{"id":39598,"date":"2023-08-09T12:21:22","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T08:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=39598"},"modified":"2023-08-09T12:24:53","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T08:24:53","slug":"barbie-world-dubai-uae","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/barbie-world-dubai-uae\/","title":{"rendered":"You Need To See This Spectacular Transformation Of Dubai Into A Barbie-Inspired Oasis"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_39600\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39600\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-39600 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2023\/08\/Barbie-Dubai-7.png\" alt=\"Barbie Dubai\" width=\"500\" height=\"600\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-39600\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Barbie&#8217;s Dubai by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jyo_john_mulloor\/\" target=\"_blank\">@jyo_john_mulloor<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re sick of it or not, Barbie mania isn\u2019t slowing down in the UAE \u2013 and the film hasn\u2019t even officially premiered here yet.<\/p>\n<p>In the latest regional takeover of the world of Barbie, a UAE-based artist has transformed the emirate of Dubai into a vision of pink.<\/p>\n<p>Digital artist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jyo_john_mulloor\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jyo John Mulloor<\/a>, who has been behind a number of well-known online art projects including \u2018Let It Bloom Dubai\u2019, unveiled his latest series of AI-generated pieces, all of which alter Dubai landmarks into a pink oasis ahead of the premiere of the film in the UAE on Thursday, August 10.<\/p>\n<p>From the Burj Khalifa to the Dubai Frame to the Queen Elizabeth 2 ship, the artist reimagined the emirate in the most spectacular Barbie-themed way, dedicating the project to his \u201cBarbie-loving daughter\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Take a closer peek below at what Dubai would look like in the world of Barbie.<\/p>\n<div class=\"content-gallery\"><div class=\"gallery-placeholder\"><div class=\"spinner\"><\/div><\/div><span class=\"gallery-pagination\"><\/span><div id=\"gallery-1\" class=\"gallery galleryid-39598 gallery-columns- gallery-size-\"><figure class=\"gallery-item\"><div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2023\/08\/Barbie-Dubai.png\" class=\"lazy\" alt=\"Barbie Dubai\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\" id=\"gallery-1-39607\">Barbie's Dubai by @jyo_john_mulloor. <\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\"><div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2023\/08\/Barbie-Dubai-5.png\" class=\"lazy\" alt=\"Barbie Dubai\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\" id=\"gallery-1-39602\">Barbie's Dubai by @jyo_john_mulloor. <\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\"><div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2023\/08\/Barbie-Dubai-6.png\" class=\"lazy\" alt=\"Barbie Dubai\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\" id=\"gallery-1-39601\">Barbie's Dubai by @jyo_john_mulloor. <\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\"><div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2023\/08\/Barbie-Dubai-3.png\" class=\"lazy\" alt=\"Barbie Dubai\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\" id=\"gallery-1-39604\">Barbie's Dubai by @jyo_john_mulloor. <\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\"><div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2023\/08\/Barbie-Dubai-8.png\" class=\"lazy\" alt=\"Barbie&#039;s Dubai\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\" id=\"gallery-1-39599\">Barbie's Dubai by @jyo_john_mulloor. <\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\"><div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2023\/08\/Barbie-Dubai-7.png\" class=\"lazy\" alt=\"Barbie Dubai\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\" id=\"gallery-1-39600\">Barbie's Dubai by @jyo_john_mulloor. <\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\"><div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2023\/08\/Barbie-Dubai-4.png\" class=\"lazy\" alt=\"Barbie Dubai\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\" id=\"gallery-1-39603\">Barbie's Dubai by @jyo_john_mulloor. <\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\"><div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2023\/08\/Barbie-Dubai-2.png\" class=\"lazy\" alt=\"Barbie Dubai\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\" id=\"gallery-1-39605\">Barbie's Dubai by @jyo_john_mulloor. <\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"gallery-item\"><div class=\"gallery-icon landscape\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2023\/08\/Barbie-Dubai-1.png\" class=\"lazy\" alt=\"Barbie Dubai\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text gallery-caption\" id=\"gallery-1-39606\">Barbie's Dubai by @jyo_john_mulloor. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Barbie &amp; the Burj Khalifa<\/h3>\n<p>The transformation of Dubai into a pink oasis isn&#8217;t the only Barbie-themed stunt that&#8217;s got the emirate talking.<\/p>\n<p>From Barbie salon deals to Barbie-themed food, it seems as of late it&#8217;s been Barbie&#8217;s world and we&#8217;re all just living in it. The peak of Barbie fever, however, has to be from a video by a UAE-based creative agency which went completely viral a couple of weeks ago.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_39136\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39136\" style=\"width: 1280px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-39136 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2023\/07\/Barbie-Burj-Khalifa-Dubai.gif\" alt=\"Barbie Burj Khalifa Dubai\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-39136\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy of @eyestudioae on Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In true Dubai style of \u201cgo big or go home\u201d, a video of a<a href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/watch-giant-barbie-stands-nearly-as-tall-as-dubai-burj-khalifa\/\"> giant Barbie doll standing nearly as tall as the Burj Khalifa<\/a> spread like wildfire on social media.<\/p>\n<p>In a spectacular CGI video created by regional creative content agency Eye Studio, a giant Barbie doll is seen in her Mattel packaging placed next to the world\u2019s tallest building.<\/p>\n<h3>Barbie Release Date Brought Forward<\/h3>\n<p>Earlier this week, it was announced the <em>Barbie<\/em> film \u2013 starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling \u2013 release date would be brought forward for some nations in the GCC.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; 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The release date has been brought forward to this week.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Barbie<\/em> movie will premiere on Thursday, August 10, 2023, in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42685,"featured_media":39608,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[260,36,35],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v18.5 (Yoast SEO v20.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Barbie In The UAE: Dubai Turned Into Pink World By Artist<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In the latest regional takeover of the world of Barbie, a UAE-based artist has transformed the emirate of Dubai into a vision of pink.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/me\/articles\/barbie-world-dubai-uae\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta 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