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Magzoid Magazine - Luxury Magazine in the Creative Space | April 2022

The April 2022 issue of Magzoid Magazine features the team that led Sikka Art & Design Festival 2022 to success and the second cover has an amazing artwork by Christiane Vleugels, an artist from Belgium. The magazine features an Exclusive Interview with Ralf Glabischnig, Founder, Crypto Oasis, Messages from influential persona in the UAE for Ramadan Kareem, and Sikka Art & Design Festival 2022 and many more. Magzoid Magazine is a luxury magazine leading the creative space of the MENA region. The different genres covered by Magzoid Magazine include exceptional designs, arts & culture, interviews of influential business leaders and industry veterans, various creative and design aspects across different industry verticals, luxury lifestyle, creative branding, fashion and jewelry brands, highlights from corporates, and much more. Magzoid Magazine is a leading media platform in the creative segment.

The April 2022 issue of Magzoid Magazine features the team that led Sikka Art & Design Festival 2022 to success and the second cover has an amazing artwork by Christiane Vleugels, an artist from Belgium. The magazine features an Exclusive Interview with Ralf Glabischnig, Founder, Crypto Oasis, Messages from influential persona in the UAE for Ramadan Kareem, and Sikka Art & Design Festival 2022 and many more.

Magzoid Magazine is a luxury magazine leading the creative space of the MENA region. The different genres covered by Magzoid Magazine include exceptional designs, arts & culture, interviews of influential business leaders and industry veterans, various creative and design aspects across different industry verticals, luxury lifestyle, creative branding, fashion and jewelry brands, highlights from corporates, and much more. Magzoid Magazine is a leading media platform in the creative segment.

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ARTISTS IN FOCUS<br />

Mahnaz Karimi<br />

Art is her<br />

first means of<br />

express<strong>in</strong>g sentiments,<br />

of show<strong>in</strong>g different<br />

sides of nature and<br />

realities of life to<br />

viewers<br />

- Exclusive to <strong>Magzoid</strong><br />

Mahnaz Karimi is a multiaward-w<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g<br />

artist who<br />

works <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> realms of<br />

contemporary art, f<strong>in</strong>e art, and<br />

<strong>in</strong>stallation art. She was born <strong>in</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> Iranian capital of Tehran <strong>in</strong><br />

1984. Her passion for draw<strong>in</strong>g<br />

began <strong>in</strong> her adolescent years<br />

and blossomed when she decided<br />

to pursue a Bachelor's degree <strong>in</strong><br />

Graphics at Alzahra University <strong>in</strong><br />

Tehran, Iran.<br />

She has mastered <strong>the</strong> techniques<br />

and chemistry of her medium,<br />

allow<strong>in</strong>g her to fur<strong>the</strong>r enhance<br />

and expand <strong>the</strong> process. She has<br />

managed to <strong>in</strong>corporate a variety<br />

of artistic techniques while also<br />

express<strong>in</strong>g her issues <strong>in</strong> a variety<br />

of forms and materials. Nature,<br />

peace, passion, and connect<strong>in</strong>g<br />

<strong>the</strong> past and present are all notions<br />

and storyl<strong>in</strong>es that run through all of<br />

her works of art.<br />

Her pa<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>gs are mostly based<br />

on pour<strong>in</strong>g, which entails apply<strong>in</strong>g<br />

pa<strong>in</strong>t with a pour<strong>in</strong>g technique<br />

ra<strong>the</strong>r than a brush. This fluidity,<br />

comb<strong>in</strong>ed with <strong>the</strong> unexpected<br />

nature of res<strong>in</strong>, allows her to<br />

more accurately explore many<br />

textures seen <strong>in</strong> nature than any<br />

o<strong>the</strong>r media. Art is her first means<br />

of express<strong>in</strong>g sentiments, of<br />

show<strong>in</strong>g different sides of nature<br />

and realities of life to viewers,<br />

of emphasiz<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> positive and<br />

eas<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> negative. Her take on<br />

unique issues and products is<br />

called design.<br />

Her sculptures were on display at<br />

DIFC Arts Nights <strong>in</strong> November 2021<br />

and at <strong>the</strong> Al Murabba Arts Festival<br />

<strong>in</strong> October 2021. Her limited-edition<br />

artworks were also on display at<br />

World Art Dubai 2021. Her wall art<br />

design 'Dandelion and Wishes' was<br />

selected to be presented at Hebei<br />

International Industrial Design<br />

Week <strong>in</strong> Ch<strong>in</strong>a, and she got <strong>the</strong><br />

Bronze A' design Award 2020 <strong>in</strong><br />

<strong>the</strong> Arts, Crafts, and Ready-Made<br />

Design Category for <strong>the</strong> 2019-2020<br />

term. She came <strong>in</strong> at #131 out of<br />

all <strong>the</strong> designers who entered <strong>the</strong><br />

Arts, Crafts Design Award <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

previous thirteen years.<br />

- feature@magzoid.com<br />

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<strong>April</strong> <strong>2022</strong><br />

www.magzoid.com

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