A new exhibition "Edge of Arabia" is about to open featuring contemporary artists form Saudi Arabia. The work is incredible - and utilizes a wide range of media from sculpture to photography.
The website is the best I have seen for an art exhibition.
Big thanks to the BBC World Service for the heads up on this one. Their report highlighted not only the artists, but also some of the issues facing contemporary artists in Saudi Arabia. Artistic endeavours are usually associated with women in the Arabic world - so for the men to step out, not only as artists but as contemporary artists has created a number of social difficulties for them. Add to that Islamic sensitivities to the depiction of the human body in artwork and you start to get a sense of how ground-breaking this all is.
Art: "Talisman X-ray" by Ahmed-Mater Al-Ziad Aseeri
2 comments:
Wow where do you find these things? Their online gallery is brilliant :
artwork, biographies, film, video, interview for each artist; the website as-a-whole is just a treat to explore. Thanx MG.
Laugh, I was just about to say I hope Diver is reading this one...giggle
Loved it chick...and I concur with Diver, slick website they have created.
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