Posts in Art

What a frightening idea. Yes, I can remember the prepubescent addiction of idle weekends, resigning to the familiar selection of beat-em-ups and shooters because sitting before a pulsing screen promising the wealth of the universe felt ridiculously easy and even slightly rewarding. But every silver... [+]

Its that time of year again! Reuse 5.0 kicks off today at ACK. Yours truly will definitely be attending so hold tight for a follow up post soon. “This year REUSE 5.0 is being held on April 19-22 of 2012 on the premises of the... [+]

I made it out to Abdul-Rasool Salman’s exhibit opening yesterday at the Tilal Gallery. He is one of my favorite established Kuwaiti artists, and I truly enjoyed the exhibit. For those interested it will be on display till April 26th.

Yesterday, a new gallery opened at Salhiya titled “It’s A Man’s World” by Shurooq Amin. Around 10 PM, Shurooq was asked to close down her gallery due to complaints from “people” who reached out to the authorities. She was later notified by the police that... [+]

Irina Werning is a talented photographer from Argentina or “Arhentina” as it is known natively. She made a series of photos called ‘Back to the Future’ and she later updated the series in 2011. The photos are beautiful and really show the beautiful change that... [+]

So I got an iPhone finally. Which means I bought into the whole awesome iPhone photo apps bit. To help ya’ll out I’ve put together a list of my top 10 favorite photo apps, some well known, some not so much. Instagram, Free What can... [+]

The second installment of the locally started Nuqat design conference will be held in Dubai this year. And with such an impressive list of speakers you better get to booking your tickets! Below is Dubai’s Nuqat Design Conference 2012 line up: (in no particular order)... [+]

With libration day holidays fast approaching Al M. gallery in Kuwait city has decided to commemorate the event with a showcase of renowned Kuwaiti artists. ‘Free Kuwait’ will include works by Jassem Bu Hamad, Hameed Khazaal, Sami Mohammad, Abdul Rida Baqer, Ayoub Hossein Al Ayoub... [+]

Kuwait’s CAP has now ventured into the realm of hands on art eduction with its Mono-Print and Mixed Media Classes. The classes will be taught by none other than renowned Kuwaiti artist Thuraya Al-Baqsami between the 6-9 of February. So if you’re interested sign up... [+]