Craft is defined as the making of an object by hand, and art as the application of a creative skill. Where exactly can the line be drawn between them? Particularly during our era of contemporary art in which appearance is based primarily on the conceptual, it could be said that READ MORE
Sun Mu’s Life-Threatening Satirical Paintings
In researching the next country on my list for this project, a lot of questions were raised about what defines contemporary art, and how can a contemporary artwork represent the culture and context of a specific country in a way that applies to wider global issues? So far, my eye READ MORE
The Identity of the Nude Omani Female Body in the Work of Mays Al Moosawi
Upon first glance, Mays Al Moossawi's drawings playfully distort the female form. Manipulated female bodies dominate the images, thick, thin, wide, long, red, green, their gaze away from the frame as if something has caught their eye. She exists in an LSD infused world, winding READ MORE
Hanusha Somasuunderam and Sri Lanka’s Tea Industry
One of Sri Lanka's biggest exports is tea. It's climate makes it a great spot for tea making. In fact, it is the country's biggest export, employing over 1 million people. If you know Ceylon Black Tea, you know Sri Lanka's tea, or do we? The industry's success has come at a cost, READ MORE
What Can BioArt Teach Us About The Uncertainties of the Future?
Trigger Warning: rape and assault The Western telling of the history of relations between humans and nature highlights our gradual taming of it. Overcoming its inconveniences and instead benefitting from it has been central to our modernizing journey. We have continually READ MORE