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LOCATION: D-Square Multi-purpose Room A 3-day workshop offered to the entire KAUST community on the theme of Trees and Forests. 14 Jan: Walking Tour of KAUST campus to observe, take photos & sketch. Followed by a workshop on drawing the observations. 15 Jan: Using the drawings from the previous workshop we will do acrylic painting on canvas. 16 Jan: Developing the work from previous two workshops. The paintings created in these workshops will be displayed in an Exhibit on Jan 17, 18, 19 in Campus Library. Tang finds his inspiration in nature. He invites you to share his subjective vision of the tree through a journey into the wooded hills of South-East of France. For Tang, a tree is like a person. It can be presented like a zoomed portray of branches from a large canopy in the “EDA” series or exposed in groups and crowds within large panoramic horizontal layouts in the “TAIGA”. It may also invite you to a more abstract and intimate promenade in his series “WOODSMOOD”. Originally a graphic designer, Tang adopted a pure artistic career ten years ago. He exhibits in France and abroad, particularly in Japan where he used to live. His paintings are exhibited in several art galleries in Paris, Dubai and Tokyo. Over the years, he has gained the respect and fidelity of several private collectors. His studio is in the old quarter of Lyon where he lives.