Our favorite Gulf artist, Khawla Al Marri, recently exhibited her new series Archive80 based on 80's "khaleeji" TV shows. Khawla never fails to impress us with her originality, creativity, brush strokes and color. If you haven't already checked out her site then do it.
I love graffiti, I love how bold and subtle it can be at the same time. You can walk by it and never realize it's even there or it will hit you as soon as you see it. It's the kind of the art you actually appreciate but are too afraid to admit it because it can be seen as "untraditional" or merely as "street art". The fundamentals of graffiti are words/tagging - calligraphy. Calligraphy has always been at the heart of of Islamic art.
eL Seed is a graffiti artist who bringing back Arabic calligraphy in a modern form. eL Seed's art has been featured at the Islamic Arts Festival in Sharjah and at Calligraffiti event at the Museum of Islamic Art in Doha. His work captures the bold and subtle qualities that I love about graffiti and pushes the boundaries with his dynamic short films.
A while back ago we posted about our love for the Princess of Persian Prints, Mia Jafari and Florence Bamberger's entry in the Sketchbook Magazine competition. The three creatives collaborated to create this limited edition whimsical and fanciful scarf. A perfect addition to a summer wardrobe, I love the fantasy of the scarf and it's great to see the coming together of such talent. Looking forward to see what comes next from everyone.
