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> Hommage à notre camarade, Mohammad Bahramian. Toutes les responsabilités doivent être établies.

28 janvier 2006, 19:15

82***93** à dit :
"J’étais moi-même à la recherche d’écrits sur cette dramatique disparition "
" Nous sommes nombreux à nous sentir totalement désemparés mais, au-delà, à ressentir une très grande colère envers ceux qui n’ont même pas dénié l’écouter et lui parler pendant les longs moments d’appel à l’aide qui ont précédé son décés."

Le sur-lendemain il est paru dans le Monde, un avis de décès envoyé par la R.M.N,...les salauds...! ils ne disent même pas qu’il s’est suicidé.
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Et aussi :
Cet article du journal des Emirats qui le cite comme un maître sculpteur
dont les sculptures sont exposées à Dubaï depuis 1970 et ses moulages décorent la boutique du Louvres de Dubaï depuis Octobre
2000.

trouvé sur : http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/00/11/10/2268.html

   

Published : 11/10/2000 12:00 AM (UAE)

   Bringing art closer home
   By Henry Jacob

   There is something magnificent about the Louvre Museum in Paris. A
former palace of the French kings, it was converted by Napoleon
Bonaparte into an art gallery in 1793, shortly after the French
Revolution. It has one of the finest collections in the world, and is
particularly strong in Renaissance paintings. The much-acclaimed Mona
Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci, hangs here.
   But what has this to do with the art scene in Dubai ? Well, for
one, Neel Shukla, owner of The Four Seasons - Ramesh Gallery, at the
BurJuman Centre, has just created a Louvre boutique at the gallery which
is exhibiting replicas of objets d’art from the Louvre Museum. The
exhibition, which began on November 8, will continue till November 15.
   "The Louvre Museum has a touch of the ethereal, an out-of-world
feel,’’ says Neel, son of the celebrated photographer and painter,
Ramesh Shukla. "When you are in the atrium of the Louvre in Paris, the
feelings that you get are simply amazing. It is one of the most
incredible structures in the world."
   It was this love for the building and the art pieces which spurred
him to do something for the Dubai art lover.
   The exhibition was inaugurated by the French ambassador to the
UAE, Jean Francois Thabault. BurJuman Centre will be providing the
support. The opening of the Louvre boutique coincides with Bur Juman’s
music and art festival. The mall is a key supporter of the arts and
recognises the need for a museum store in Dubai.
   The boutique in Dubai showcases replicas of the original
sculptures or artefacts from the Louvre Museum. The Louvre workshop,
situated in Roissy, France, has 6,000 moulds of original sculptures.
Some moulds date back over 200 years. New ones are produced once the
older ones complete their life cycle. Most moulds are created for
manufacturing replicas.
   The concept for the event was born about three-and-a-half years
ago. The idea was to bring something unique to Dubai. Neel himself
visited Paris four times in this connection. "There are a lot of things
to buy in Dubai - from fancy cars to perfumes to jewellery,’’ says Neel.
"But to buy something artistic and which has historical importance, one
would have to go out of the country.’’ So he considered bringing "the
biggest museum of its kind to Dubai’’.
   A large portion of the 7,500-sq ft Four Seasons gallery has been
earmarked for the Louvre boutique. About 1,000 objects are on display
and the prices range from Dh50 to Dh20,000. A good number of items on
display are Egyptian since the Louvre has the largest collection of
Egyptian artefacts in the world. Besides, there are works of art from
Iran, the Orient, Babylon, and Mesopotamia, plus a lot of motifs from
16th- and 17th-century Asia. There are also African artefacts and
figurines from Roman mythology.
   Interestingly, one of the master sculptors in the Paris workshop
is Mohammad Bahramian, who produced the sculptures which were used to
decorate the Fish Roundabout in Dubai in 1970. He also did some work for
a few companies in the UAE. Bahramian was quite pleased to learn that
the Louvre Museum would now be represented in the UAE and has agreed to
visit the gallery in the near future, says Neel.
   Most replicas are available either in plaster of Paris or in
resin. The workshop maintains thousands of moulds. Approximately 50
replicas per mould are made of resin and 100 of plaster. After that, a
fresh mould is created. Some of the more complex artefacts require
reproductions from various moulds.
   Over the last 20 years, says Neel, the Louvre Museum has been
using resin for producing its replicas. "Originally, stone and plaster
were used. However, the authorities at the Louvre discovered that resin
was a more durable and functional material. Resin is more fragile, but
it can withstand humidity and outdoor weather conditions.’’

Salut Bahram..