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Umbrellas become a work of art

Robust utilitarian object meets delicate painterly forms

If umbrellas inspire something out of the ordinary: For the Strike a Pose festival, Oliver Husain and FARE created a group of strikingly designed umbrellas. These umbrellas are artistically decorated with surprising motifs on the outside and partly also on the inside. The works of art could be admired at the participating Cologne gallery Clages.

The festival Strike a Pose combines fashion, art and design and took place for the second time in June 2022 in Düsseldorf with renowned galleries from Düsseldorf, Cologne and Bonn.

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The artist Oliver Husain

born in 1969 in Frankfurt/Main
lives in Toronto/Canada
studied art in India and film at the HfG Offenbach
works in the fields of video, short film, performance and installation

In the beginning there is a special moment

Oliver Husain’s projects often begin with a fragment of history, a rumour, a personal encounter or a distant memory. He uses a wide range of cinematic languages and visuals – such as dance, puppetry, costumes and special effects – to animate his research and engage the audience in complex narratives.

Allover print inside and out

Custom-made products from FARE do not require concrete specifications down to the last detail. We deal intensively with the respective wishes and develop a solution for every challenge that has been thought through down to the last detail.

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