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Lake Pontchartrain Causeway USA
King Fahd Causeway Bahrein
Donghai Bridge China
Chesapeake Bay Bridge USA
Source: http://www.zmetravel.com/
Friday, April 24, 2009
Monday, April 13, 2009
Fantasy On Canvas
A meditative painter, Dhiren Sasmal has devoted most of his artistic career towards creating a world of myth and fantasy. Adekha Dekha, the ongoing show of his paintings, finds the artist looking at the world through the innocent eyes of a child. Inspired by folk tales from around the world, his canvasses portray an imaginative vision of life. His magical, extraordinary and ethereal world of beauty is inhabited by kings, queens, princes, lonely damsels, horses, fish, birds, fairies, demons and many other earthly and unearthly creatures. What Sasmal paints is not simply an illustration of any particular folk tale. On the contrary, the stories are for him a point of departure, from where his creativity takes off. Transforming the spirit of a particular genre of fairy tale, he concentrates on analysing and bringing together the common elements in stories belonging to different traditions. But, at some level, his paintings reflect the folk sobriety of Bengal art when he works with folk tales of Bengal. They are imbued with expressionism when based on Aesop’s Fables or take on the Western surrealistic expression when dealing with Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland. Ultimately, Sasmal achieves pure visual harmony by envisaging the world through the consciousness of a child.
Source: http://www.telegraphindia.com/
Source: http://www.telegraphindia.com/
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Summer Collection Launched In Islamabad
Dazzling designs coupled with innovative cuts and glamorous embellishments attracted a large number of women and girls to the launching ceremony of ‘Hunar’ summer collection.
Bringing a blend of modern designs to the eastern 'shalwar-kameez', the designers Semi and Aliya have taken their inspiration from modern 'empowered image of Pakistani women.
According to Aliya, a model-turned-designer having lived in Europe, 'Hunar' is for today's woman who wants to look chic but retain her cultural appearances. “We think that there is a huge scope to alter styles in Pakistan and infuse it with various elements,” she said.
She said that a lot of people work on orders, which tends to take long-term planning for a client and people don’t have time to plan events and evenings. ‘Hunar’ wants to fill that gap, where a trendy outfit can be picked up instantly.
"We have chosen to launch cutting edge designs that will arouse public's fashion sensibilities," she said, while adding that Islamabad needs some of its own homegrown designers and develop synergies amongst the handful names to host its own fashion week.
She said that their range included casual, formal and semi-formal wear while their summer collection exclusively deals with the formal wear. "It is really hard to choose the formal dress in the hot and humid weather of our country, but we created a glamorous look of a summer outfit by embellishing them in a proper way," she said.
The event was formally inaugurated by In Sun Choi, wife of the ambassador of Republic of Korea. It was well-attended by dignitaries, diplomats and fashion conscious women of Islamabad.
Speaking on the occasion, In Sun Choi said that the designs displayed in the exhibition had a great similarity with the Korean designs. "The designers have worked with all colour tones to cater to the demands of all types of customers," she said.
She said that the designs and colour combinations have a great deal of universality in them and is a fusion of different cultures besides representing Pakistan in a true sense.
Source: http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=170814
Bringing a blend of modern designs to the eastern 'shalwar-kameez', the designers Semi and Aliya have taken their inspiration from modern 'empowered image of Pakistani women.
According to Aliya, a model-turned-designer having lived in Europe, 'Hunar' is for today's woman who wants to look chic but retain her cultural appearances. “We think that there is a huge scope to alter styles in Pakistan and infuse it with various elements,” she said.
She said that a lot of people work on orders, which tends to take long-term planning for a client and people don’t have time to plan events and evenings. ‘Hunar’ wants to fill that gap, where a trendy outfit can be picked up instantly.
"We have chosen to launch cutting edge designs that will arouse public's fashion sensibilities," she said, while adding that Islamabad needs some of its own homegrown designers and develop synergies amongst the handful names to host its own fashion week.
She said that their range included casual, formal and semi-formal wear while their summer collection exclusively deals with the formal wear. "It is really hard to choose the formal dress in the hot and humid weather of our country, but we created a glamorous look of a summer outfit by embellishing them in a proper way," she said.The event was formally inaugurated by In Sun Choi, wife of the ambassador of Republic of Korea. It was well-attended by dignitaries, diplomats and fashion conscious women of Islamabad.
Speaking on the occasion, In Sun Choi said that the designs displayed in the exhibition had a great similarity with the Korean designs. "The designers have worked with all colour tones to cater to the demands of all types of customers," she said.
She said that the designs and colour combinations have a great deal of universality in them and is a fusion of different cultures besides representing Pakistan in a true sense.
Source: http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=170814
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