Contemporary Thai artist Attasit Pokpong (1977, one of my absolute favorites) attended the opening of his exhibition at Kromatik Gallery in Beirut last week. His work will be on display until May 28th. Take a look at his beautiful “Girls” collection and original watercolor pieces.
Arabic Graffiti is a new anthology by Berlin street culture tastemaker Don Karl and Lebanese typographer Pascal Zoghbi exploring the use of Arabic script in an urban context. This week I attended the launch at Art Lounge in Beirut and it was so refreshing to see a curation of graffiti artists from the Middle East and around the world, who incorporate Arabic calligraphy styles in their art, particularly when street art tends to Read More ...
Gorgeous Bohemian Jewelry Collection Julie Rofman’s background is in art, painting and sculpture but occasionally she’d pick up a hobby that is somewhat of a break from this type of creating, and during one of these breaks she picked up a bead loom, about ten years ago. At the time she was drawn to the preciseness of it and the availability of a wide range of bead colors to choose Read More ...
Matt Pyke is one of the most innovative motion-artists of his time. His approach can be described as both scientific and holistic, as the name of his design studio, Universal Everything, suggests. The striking variety of his artistic practices (product, print, branded art, interactive design, shop installations), has positioned him as a global contributor in the diffusion and popularization of motion design. He has collaborated with Chanel, MTV and Apple. Like many Read More ...
© Luis Sevillano Jose Tomas en las ventas.San Isidro 2008 El Salvawhore is a visual diary I came across recently created to inspire. Carlos Torretta was born in Madrid, Spain and moved to the US to go to boarding school. His father, Roberto Torretta, is a known and influential fashion designer in Spain so fashion and artistic influence were always in his blood. He is now constantly surrounded by fashion Read More ...
Designer Shabd Simon-Alexander creates limited edition collections based on simple shapes with attention to fabric combinations and compositions. Her approach to working with fabrics draws from minimalist art, quiltmaking, and the folk costume tradition of beginning one dress with the remnants from the last. After studying art and photography at university, she continued her exploration into textiles in both a traditional and art based context, honing her skills in embroidery, Read More ...
Many of you know I am obsessed with cakes, so I am really excited to introduce Alejandra Galan a super creative cake designer from Colombia. Alejandra’s parents own a bakery in Bogota called American Cheese Cakes, so as a young girl Alejandra loved trying all the new desserts her mom made. Alejandra studied industrial design but it wasn’t until after graduating that she realized she didn’t want to design using typical Read More ...
Born and raised in Toronto, Canada, Nik Nejad is of Iranian heritage and has been living in the UAE since 1993.He studied visual art as a minor at York University while his background in art began from a very young age, receiving training in oil painting techniques from his father. An emerging talent, Nik has already achieved considerable recognition from his last group exhibition at B_asement Gallery entitled Uncovered. Of late, Nejads Read More ...
Gonzalo Papantonakis weaves the written word, music, and abstract images together to create delicate cultural patchworks. His colorful works will be on display tomorrow at gallery nine5 in New York until April 7th. Papantonakis, (1964) spent his childhood between Uruguay and Argentina, before traveling extensively throughout Europe and the States. His use of collage embeds layers of meaning in each work and produce vast tapestries of association. Self taught, many of Read More ...
current designs for totes and posters Loven Ramos is a visual poet who got hold of his high school’s camera by accident. A graphic designer by profession who moved to Cambodia 6 years ago. He set up his own graphic design and photography studio-Spoolworks and later opened Poetry (a boutique) with his friend Don. He collaborated with his friend– Jam Ramjattan to open ArtDeli last year and is currently opening Read More ...
