EmpireArt Gallery's Vision Of Borneo
By Helena M Mahathir & James Kon

Bandar Seri Begawan - Art enthusiasts in Brunei would not want to miss the opportunity to visit an exhibition featuring the remarkable works of two renowned artists, Herwig Bayerl from Austria and Lena Bosch of Germany.

The works of these two popular artists are currently being showcased at the EmpireArt Gallery until February 27.

It is open Tuesday to Sunday from 11am to 5pm. Its opening ceremony was held Tuesday night with the guests comprising of foreign dignitaries as well as local artists.

Entitled `The Fruits of the Rainbow Tree - A Vision of Borneo', the landscapes (or Geotopes as Mr Bayerl prefers to label them) and figures depict their imaginary views of Brunei, having never visited before this.

They are currently in the Sultanate to discover for themselves the wonders they have so far only dreamed of and represented in their art pieces.

Their greatest hope is to have a chance to meet some of the local artists and learn from them those insights the naked eye sometimes fail to detect.

They then hope to produce further works reflecting this new experience. There are plans to reveal one or two of these during the closing ceremony scheduled for February 24 at 5.30pm in the same venue and will of course be open to the public.

Herwig Bayerl and Lena Bosch were invited to the country by Hubertus Powroslo, an avid art collector, for the exhibition as a collaboration project with Jose Freitas Cruz, who is currently helping out at the EmpireArt Gallery as an Artistic Director. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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