Friday, October 10, 2008

Following on from the success of the Camel Caravan, Emirates Bank commissioned the students to create a horse as part of the Celebration of the Arabian Horse. Using the concept of collaged antique money, which had been introduced with the Emirates Banker, the students created a horse that was completely collaged in reproductions of obsolete currency, recoloured to graduate from blue to gold, the colours of the Emirates Bank logo. Omaima Hidmi again initiated the design. The Arabian Stallion now stands outside the Emirates Bank in the Al Wasl Road, alongside the Emirates Banker II.
The students were later approached on behalf of A-1, the motor racing company launched by Sheikh Maktoum Hasher Al Maktoum, to create a horse representing the spirit of this new venture. Latifa Saeed designed the horse that was painted with exposed engine parts and swathed in motor racing’s iconic chequered flag. The finished horse was displayed in the foyer of the company offices in Dubai.

A third horse was painted as the result of a private commission from HH Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum. A team of five students painted this horse in a contemporary, graphic style as a tribute to Sheikh Hamdan and his commitment to progress in Dubai.

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