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AnimationIllustration

MangaPhotography

Fine artsCV

Artist statementBiography

Boy, 2011, 46x35cm, Photoshop

Animation

Program: 3Dmax

In 3D animation, I create very short animation that have a concept and gives a message to the viewer. I try to create different styles of animation modeling to attract wider range of audience.I created a short animation about chess pieces, with the idea of war creates sadness and lonliness. I also created a short animation of a young boy living in a traditional Emirati setting. In this animation the target audience were forigners that are interested in our culture.

Illustration

My Illustration work is inspired by the Japanese manga (Japanese comic) style. I try to introduce this style of art to our society and accept it as anew fresh style. In some of my illustrations, I use the manga style to design my local designs to be more accepted and popular in the Arab society.

Moon Girl, 2011, 29.x 21 cmPhotoshop

Falling, 2011, 29.x 21 cm, Photoshop

Free, 2011, 30x 25cm, Photoshop

Thought, 2011, 50x 38cm, Photoshop

Local ,2009, 14x16cm, Photoshop

MangaIslamic Manners

The Fox and the Crow

In manga (Japanese style comic), I like to take a general idea or concept and change it to make it contemporary or that is relatable to our society. In “Islamic Manners” I took the idea of “sharing” in Islam and made it more contemporary by using daily situations. “The Fox and the Crow” is a classic story which I took and twisted the story and characters to make it more suitable for my audience.

Photography

Memories are created in every place i go, and I capture these memories with my camera, from landscape to people. As a visual person, I believe that pictures discribe a moment more than words, because evey person may look at the picture and think differently from the other.

kiss, 2010, 21.95x 32.78cm, Photography Medkhan, 2010, 24x 36cm, Photography

Japanese temple, 2011, 24x 36 cm, PhotographyFuji, 2011, 24x 36 cm, Photography

Katana, 2011, 36x 24cm, Photography

Fine Arts

In my drawings, i like to draw portraits that shows emotions and story behind the character used. I like to combine the Japanese and the Emirati culture in a drawing. I focus a lot on identity and behavior.

Cosplay 2010, 41.9 x 55.8 cm, pencil on paper

Engulfed in Manga, 2010, 86.3 x 68.5 cm, pencil onpaper

Fruits, 2010, 16.5x23 in, acrylic on paper Flowers, 2010, 16.5x23 in, Pastel on paper

Dana Almudhareb دانة املضرب PO BOX: 19282 19282 DUBAI, United Arab EmiratesEmail: dana.almudharreb@gmail.com

Objective To create my own animation, and manga

Education

2008 Present B.A. in Art and Design. Animation specialization. Department of Art and Design, college of Art and Science, Dubai campus. Zayed University. Dubai UAE. Expected graduation fall 20132005-2008 High school Diploma. Dubai Modern Education School, Dubai.

Activities 2010 Participant, 2nd UAE- Japan student conference

2011 Participant, 3rd UAE-Japan student conference

Volunteer, Zayed University Parents orientation. Helped in answering parents questions about the University.

2011 Participant, in the conference dialogue between Japan and Islamic world in Zayed University - Dubai. Academic trip planner, Tokyo-Japan that included:

Meeting the ambassador of the UAE, his excellency Saeed Ali AL Nowais, and held small discussion Meeting members from UAE Japan society Visiting Waseda University Discussion on Japanese culture effects on the UAE, with jgas organization members . Visiting cultural areas such as Temples, Asakusa, meji shrine Visiting miraikan musium in Odaiba island. Visiting one of the biggest manga companies in Japan (shuueisha, shounen jump) Visiting Ghibli museum which is about Hayao

Volunteer, Zayed University Parents orientation. Helped in answering parents questions about the University.

Dana Almudhareb دانة املضرب PO BOX: 19282 19282 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates

Computer and languange Proficiency

Language Skills: Fluent in written and spoken Arabic and English Basic Japanese

Computer skills: Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effect, In Design, Microsoft Office Microsoft word, Microsoft power point, Microsoft Excel 3D studio max Adobe After effects

References

Rahul Malpure College of Arts and Sciences Zayed University - Dubai Mobile: 0507212950 Rahul.Malpure@zu.ac.ae

Dr.Asma Obaid Zayed University - Dubai Mobile: 0506550307 Asma.Obaid@zu.ac.ae

Other interests Japan Painting Photograpy

Email: dana.almudharreb@gmail.com

Certificates

2009 Japan club active member certificate

2010 Participating in Zayed University parents oriatation

2010 Photography club active member

Fujairah Culture and Media Authoruty award for organizing anf participating in (ri’at Al Emarat) exhibition

Biography

Dana Abdulaziz Al Mudhareb is an animation student at Zayed University. She is passionate about arts, and joined the Department of Art and Design. She is interested in many forms of art like illustration, painting, drawing, video, and other fields. She wants to create 3D characters that are inspired by the Japanese style and introduce it into her culture. The Japanese animation style is  distinguished  with  its  character  design  and  storyline.  Their  style  of  animation  is  varied  from  realistic  to  cartoonish,  yet  they  have  common  elements  to  them  with  an  exaggeration  of  the  character  big  eyes,  hair,  fashion,  and  facial  expressions. Her goal is to create 3D videos that have a message for her audience, and further develop work that combine illustrations and manga (Japanese comics).  

Artist  Statement    

 

As  an  animator,  I  want  to  create  something  that  is  enjoyable  and  has  message.  In  the  field  of  animation,  it  is  categorized  as  2D,  and  3D  animation,  which  is  my  specialization.  What  inspired  me  to  choose  3D  animation  is  that  I  can  create  moving  graphics  that  are  more  advanced  in  technology  and  closer  to  reality.  I  combine  the  realistic  aspect  of  3D  animation  and  create  cartoonish  looking  environment  and  characters.  What  I  want  from  the  audience  to  see  through  my  3D  animation  is  that  even  if  I  create  cartoonish  looking  environment  and  characters  that  exist  in  real  life,  the  story  and  message  behind  it  can  be  related  to  us  in  different  ways.  That  is  what  inspired  me  to  have  animation  as  my  major,  and  want  to  be  a  professional  animator.  

In  my  work,  I  try  to  combine  the  Japanese  animation  The  Japanese  animation  is  distinguished  with  its  character  design  and  storyline.  Their  style  of  animation  is  varied  from  realistic  to  cartoonish,  yet  they  have  common  elements  to  them,  for  example,  exaggeration  in  drawing  the  eyes,  hair,  fashion  and  expressions.  As  an  Emirati  artist  I  like  to  take  those  elements  in  animation  and  modify  it  to  suit  our  local  audience.    

The  first  type  of  animation  that  was  introduced  to  the  UAE  was  the  western  animation.  The  storyline  and  character  design  was  targeting  the  younger  audience,  thus  we  had  the  idea  that  animation  is  only  for  kids.  The  Japanese  animation  became  more  popular  in  the  last  ten  years  because  the  audience  target  range  was  not  focused  on  kids  only,  but  also  teenagers  and  young  adults.    

My  current  animation  work  is  focused  on  animation  modeling  and  movement.  I  am  combining  Arabic  setting  with  random  characters  that  I  create,  and  I’m  improving  my  story-­‐telling  technique  to  make  it  more  interesting  for  the  audience,  and  try  to  relate  them  to  my  animation.  Besides  animation  work,  I  have  different  illustration  work,  and  manga  (Japanese  comics)  work.  I  would  like  to  give  a  strong  impact  on  the  viewer  through  my  work,  using  the  Japanese  animation  style.  

 

Dana Abdulaziz Almudharreb2011-2012