Month: December 2011
Aside from representation itself – landscape, portrait, still life, and so forth – geometrical figures have long been favored by artists. Geometrical abstraction has seeped into such European art movements as
Great ideas are usually the simplest; innovators take a simple task that appears unattainable and make it happen in an efficient manner. That’s how a couple of college students cramming for their finals came up
On show at the FA Gallery in Kuwait from November 2 until November 15, was a collection of design objects that forced me to re-think how I wanted to live in my home. “Untitled” Language of Things, a show revo
I remember the first time Ahmed ever said his first words to me. We were 14, at a friend’s pool party and he turned around and said, “Don’t worry, soon things will be back to the way they were.”. It took
“This album is a narrow portal into my dormant personality. Each track crosses borders and genres - sparking various emotions and feelings in its wake.” Zahed Sultan Some of us know him from high school, oth
Nowadays, customers need not wait long, holding the line, in order to pay a bill, voice a concern, or report a lost or stolen bankcard. Somehow, your tweet is almost immediately responded to should you wish to add
To mark the second birthday of my blog, PrettyGreenBullet, I’m having a one-night exhibition at the Dar Al-Funoon Gallery on December 5th. In addition to being a means for instant artistic gratification, I regar
Design can make the innocent bystander swoon from admiration, gasp in shock and experience the art of the subjective. Fashion, nonetheless, is one similar affair, associated with vanity for many, yet with happines
A traditional Arab saying dictates, ‘Eat what you like, and wear what people like’. This proverb is highly revered at Fashion café, where one is best advised to dress to impress, yet is free to indulge in a m
You can’t throw a rock in Kuwait without hitting a salon or nail bar. Like the booming “mini-treat” industry in Kuwait, salon numbers have spiraled in the past few years (although salons have always been ar