Majestic Hotel, Luxurious 4 Star Hotel Tower, Hosting its Second Art Exhibition
"Colors 2007 - Dubai".
March 08-14, 2007

The Majestic Hotel Tower, a recently opened four star luxury hotel in Bur Dubai, is hosting its second major art exhibition, aptly named Colors 2007 Dubai. The owner of Majestic Hotel, Mario Economides is an art lover and thus has turned the first floor of the hotel into an exquisite art gallery, aiming to continuously host exhibitions featuring painters from diverse ethnic backgrounds, art styles, and ages.

The opening of the Colors 2007 Dubai exhibition will take place on March 8th and it will run up until the 14th. The event is set to excite art lovers in Dubai, as it is a unique array of artworks flown in especially, piece by piece, from India.

The Colors 2007 Dubai exhibition will showcase contemporary Indian art, exhibiting 50 paintings of 40 reputed artists from India, both senior and young. Among the participating artists are Asit Patnaik, Ajay De, Ajay Kumar Samir, Anand Panchal, Gurucharan Singh, Jai Zharotia, K. Murlidharan, Lailtha Lajmi Prafulla Dahanukar, Rameshwar Singh, Piu Sarkar, Sukanta Das, Vijender Sharma, Vrindavan Solanki, Wasim Kapoor, Partho Bhattacharya, Yashwant Shirwadkar, Sanjeev Kumar, O. P. Sharma, to name a few.

A well known young artist of India, Vijender Sharma’s magical painting depicts the nuances of deep meditation, while another famous young artist, Asit Pathnaik’s painting captures the intensity of the man-woman relationship on the canvas very beautifully. Prominent senior artist Gurucharan Singh’s paintings portrays the fragile relationship between man and nature and Vrindavan Solanki’s black and white ink paintings with man and woman as subject is captivating to say the least. Yashwant Shirwadkar is a very famous landscape artist of India. His painting on Banaras in this show is truly a visual treat to the eyes. Another young famous artist Piu Sarkar has done exquisite symbolic paintings.

Colors 2007 Dubai is brought to Dubai by Mr. Sunil Chauhan, a well known curator in India, as well and proprietor of Artland Gallery, the fastest growning in Mumbai. Sunil Chauhan has curated many prestigious art shows in India, New Delhi, Mumbai, including in five star hotels like Hotel Taj Mahal Place and Towers Mumbai, Hotel Ashok, New Delhi. The Colors exhibition was launched by Mr. Chauhan in 2005 in Mumbai and it is a prestigious and large scale art show, showcasing 100 artists of India, at the Prince of Wales Museum, marking remarkable success for the last two years. Mr. Chauhan’s aim is to make Colors 2007 Dubai an extension of this grand show. “We plan to make Colors 2007 Dubai of a similar stature and we are certain of its success,” he says.

Majestic Hotel’s General Manager Alexander Economides is very proud to be associated with art of such caliber and said: “I am a great supporter and patron of the arts. Majestic Hotel would like to feature and display the work of a wide variety of artists from numerous backgrounds, cultures and social environments. It is our aim to host ongoing exhibitions of talent here in Majestic Hotel, unique and beautiful works easily accessible to the people of Dubai. Just as we are promoting music by featuring the best live music in Dubai in the hotel’s club restaurant The Music Room, we would like to promote art in Dubai by hosting art exhibitions on our premises.”
Majestic Hotel is an independent, family run hotel property. It is the tallest hotel tower in Bur Dubai. The management prides itself on personal touch, intimacy, five star quality and a boutique air about the hotel. They plan to launch a chain of Majestic Hotels in the UAE.