Bonding Through Art

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Guest artist at Bahrain’s recent Love & Inspire Art Exhibition, Narmeen Albaker, tells us about the inspiration behind her art and her experience painting with her daughter.

Bahrain’s art scene recently celebrated the everlasting mother-child bond by way of the ‘Love & Inspire’ Art Exhibition, which was held on Bahrain Mother’s Day in March. During the event, which was organised by Art Fusions Studio Bahrain’s group of artists in collaboration with Fosbis Design and Marketing, we met with the lovely guest artist Narmeen Albaker.

Amazed by the artistic creations of a family member, Mrs. Albaker soon realised she had a knack for creativity too. “I’ve been painting since I was in school. My uncle who is an artist always amazed me with his artistic creations and, seeing his creativity, I soon ventured into art and realised that I too have that creativity and potential,” she says, adding that her favourite medium to work with is acrylic.

Delving into the world of art, Mrs. Albaker has attended workshops in London and Bahrain, and is no stranger to the Kingdom’s boisterous art scene. “I have displayed my art work at Bahrain’s annual Fine Art Exhibition, Alali Art Festival, Akkas Gallery, the Emerging Artists Exhibition and, most recently, the Love and Inspire Exhibition by Art Fusions Studios, which was held at the Bahrain Financial Harbour,” she says.

At the exhibition, we marvelled at ‘Waiting’ – Mrs. Albaker’s thought-provoking work of art. “I intended to express our emotions resulting from restrictions due to political issues, which furthered the distance between our loved and prolonged the wait,” she explains.

During the recent Love and Inspire exhibition, the illustrious artist was joined by her very own daughter, Alreem. “At just 10-years-old, Alreem is naturally very talented and has been inspired by my uncle, Abdulla Al Muharraqi, my cousin, Faisal Samra, and me,” explains the beaming mother.

Painting together has given the mother-daughter duo the opportunity to spend more time together while exchanging ideas and creating works of art on canvas, further strengthening their unbreakable bond. “Alreem feels very happy when we’re painting together. She feels motivated and encouraged to spend more time doing art work. It stimulates her creativity and helps her come out with even more great ideas,” she says.

During the exhibition, Alreem displayed her work ‘The Spring’ alongside her mother’s paintings. “Spring is her most favourite season. The flowers during spring bring out a lot of happiness in her,” says her mother.

Seeing their art displayed side-by-side at the recent exhibition has left the mother and daughter feeling encouraged and motivated. Speaking about Alreem’s artistic mind, she adds: “I always encourage and allow her to use my art media without any restrictions.”

In the future, Mrs. Albaker hopes to turn her passion for art into a profession and eventually open her very own art gallery.