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ABOUT:
HOWAIDA MOUSSA-WEEL
A
Barbadian of Egyptian decent, Howaida’s goals are to
obtain recognition globally as a modern artist of her age
and as a symbol of West Indian excellence.
She
is a Bachelor of liberal arts in Mass Communications with an
associate degree in Graphic design. She comes with 18 years
in the visual advertising industry, as a producer,
Director
and brand designer. The power of her voice on commercials
and on audio operating systems, such as those of Digicel,
Scotia Bank and BRC, remains centre-stage across the islands
of the Caribbean.
Her
art is another visual language in her repertory of visual
communications.
She
begun painting whilst at university and sold her first
paintings in 1987. She has been a selling Barbadian Artist
ever since.
Howaida
was discovered by Nick Maley, Academy award winning artist
for his design
of the character Yoda, of the Star Wars movies. He
subsequently hosted a solo show for her at his primary
residence in Antigua, circa 1998. In Barbados,
she exhibits exclusively at The Gallery of Caribbean
Art and
at her studio. She is the only artist to have been granted 2
solo shows so far by the gallery and she holds the record
for the highest sales in any solo show at the gallery, since
its inception 6 years ago.
Her
styles are many which confirm her versatility in approach
and in subject matter. Her collection focuses on her
neo-cubist work and panelled impastos.
Howaida
pursues artistic excellence. She is an inventor and her
originality is cherished.
She
is in perpetual evolution and never ceases to experiment
beyond the mainstream because she dares to.
There
is a lifetime guarantee in the quality of her work. She
works laboriously layer through layer in her paintings. Each
oil layer is left to dry and cure over days, sometimes
weeks; depending on the how heavy she lays the paint. The
drying time and the time it takes to fully develop the works
sometimes spans several months, as in her heavy impasto
pieces.
Her
paintings are vibrant and alive with gracious, curvaceous
forms. She takes simplicity and turns it into a highly
complex work of art, where minimalism is juxtaposed with
maximalism. Her paintings have found favour in the private
collections of buyers and collectors internationally.
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