Page 2 - Khaleej Times Dubai News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Dubai: When Israeli artist Elior Hazan made Peace of Art Purva Grover © Provided by Khaleej Times Dubai: When Israeli artist Elior Hazan made Peace of Art Artist Elior Hazan sees himself in the character Aladdin, from the movies. The character similarities being, someone who has lived on the streets and strives to survive. He is a 33-year-old graffiti artist from Tel Aviv, who grew up in a slum neighbourhood in south Tel Aviv that later became one of the most prestigious neighbourhoods in the country. When I was a kid, I used to work in the Carmel Market in Israel, painting on the Tel Aviv promenade for $5 and working various jobs in order to support myself and my family. As I grew up and became more prominent in the art community, I chose to remain humble and remember my roots, my community, where I come from, just like the character from the movie, says the artist, who was in Dubai last month, as part of a first of its kind artists residency with Hote

United arab emiratesFrance generalTel avivUnited statesElior hazanMediyah al maktoumMuhanad al nassiriRamsha fatimaReem al falasiHotel indigo dubai downtownBurj al arabKhaleej times dubaiCarmel marketArt nightஒன்றுபட்டது அரபு அமீரகங்கள்பிரான்ஸ் ஜநரல்