Heba Abed
Background
Heba is the fifth of seven children of wealthy parents, brought up Riyadh the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. Heba father is a diplomatic ambassador and a successful businessman and her mother is an educated homemaker. Heba has stated about her father, “He fantasized about the west, romanticized the west. Heba inherited her talent of drawing from him as he was ambitious, connoisseur of art, and fond of the European art in rural. However, he did not find time to practice Art.
Her obsession with art began in her childhood when she used to sneak to her dressing room, hide, and draw every emotion and every teacher.
Heba participated in many exhibitions starting from 2007 till nowadays in several countries such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Morocco and Italy. For instance, The second annual exhibition "Made by my hands" in King Abdulaziz University 2007, Arab Quill Exhibition 2009, Controversial Dialogues Exhibition 2011, Al-Janadriyah Exhibition 2012, Missing Feelings Exhibition (Drawing Poems Collection) 2012, Women’s Wright Documentary 2012, Affordable Art exhibition and The Art Movement Exhibition 2012.
Education
Heba completed her MA 2008 and MFA 2012 from King Abdulaziz University
Heba and Scotoma
Heba Abed Invented
Scotoma , or the [https://en. .org/wiki/Blind_spot_(vision)]
Blind spot concept as visual and metaphor subjects thru her masters dagger thesis and her participating in number of group art exhibitions around the world. Abed's work explores the
Scotoma and its potential applications in her society, particularly within subjects that are often overlooked such as incorrect translations of Arabic or the substitution of symbols for Arabic phonemes that do not exist in European languages.
The neglected feminist arguments and rights in the artist's society occupied a space of her thought and her art work [https://www.facebook.com/heba.a.abed.1/media_set?seta.584791588206418.1073741829.100000267466838&type3 Scotoma We Need need to drive 2012], considering that the omission of these issues is a blind spot thinking.
Franco Man in Scotoma
In 2011 Heba made this installation during her research, it was displayed in Young Saudi Artist 2, Athr Gallery. she called it Franco Man in Scotoma.
This installation was about replacing the Arabic Alphabets with the Franco Arab. You can see both kind of
Scotoma visually and intellectually thru the optical illusions, and the linguistic deception.
It was an interactive installation.
In 2013 Heba addressed issues thru Scotoma in her society again, such as misrepresenting the Arabic alphabets by other symbols in a satirical comic style project, which she participated with in the 55th Venice biennale -Rhizoma- under the name Scotoma, Lost in Transliteration. Wallada was sold to Princess Sita bint Abdullah Al Saud.
Scotoma in Jeddah Art Weeks
Heba joined other exhibitions in 2012, 2013, 2014 including Athr Gallery, Arabian Wings Auction, Mostly Visible, Young Saudi artist in Jeddah and around the world.
Heba Abed’s Scotoma, Lost in Transliteration). in [https://www.facebook.com/heba.a.abed.1/media_set?seta.833530913332483.100000267466838&type3 Jeddah Art week 1] & [https://www.facebook.com/heba.a.abed.1/media_set?seta.834718669880374.100000267466838&type3 Jeddah Art week 2] touches on an important theme and with guidance she will be able to create poignant installations that appeal to a wide audience.
Art and career
Heba have established the Visual Art Division in NSA Alj, Assist with administrative tasks, gallery operations, managing the designs, products, managing NSA gallery hall, products display, utilizing modern techniques ideas, Creating new production lines and creating new concepts and themes.
exhibitions and Events
Artworks
-Scuola di Arti 2014
- Scotoma, Fake Emotions 2013
-Scotoma, Lost in Transliteration [https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?seta.591789020904405.1073741829.150941304989181&type3 2014], [https://www.facebook.com/heba.a.abed.1/media_set?seta.833530913332483.100000267466838&type3 2013] , [https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?seta.245331402216837.58517.150941304989181&type3 2012]
-Scotoma, Lost in Transliteration 2013 [https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?seta.461932143890094.1073741827.150941304989181&type3 Venice Biennale 2013]
- [https://www.facebook.com/heba.a.abed.1/media_set?seta.833522859999955.100000267466838&type3 Franco Man in Scotoma, 2011- 2012]
- [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid747029838649258&seta.152779894740925.27964.100000267466838&type=3&theater Scotoma, Aljamiados 2011]
-Scotoma in shapes, 2012
- [https://www.facebook.com/heba.a.abed.1/media_set?seta.584791588206418.1073741829.100000267466838&type3 Scotoma, We need to drive 2012]
- [https://www.facebook.com/heba.a.abed.1/media_set?seta.833669129985328.100000267466838&type3 Scotoma as a culture dilemma,The Art Movement MFA Exhibition 2012]
Honors & Awards
- Heba earned the first position in King Abdulaziz University 3rd Scientific Meeting in fine arts competition, and the 3rd Scientific Meeting in Saudi Arabia Universities Conference 2012 under the concept
Scotoma.
She earned the first position in King Abdulaziz University Creativity competition as will and her painting
Heba is the fifth of seven children of wealthy parents, brought up Riyadh the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. Heba father is a diplomatic ambassador and a successful businessman and her mother is an educated homemaker. Heba has stated about her father, “He fantasized about the west, romanticized the west. Heba inherited her talent of drawing from him as he was ambitious, connoisseur of art, and fond of the European art in rural. However, he did not find time to practice Art.
Her obsession with art began in her childhood when she used to sneak to her dressing room, hide, and draw every emotion and every teacher.
Heba participated in many exhibitions starting from 2007 till nowadays in several countries such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Morocco and Italy. For instance, The second annual exhibition "Made by my hands" in King Abdulaziz University 2007, Arab Quill Exhibition 2009, Controversial Dialogues Exhibition 2011, Al-Janadriyah Exhibition 2012, Missing Feelings Exhibition (Drawing Poems Collection) 2012, Women’s Wright Documentary 2012, Affordable Art exhibition and The Art Movement Exhibition 2012.
Education
Heba completed her MA 2008 and MFA 2012 from King Abdulaziz University
Heba and Scotoma
Heba Abed Invented
Scotoma , or the [https://en. .org/wiki/Blind_spot_(vision)]
Blind spot concept as visual and metaphor subjects thru her masters dagger thesis and her participating in number of group art exhibitions around the world. Abed's work explores the
Scotoma and its potential applications in her society, particularly within subjects that are often overlooked such as incorrect translations of Arabic or the substitution of symbols for Arabic phonemes that do not exist in European languages.
The neglected feminist arguments and rights in the artist's society occupied a space of her thought and her art work [https://www.facebook.com/heba.a.abed.1/media_set?seta.584791588206418.1073741829.100000267466838&type3 Scotoma We Need need to drive 2012], considering that the omission of these issues is a blind spot thinking.
Franco Man in Scotoma
In 2011 Heba made this installation during her research, it was displayed in Young Saudi Artist 2, Athr Gallery. she called it Franco Man in Scotoma.
This installation was about replacing the Arabic Alphabets with the Franco Arab. You can see both kind of
Scotoma visually and intellectually thru the optical illusions, and the linguistic deception.
It was an interactive installation.
In 2013 Heba addressed issues thru Scotoma in her society again, such as misrepresenting the Arabic alphabets by other symbols in a satirical comic style project, which she participated with in the 55th Venice biennale -Rhizoma- under the name Scotoma, Lost in Transliteration. Wallada was sold to Princess Sita bint Abdullah Al Saud.
Scotoma in Jeddah Art Weeks
Heba joined other exhibitions in 2012, 2013, 2014 including Athr Gallery, Arabian Wings Auction, Mostly Visible, Young Saudi artist in Jeddah and around the world.
Heba Abed’s Scotoma, Lost in Transliteration). in [https://www.facebook.com/heba.a.abed.1/media_set?seta.833530913332483.100000267466838&type3 Jeddah Art week 1] & [https://www.facebook.com/heba.a.abed.1/media_set?seta.834718669880374.100000267466838&type3 Jeddah Art week 2] touches on an important theme and with guidance she will be able to create poignant installations that appeal to a wide audience.
Art and career
Heba have established the Visual Art Division in NSA Alj, Assist with administrative tasks, gallery operations, managing the designs, products, managing NSA gallery hall, products display, utilizing modern techniques ideas, Creating new production lines and creating new concepts and themes.
exhibitions and Events
Artworks
-Scuola di Arti 2014
- Scotoma, Fake Emotions 2013
-Scotoma, Lost in Transliteration [https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?seta.591789020904405.1073741829.150941304989181&type3 2014], [https://www.facebook.com/heba.a.abed.1/media_set?seta.833530913332483.100000267466838&type3 2013] , [https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?seta.245331402216837.58517.150941304989181&type3 2012]
-Scotoma, Lost in Transliteration 2013 [https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?seta.461932143890094.1073741827.150941304989181&type3 Venice Biennale 2013]
- [https://www.facebook.com/heba.a.abed.1/media_set?seta.833522859999955.100000267466838&type3 Franco Man in Scotoma, 2011- 2012]
- [https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid747029838649258&seta.152779894740925.27964.100000267466838&type=3&theater Scotoma, Aljamiados 2011]
-Scotoma in shapes, 2012
- [https://www.facebook.com/heba.a.abed.1/media_set?seta.584791588206418.1073741829.100000267466838&type3 Scotoma, We need to drive 2012]
- [https://www.facebook.com/heba.a.abed.1/media_set?seta.833669129985328.100000267466838&type3 Scotoma as a culture dilemma,The Art Movement MFA Exhibition 2012]
Honors & Awards
- Heba earned the first position in King Abdulaziz University 3rd Scientific Meeting in fine arts competition, and the 3rd Scientific Meeting in Saudi Arabia Universities Conference 2012 under the concept
Scotoma.
She earned the first position in King Abdulaziz University Creativity competition as will and her painting
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