SOURCE: HYPERALLERGIC BY: MATT HANSON An interview with Khozema Alaaed, mapping how the psychological manifests in his painting. Khozema Alaaed in Damascus where he is based and has studied and worked throughout the war (photo courtesy Kalimat Gallery) ISTANBUL — Khozema Alaaed is from Syria’s Golan Heights. He enrolled in the Faculty of Fine Arts … Continued
SOURCE: THE NATIONAL BY: INDIA STOUGHTON Passers-by stopped to stare, and pull out their mobile phones to take photos and videos as a bloated likeness of America’s president, Donald Trump, passed through the streets of Beirut. That was the scene last week in Lebanon’s capital, and while the American leader wasn’t physically present, his likeness … Continued
Syrian artist Thaier Helal works on large-scale paintings that evoke imagery of nature and memories of his homeland. Maie El-Hage speaks to the artist about abstraction and what he considers to be the value of artwork. SOURCE: HARPERS BAZAAR ARABIA BY: MAIE EL-HAGE Artists turn to nonrepresentational art for many reasons. Such is the case … Continued
SOURCE: THE STAR BY: CATHERINE GRIWKOWSKY EDMONTON—Sitting in his sister’s north-side Edmonton home, Maher Housn dips his bamboo calligraphy pen into a pot of ink he mixed from pigment, silk and Arabic gum before touching it to a sheet of banana leaf paper. Housn’s work is a modern twist on the tradition of Arabic calligraphy, … Continued
SOURCE: ALJAZEERA BY: AINA KHAN In New Haven, Connecticut, an inconspicuous art studio has become a gateway to Syria. Jutting out from its walls are miniature facades of the old neighbourhoods of Damascus, its pointed archways and ornate gold-painted doors, its washing lines strewn with shreds of “aghabbani”, traditional silk cloth embroidered with gold and … Continued
SOURCE: THE NATIONAL BY: SAEED SAEED Distance and time have shaped the career of Racha Rizk. These two elements have influenced the Syrian singer’s body of work, which spans nearly three decades, and ranges from opera and jazz to rock and children’s television. Those disparate styles will come together when the 41-year-old takes to the … Continued
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