I remember having an argument with a friend whether art should only represent something beautiful, glorifying, love spreading … etc or represent reality’s all aspects including it’s ugly side. She strongly believes artists should give positive vibes and even if they want to cascade voilence, it should be easied and less-evocative. I totally disagree! During…
Tag: Visual Art
“Of Sand and Stars” Reveals What Takes Artworks from Studion to Biennale
Ever wonder why there are paintings sold in home accessories shops and others in prestigues art galleris, fairs, auctions? What takes an artwork from artist’s studio to a Biennale? Al Mahha founder, Mashaael Basheer shares in REORIENT magazine the answers. Read here.
The “Loud & Silent” Contradiction of Reality by Mohammad Rawas
Known for his notorious, loud and expressive artworks, Lebanese artist Mohammad Rawas showed his latest project “The Loud Majority / The Silent Minority” at Beirut Art Fair July 2012. “The Loud Majority / The Silent Minority” is a two plywood panel artworks, each is 130.00 X 120.00 X 4.00 where the artist used Oil, Acrylic, Aluminum,…
Samia Halaby Artist of The Month at Janet Rady
Janet Rady Fine Art choose (Lemon Tree) an artwork by Palestinian artist Samia Halaby to be featured and highlighted as a “significant work” by one of the leading female Arab artist known for her colorful abstract art, a movement which she believes reflects “how things are and how things move”. (Lemon Tree) deals with the physical…
The Sense of Comic in Ramdan!
Comic Art may seem easy but it does take a lot of thinking and hard work to come out with something simple, stright to the point and funny! And although young graphic designer Motasem Affar doesn’t consider himself a comic artist, he definitly has the talent for it. Affar greets Ramadan with a sense of…
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