DODI TABBAA
THE PIXEL LIGHTBOX SOCIETY
An experience with pixels and light
19 May to 2 June 2013
Under the patronage of HRH Princess Sarvath El Hassan, Dodi Tabbaa’s latest exhibition uses the geometry of pixels, to create a luminous exhibition of prints that glow with almost neon shades of energy and enhanced color lighting up each square, giving each an individual burst of an aura-like beam.
Revisiting her exploration with pop art, Tabbaa takes her work to a new level of by referencing digital pixels, LED lighting and high definition effects . Dodi admits influence from Japanese video games, especially from the artist Keiji Inafune, but there are other references as well, to the classic colour theorists and op artists of the 20th century such as Josef Albers, Dan Flavin or Victor Vasareley.
Dodi explores the effects of perception though the illusion of movement across space and the interaction of adjacent colours, in some works imagining additional environments through over-stamping, where fish swim in pixilated seas with dappled light, or birds shelter in an oasis in the desert.
With the effects of modulation and tonal variation across the geometric forms, the works are vibrant, colourful and enhanced by the inference of light from within. Dodi Tabbaa brings a 21st century perspective to colour theory.
Dodi Tabbaa
Drawing on her rich native culture and her western education, Dodi Tabbaa works in various media for her art. Her work is characterized by geometric shapes mixed with free hand spontaneity and she emphasizes the distribution of shapes and unadulterated colours.
Born in Pakistan, Dodi Tabbaa received her BFA Honours in Fine Arts and Graphic Design (Lahore Pakistan) with a post graduate diploma in printmaking, textile design and typography from the Ruskin School of Art in the UK. She has held various positions as a curator and since 1988 has exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in Amman, Bangladesh, France, London, USA, Iceland, UAE, Bahrain and Germany. Dodi’s art is held in public and private collections throughout the world.
Since 1977 Dodi has been living and working in Amman and is married to Jordanian sculptor Samer Tabbaa.
