laws and rules that firmly govern the lives of people and the universe. Softening this cosmic strictness, the artist represents a new perspective by adding botanical elements that have a musicality to them through their curves. From the combination of forms and the concepts represented, one can search for one’s soul towards the glowing horizon.
On the horizon there’s a city not far from sight, within the space of a letter, the distance of a line, near yet far. A horizon that the dancing horizontal lines tell the story of. The city and its dreams and hopes with the lines stretching and connecting to weave a harmony in balance and unity.
Between here and there… there is my city …this is my city. Ruba Abu Shosheh
Ruba Abu Shousheh
Ruba is a Jordanian visual artist , born in 1986.
She has completed a Master’s in Traditional Islamic Art at the Islamic Art and Architecture Institute/World Islamic Science University in Jordan in 2013. She then worked at the Islamic Art and Architecture collage as Instructor for several courses. She has participated in exhibitions and has held workshops in several countries and won several distinctions and awards. For her traditional art pieces she brings her unique views to reflect higher concepts and symbols to manifest artistic vision through various mediums and styles.
in 2012 she received an award for her painting, titled: “Sky of Amman”. She has also participated in “The Sharing Artistic Workshop”, at the Academy of Visual Arts, Leipzig, Germany.
