Arabesque 2, a great book of talent from our region.

The second of a very successful first one Arabesque is not out, featuring many Amazing artists and designers from the Arabic region. the work here is great and inspiring, i knew about the second book when my friend Nermin Moufti who is currently studying at OCAD University told me her work was featured in the book.
Some of Nermin's fabulous work,




Some of the work of other people in the book.




You can get it online from this website.
https://shop.gestalten.com/index.php/catalog/product/view/id/4179

enjoyyy ! :D

my Little baby boy.

So i have been thinking about how challenging it is going to be to raise my baby boy once he arrives in 2 months time inshalllah. so i decided to read a few inspirational quotation to motivate me to do the best job i can. i loved a few of them so very much i decided to make a little design and print them to hang on Mar3o3i's bedroom wall just over his crib .. and i want to share them with you
If you like them and want a copy for your little ones just e-mail me :D

بدون سكّر

Nour Bishouty

An amazing blogger and illustrator i recently found on.
Today im showing her ink work.. lovely lines and composition
all the best nour
Check out the rest of her work in her BLOG!!

Mona Al-Qahtani

Mona Al-Qahtani born in Jubail Industrial City, Saudi Arabia 1st of December 1986. She is an emerging and experimental artist and Quilter. For many years she was experimenting with different techniques and mediums.
Mona currently lives and works on her projects in Jubail Industrial City, she has received a BA in Early Childhood Education. After her graduation she worked on several projects involving children and arts, the profits of these projects funded charity organization.
Her art style is a mixture of contemporary and traditional, using different art methods. Lately she started working with digital art projects.
In the future, she wishes to start an organization to help children experiment art in many ways.
As an influence Mona looks up to artists like: Egon Schiele, Frida Kahlo, Gustav Klimt along with the influence of her Beduin roots and its combination with her modern life in an industrial city. Working on her projects Mona is inspired by folk music, literary works, daily life and nature. She is not afraid to try and mix bright colors because art should be an adventure to the artist.
Her current obsession is Fashion Digital illustration and middle eastern oriental art.

Check out her work here !!

elseed Calligrafitti...

To all of you interested in Arabic calligraphy and graffiti art check out Alseed!! an amazing artist based in toronto.. such great talent from such a young man. mashalllah 3aleeh ..













Check out his blog ..

Now this is what i call breathtaking art

Some art works, you simply have to stand and stare in amusement, hoping that one day you will be capable of producing such beauty..

SUPAKITCH & KORALIE - VÄRLDSKULTUR MUSEET GÖTEBORG from elr°y on Vimeo.

Open publication - Free publishing - More tee-shirt

رحمك الله سيدي و نور عيوني

ما قد حصل الحمدلله و فارقت أحد أحبه
إلى أن أختارك الله لترجع له

وبكدا أكون فقدتك و أنت يا عمري
من أغلى الناس على قلبي
سيدو .. رحت بسرعة
أخر وعد بيننا
أنو نتقابل في رمضان

أرجع أشوف مين أنا في رمضان ؟

تتذكر يا سيدو أيامنا في رمضان سوا؟

كنت تجي تاخدني من البيت
فبل المغرب بساعة
و تاخدني أنا و خالو صهيب و أولاد خاله لمياء
و نروح الكورنيش
و نركب حصان و دباب و جمل
و أنت تقول للرجال .. اللفة بخمسة ريال

سيدو.. مين ياخدنا الكورنيش؟

تتذكر فيل المغرب لما كنا نروح نشوف المدفع ؟

و نسمع الصوت العالي و نحط يدنا على أدننا عشان ما تعورنا أدننا
و لما نوصل البيت تيتة تستقبلنا عند الباب و تعطيك تمرة و زمزم مبخر

سيدو كرهت صوت المدافع من بعدك

طيب طول عمري أعرف أنو رمضان يعني أنت .. دحين رمضان يعني مين من غيرك ؟

سيدو أحبك ،، أحبك مره كتير

عصايتك ، عمامتك ، فوطتك و توبك

نضارتك و كنبتك و اللبن و التفاحه

كبكك. محفظتك القلم و الساعة

سبتهم و سبتنا و رحت عند ربك

الله يسعدك و يونسك و يرحمك و يرفعك

وحشتني و حتوحشنا ليوم ما نجيك في الفردوس

سيدي الله لا يحرمني منك
دنيا و آخرة
الله يرحمك

7 colors

7Colors for the scents from Claire Fauché on Vimeo.

Ahmed Mater

Ahmed Mater was born in, Saudi Arabia in 1979 and he studied at the King Khalid university and he received a MBBS from the Abha college of medicine in 2005. He lives and works in Abha, where he still combines his career as an artist with that of a medical doctor at the local hospital. Ahmed Mater may best be described as an illuminator of both form and ideas and a man of energy and few habits. He is from the traditional village of Rujal Al-Ma’a in the mountainous and green area of Aseer and was raised in its capital Abha, where he still combines his career as an artist with that of a medical doctor at the local hospital. Ahmed Mater work has been exhibited internationally and is in Museum and numerous public collections. He has participated at the Venice Biennale of 2009 in the Platform of the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture & Heritage (ADACH) and in the Exhibition Contemporary Art from Saudi Arabia. parallel to the Biennale ; at the Art Dubai Fair (2009) ; at the Cairo Biennale 11,The Other, Cairo, Egypt (2008) ; at the exhibition Contemporary Art from Saudi Arabia, a at the Brunei Gallery of the University of London (November 2008 London) ; at the Sharjah Biennial 8, Art, Ecology & the Politics of Change, (2007, Sharjah UAE) ; at the exhibition Word into Art, Artists of the Modern Middle East, The British Museum, UK

He is founder and one of Saudi Arabia’s most celebrated young artists and most prominent member of the group known as "Edge OF Arabia Artist" (EOA). In 2008 Ahmed co-curates Edge of Arabia in the Palazzo Polignac on the Grand Canal, where he exhibits Magnetism for the first time. He has his first solo show, Illumination, at Art Space Gallery in Dubai, and is voted number 62 in the ‘Power 100’ ranking of the world’s most influential Arabs by Arabian Business magazine. in 2010 In January Ahmed gives a keynote lecture about his life and work at the Louvre Auditorium in Paris, as part of Catherine David’s Gulf Artists Program . He spends much of the first part of the year working with the World Health Organization (WHO) on the militarized border between Yemen and Saudi, treating injured soldiers from both sides of the conflict. In June he presents Evolution of Man and new works, Antenna and CCTV at Grey Borders/Grey Frontiers, the new Edge of Arabia showin Berlin,. Ahmed speaks in conversation with Greenbox Museum Founder Aarnout Helb at a symposium on Saudi Artat the Berlin Akademie der Künste, and features on the cover of several German newspapers holding his hand to his head like a gun in front of Evolutio of Man. In October he presents his first major solo show and launches this book at the Vinyl Factory Gallery in London’s Soho.Mater’s artwork is included in the permanent collections of the British Museum and Los Angeles County Museum of Art .
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HI OCAD

Yes!! i finally got accepted into The Interdisciplinary Master’s in Art, Media & Design
Its a 2 year program and i am very excited about it .. i cant wait till i start in september hopefully them amount of things i would be abel to explore going to university , postgrad programe in canada away from home and all i was ever used to is to be in saudi schools all my life !!
im so happy thank god for this blessing !!
*the picture is of the package i sent to them including the documents they needed.

Waiting

waiting
Its 5 AM, im suppose to hear from OCAD if i got accepted to their masters programe or not.. i cant take it anymore though.. its silly how one letter, one word from a couple of people would ditermen the rest of your life, how much ur salary would be, your credentials, and where you will work!! aaaah such a hard life we live. i am hoping for the best

Pinhole Cameras

Dinana F+ An amazing lomography camera i think is amazing, im using 120mm black and white film
streets of Canada

Live the Language

EF - Live The Language - London from Albin Holmqvist on Vimeo.

An amazing video i came across.. one of the best advertisements i have seen in a very long time