Gender roles in Saudi society come from the Sharia (Islamic law) which contains various derivatives stemming from the Quran and supplementary Hadith (various reports describing the words, actions, or habits of the Islamic prophet Muhammad). In Saudi culture, the Sharia is interpreted according to a strict Sunni form known as the way of the Salaf […]

With interest, awareness and indulgence of things like comic books and superhero films, literature and artwork steadily on the incline over the past few years it should come as no surprise that a lot of the genres, scenarios and classic storylines commonly attached or associated with those areas of interest are also increasing in popularity. […]

During London Fashion Week at The Den, Wardour Street, Soho saw the week long display, starting on February 17th 2016, of work by artist, director and photographer; Nijad Abdul Massih as part of his “Love Me Love Me Not” exhibition during the London Fashion Week.

Contemporary culture moves quickly. Built-in obsolescence, updates and the adjective ‘new’ are significant agents of change. What was iconic and precious one moment is appropriated, replaced or simply discarded the next.

Think of a palimpsest. You might be imagining a manuscript of some kind, maybe papyrus or parchment. Certainly it is an object that has been used more than once to convey a message. For some reason, now lost to us, the previous message is still partially visible and speaks unexpectedly once again. Hend Al-Mansour screen-prints, […]

‘The amazing growth of our techniques, the adaptability and precision they have attained, the ideas and habits they are creating, make it a certainty that profound changes are impending in the ancient craft of the Beautiful.’ Paul Valery, Pieces sur l’art The Malaysian artist Shukor Yahya has combined a love of graphics with ways to […]

If you type art at Christmas or the art of Christmas or Christmas art into Google the results are fascinating. You will turn over a cornucopia of delights ranging from original art works, framed nostalgic Christmas cards, a few posts about making Christmas wreaths and party food and the odd nativity scene. Lahd Gallery just […]

The notion of being a queen in the conventional sense is an interesting one. A queen has power, authority and is considered iconic. Look at the regal portraits of the 16th-century English monarch Elizabeth I and see the iconoclastic and symbolic way in which she has been portrayed. But pomp and circumstance belie the tremendous […]

Making marks that eventually come to represent something is part of the human experience. Signs and symbols become loaded with meaning. Already there is expectation, epistemologies and a dominant hegemony imbued in the symbols we use everyday. The chosen alphabet identifies a position, a culture. It is more than just a way to communicate. We […]