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i saw a face
Posted on January 20, 2010 Leave a Comment
This is so, so, so bizarre. I took this photo on my Miti & Me outing. I loved the design on this decaying wall. When I saw the photo, I saw the face of a man. I then decided to draw my version of what nature had already created before me. Now this is the […]
Miti & Me
Posted on January 19, 2010 5 Comments
On January 6 (David Bowie’s birthday), my friend Miti and I embarked on a tour of downtown Kuwait and Sabhan. We started out with a highly ambitious plan to visit the Behbehani Complex (check), the Grand Mosque (we drove by and waved), Mubarakia (check), Kuwait’s Museum of Modern Art (skip) and The Sultan Gallery for […]
A New Painting: Lovelock
Posted on January 19, 2010 Leave a Comment
The lovers/friends/sisters have been joined by a third woman standing in the foreground. What is she doing there? I don’t know yet.
Um Kulthum
Posted on January 19, 2010 1 Comment
I FINALLY started this painting. It’s been a long time coming now. I listened to some her music, watched some videos on youtube and printed some photos. I avoided the sunglasses because of two reasons: the first is that it’s been overdone and somehow the glasses came to represent her more than her voice. Secondly […]
Breakfast Madness
Posted on January 17, 2010 5 Comments
I was commissioned by The Early Bird‘s Bianca Simonian to create two to three drawings/pictures for her new Jabriya branch. This project really inspired me and I could have gone on and on with it. I was doubly inspired by a new batch of decopatch paper I got for my friends Bettina and Lubna’s bead […]
A New Painting
Posted on January 12, 2010 Leave a Comment
A few days ago I started a painting in oils. Oils proved to be more challenging than I remember, because I’m more accustomed to using acrylics. But I know I’ll adapt. I started this painting with the figure facing the viewer. Then I added another woman embracing the first. I rarely paint people interacting with […]
Cultural Re-Expressions 101
Posted on January 11, 2010 1 Comment
I loved painting the qutras (headscarves) on these men. The main character in the white, summer dishdasha is a little like the eating boy. He’s in his own world, sitting on his throne atop a hill, oblivious to all. In fact, it’s funny because this man in all his arrogance was based on someone I […]
Cultural Re-Expressions 101
Posted on January 11, 2010 1 Comment
In 2004, my brother Tareq and I collaborated on an exhibition of his conception and design which he used ‘Cultural Re-Expressions 101’ as a working title for. Soon, that title disappeared and it became ‘that show you did with your brother Tareq at the Life Shopping Center’. Basically, he had this idea to present a […]
My New Sketchbook 2010 Pages 1-8
Posted on January 5, 2010 Leave a Comment
I bought myself a new sketchbook. The last time I purchased a sketchbook of this sort was probably five years ago. I ordered two online because I couldn’t find the hard covered ones here. This time, however, I bought an A5 size because of my scanner and I do plan to take it with me. […]
Family
Posted on December 15, 2009 2 Comments
This is a three panel painting I did in 2006. It was part of a collection of paintings I showed at Dar Al-Funoon Gallery that same year. I don’t remember the title or dimensions. I don’t even remember the title of that exhibition. Yes, I’m shit I know. This particular painting I love because it’s […]
Portrait of a Dysfunctioning Family
Posted on December 11, 2009 5 Comments
Portrait of a Dysfunctioning Family, 2005, acrylic on canvas
Reuse 3.0
Posted on December 8, 2009 1 Comment
I went to Reuse 3.0 last night and really loved it. I was supposed to stay for fifteen minutes, thirty tops, but ended up staying for almost two hours. I had forgotten what the buzz was like last year, so last night I was reminded. I’ll certainly think about doing it next year (if I’m […]
Things That People Do With My Postcards: Amani Baqer
Posted on December 3, 2009 Leave a Comment
Weeks and weeks ago I got an itch to send off postcards to friends, acquaintances and would-be friends. Then I got this and was newly filled with excitement that not only does the Kuwaiti Post Office do its job, but that I know some pretty inspiring people. Above is the original postcard sent to (perhaps […]
From The Yellow Tape Portraits. Eleven
Posted on November 28, 2009 2 Comments
eleven, 2009, acrylic and oil pastels on canvas, 91×152 cm It’s funny. I almost didn’t include this one in the show. But it was a favorite among the gallery visitors and eventually found a home.
From The Yellow Tape Portraits. Four, Thirteen, Six
Posted on November 26, 2009 Leave a Comment
Yes, yes, they’re not in order here, but Thirteen was indeed painted after Four. I titled them after they were all complete and hanging in the gallery. I added two bows to the one above, right before the show. She’s wearing her skin on the outside rather than covering it up.
The Famouses
Posted on November 22, 2009 4 Comments
These are my paintings of iconic people, all of which were commissioned by my brother, Mohammed. And all of which reside with him and Jana (visit them here).
