Dubai, UAE: The Paintbrush Art Community has carved a niche with its signature larger than life events that takes every person present to another world of fantasy.
“This is the magic of art!”, says the Founder Sonal Purohit who is herself an accomplished artist. “Since the beginning we are all mesmerized by cinema and those iconic actors who have been our role models” Paramount Movies have been a part of our growing up and we have been fortunate to have worked under their banner; The Paintbrush Art Community and Paramount Hotel Midtown, Business Bay, Dubai again collaborated and have presented the second season of Retro Revival (An ode to paramount movies through art).
Along with the eminent artists of various Nationalities, exclusive artworks have been created to celebrate the grandeur of Paramount movie classics & characters that took every one present there into that golden era all over again. “We have this Hollywood Dream in our hearts and through art, we got this opportunity to live this dream and become a part of Hollywood classics of Paramount” said Pascal Eggestedt, General Manger.
The opening ceremony took place on September 27th,2025 at the lavish paramount Midtown Hotel, Dubai. Enormous enthusiastic & lovable team and Mr. Pascal Eggestedt (GM) ensured that the celebrations smoothly sail through the magical evening. The Celebrated Chef Ivan created surprises for all the artists by making customised chocolates for all the artists with their artworks printed on it. Team member Sarfraz and his entire team made sure the pass arounds and its presentation goes hand in hand with the exhibits and starry performances. It created so much enthusiasm in the air.
The event was graced by the elite guests and personalities from the UAE. Chief Guest Ahmed Al Hosani, who also happens to be a versatile artist & first emarati classical singer mesmerized the audience with his melodies that reminded us of Elvis Presley.
Artist and Singer Victoria Szydlak brought Audrey Hepburn to life by her magical performance and dress up.
The artists came dressed as Paramount movie characters and did a fashion walk that was admired and enjoyed by all the families and guests present. they recreated the looks of the classics such as – Terminator, Godfather, Grease, Titanic and other movies from paramount.
The walk, performances, art tour were thoroughly enjoyed by the guests. Eminent guests who came to support the event were Legendary Artist Ahmed Al Awadhi (Rukni), Nada Al Barazi, Mohammed Yusuf (Gulf Today), Sanju Kalam – Dr. Maria Khan, Art Teacher Mamta Shah, Vaishali of FAME Magazine, Jitendra Odhrani- Devanshi Odhrani. Travel Partner TravTips came forward to support the artists by their generous travel voucher by CEO Suraj Mainat.
Dr. Romit purohit (Healthcare Professional and Co-Founder), as always, was a charmer and an entertainer stole the limelight by his performance and wits that kept everyone glued to their seats. He says, “Retro Revival is a vibrant showcase of paramount Classics, where artists brought iconic characters to life with creativity and passion, made even more memorable by the warm hospitality of Paramount Midtown Hotel”. Twenty one artists from six nationalities came together to create the artworks based on the theme of paramount movies. Their names are as follows:
– Ahmed al Awadhi -Rukni (UAE),
– Alia Amin, Mussarat Yasmin Abid, Rabail Aslam- All from Pakistan.
– Anton Efendiev (Russia)
Afshan Khan, Anil Kamble (India), Anju Mehta, Azaah Abrar Dhar, Dr. Avigyan Bhattacharya. Seema Upadhye, Ema Anand, Prabita Rajesh, Rajshekar Reddy, Sonal Purohit, Sandeep Soni, Sugat Priyadarshi,Sujithapriya, Vivian Kamath – (from India), Labiba Ferhat (Algeria), Wiktoria Szydlak (Poland).
The event was graciously hosted by versatile artist, architect and model Prabita Rajesh who is a perfectionist ensured the smooth flow of the entire event.
Another milestone attained by The paintbrush Art Community by blending Art, Movies Music. The exhibition is now trending all over social media and is open for public till October 25th, 2025 at Paramount Hotel Midtown. A must watch art exhibition for cinema and art aficionados.
Sonal Purohit, a writer, poet, artist, and curator since 2018, founded The PaintBrush Art Community in 2019, connecting 300+ international artists through exhibitions, art-fashion shows, and talks. Winner of the Maharana Award 2021, she curated the first Art & Artisan Coffee Table Book with 100 artists from 11 countries and has showcased 15 international exhibitions. Readers may connect with The PaintBrush Art Community on +971-4248-3333.
