– Woody Allen Why do we create? Does it drive us? Does it quench our thirst for adventure? Does it feed our desire to feel and express? Does it help in emotional recovery and act as a calming to…
Looking At Conceptual Art | Damien Hirst
Just as times have changed, so have the constitutions of what makes art… Art. Many types of art have evolved and blossomed – from the hyper realistic portraits, to the inexplicable free flow of …
5 Creators Who Made It Big After Dying | Appreciation After Death
When I heard these lyrics from the song ‘If I die Young’ by The Band Perry, I realized how much this is such a tragic truth seen especially in many of the artists and writers we know today…
5 Art Workshops In Dubai To Nurture Your Creative Inkling
As the scorching heat of the sun locks us indoors for a few months, we thought ‘What better way to spend the summer than to nurture the artist within?’ You may have longed for a creative o…
The AffecSHONAte Tribe: An Outlandish African Culture’s Art & Beliefs
Doesn’t that ring true? In the Shona tribe of Zimbabwe, this is one of their central beliefs. They strive to strengthen the importance of family and each member is considered vital, living in unity an…
5 Of The Most Romantic Paintings In The World
Romance. It is depicted not just in grand notions or dramatic acts of love, it can even be the simplest of gestures. Acts in pursuit of romance can come from a bed of roses, a song or serenade to a si…
The Human Paintbrush: Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen
Well, Manila born Danish performance artist, Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen does that quite literally as she takes the role of a human-paintbrush as she flips her hair back and forth on a large-scale paper…
Zaria Forman: Art To Save The World
The daunting changes that global warming will bring us is a horror to think of. The consequences of global warming have been well documented by Hollywood in various movies over the years including The…
To All the Artists, Writers and Musicians out there: Do Art for Art’s Sake
What’s your take on that? Does art have a purpose? Of course it does. But then again, why does it have to have a purpose? Why can’t art just be art? Like all things and like all people, ma…
Why Are We So Wary of Strangers?
We are strange. People are strange. Strangers are strange. What makes us walk a different direction, grimace or shuffle in discomfort from a stranger’s presence? Is it their personality? Their secrets…
Why Are We So Wary of Strangers?
YOUR NAME YOUR FIRST NAME YOUR FAMILY/LAST NAME YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS YOUR TITLE YOUR BRAND acknoledge,appearances,approach,friendly,judge a book by its cover,judging,making new friends,mingle,network,smile,snooty,strange,stranger danger,strangers,uninvitingWe are strange. People are strange. Strangers are strange. What makes us walk a different direction, grimace or shuffle in discomfort from a stranger’s presence? Is it their personality? Their secrets? Their story? Nah. It has little to do with reality and more to do with our imagination. We simply guess: we notice how they […]