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Showing posts with label art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label art. Show all posts
Monday, September 12, 2011
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Theme # 7 - Tower
A wind Tower or the Barjeel is a traditional Persian architectural device used for many centuries to create natural ventilation in buildings. It is not known who first invented the windcatcher, but it still can be seen in many countries of the Arab world today.
Though constructing a wind tower is a thing of the past with the invention of the modern air conditioning systems, a handful still exist in most of the region’s cities, sometimes on people’s homes, and sometimes carefully preserved or reconstructed at museums.
Traditional wind towers rise five or six meters above a house. They are usually built of wood or stone but can also be made from canvas. The tower is open on all four sides and catches even small breezes. The breeze create a low pressure zone which will draw air up from the house causing to create natural ventilation.
The towers work amazingly well. Sitting beneath a wind tower even on a hot day you will feel a consistent breeze even when the outside air feels heavy and still.
I have taken the picture of the wind tower and the information from http://tabreedholding.com/About_UAE/Wind_Tower_Main.htm and wikipedia. I have colored it and given the light effects on photoshop.
Though constructing a wind tower is a thing of the past with the invention of the modern air conditioning systems, a handful still exist in most of the region’s cities, sometimes on people’s homes, and sometimes carefully preserved or reconstructed at museums.
Traditional wind towers rise five or six meters above a house. They are usually built of wood or stone but can also be made from canvas. The tower is open on all four sides and catches even small breezes. The breeze create a low pressure zone which will draw air up from the house causing to create natural ventilation.
The towers work amazingly well. Sitting beneath a wind tower even on a hot day you will feel a consistent breeze even when the outside air feels heavy and still.
I have taken the picture of the wind tower and the information from http://tabreedholding.com/About_UAE/Wind_Tower_Main.htm and wikipedia. I have colored it and given the light effects on photoshop.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Theme # 5 Colors
Thanks everyone for all your comments...It is just wonderful to read them...
This is an attempt at minimalism.. sometimes leaving huge blank space on the canvas brings out the depth of the colors applied..The filter gallery in photoshop is just fabulous for twirling colors around..
This is an attempt at minimalism.. sometimes leaving huge blank space on the canvas brings out the depth of the colors applied..The filter gallery in photoshop is just fabulous for twirling colors around..
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No credits/inspiration for this piece..lots of photoshop and a bit of imagination..
No credits/inspiration for this piece..lots of photoshop and a bit of imagination..
Friday, February 4, 2011
Theme No 3 - Music
The 'Sitar Player' is a tribute to one of my favourite Indian artists Raja Ravi Varma. I sketched the figure and scanned the image. The image was colored on photoshop. Then I created the background on photoshop and superimposed the figure on the background.
The inspiration behind this picture is this lovely painting:
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
100 Themes Challenge - Digital Whisper
Recently, Digital Whisper has come up with a brilliant idea of the 100 Themes Challenge.. My first entry for the challenge is posted here:
Challenge No 49 - STRIPES
This picture done on photoshop has been inspired by a form of art from India called the Kolam or Rangoli. Drawing a kolam is an everyday tradition in the southern parts of India.
Kolam (kõlaṁ) is a form of sandpainting that is drawn using rice powder by female members of the family in front of their home. It is widely practised by the people of Southern India. The patterns can be geometric and mathematical line drawings around a matrix of dots or free form art work and closed shapes.
Kolams are thought to bestow prosperity to homes. Every morning in Southern India, millions of women draw kolams on the ground with white rice powder. Through the day, the drawings get walked on, rained out, or blown around in the wind; new ones are made the next day. Every morning before sunrise, the floor is cleaned with water, the universal purifier, and the kolams are generally drawn while the surface is still damp.(Quoted from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolam)
A typical scene of drawing kolams looks like this:
(Credit: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com)
Challenge No 49 - STRIPES
This picture done on photoshop has been inspired by a form of art from India called the Kolam or Rangoli. Drawing a kolam is an everyday tradition in the southern parts of India.
Kolam (kõlaṁ) is a form of sandpainting that is drawn using rice powder by female members of the family in front of their home. It is widely practised by the people of Southern India. The patterns can be geometric and mathematical line drawings around a matrix of dots or free form art work and closed shapes.
Kolams are thought to bestow prosperity to homes. Every morning in Southern India, millions of women draw kolams on the ground with white rice powder. Through the day, the drawings get walked on, rained out, or blown around in the wind; new ones are made the next day. Every morning before sunrise, the floor is cleaned with water, the universal purifier, and the kolams are generally drawn while the surface is still damp.(Quoted from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolam)
A typical scene of drawing kolams looks like this:
(Credit: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com)
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
The beauty of Arabic Calligraphy
Among all the languages in the world, none celebrate the form of the written alphabet like the arabic language. In this language, alphabets are like dancers, dancing to the tune of the calligraphers pen.
Traditional arabic calligraphy can be flowing like the deewani font, or be stiff and straight like the kufi font, or it can take the contemporary avatar from the brush of the artist. There are innumerable fonts in arabic, each a visual treat if you are into typography.
Sharjah Calligraphy Institute hosts the 'Calligraphy Biennial' where calligraphy artists from all over the world display their work. This unique event has influenced us to try some typography in our work.
Here are a few of our paintings celebrating the beauty of arabic calligraphy.
The orange colored flowing style is called the Deewani Jalil while the golden font - sharp and straight is called the Kufi style of calligraphy.
Our experiments in the contemporary styles:
Traditional arabic calligraphy can be flowing like the deewani font, or be stiff and straight like the kufi font, or it can take the contemporary avatar from the brush of the artist. There are innumerable fonts in arabic, each a visual treat if you are into typography.
Sharjah Calligraphy Institute hosts the 'Calligraphy Biennial' where calligraphy artists from all over the world display their work. This unique event has influenced us to try some typography in our work.
Here are a few of our paintings celebrating the beauty of arabic calligraphy.
The orange colored flowing style is called the Deewani Jalil while the golden font - sharp and straight is called the Kufi style of calligraphy.
Our experiments in the contemporary styles:
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Hi Art Enthusiasts....
Art fascinates us. We have dabbled in various forms of fine art.
Abstract art has been our tool of expression. We started experimenting with colors in our abstract paintings. The strong influence of the rich Indian culture and our emotions can be felt in our paintings.
Having lived in the Arab world for over a decade, their culture and art influenced us. Arabic Calligraphy has been the most ancient form of expression in art in this part of the world. The enchanting world of alphabets opened a wide arena and we have tried to use it as a form of depiction in our creations.
Ceramic clay has been another media in which we have worked extensively. The movement of the clay on the wheel resulting in enticing forms of pottery has been another of our artistic endeavor.
In this blog we want to take you on a journey in the world of art through our eyes and we hope that this gives you as much pleasure as it gives us.
Abstract art has been our tool of expression. We started experimenting with colors in our abstract paintings. The strong influence of the rich Indian culture and our emotions can be felt in our paintings.
Having lived in the Arab world for over a decade, their culture and art influenced us. Arabic Calligraphy has been the most ancient form of expression in art in this part of the world. The enchanting world of alphabets opened a wide arena and we have tried to use it as a form of depiction in our creations.
Ceramic clay has been another media in which we have worked extensively. The movement of the clay on the wheel resulting in enticing forms of pottery has been another of our artistic endeavor.
In this blog we want to take you on a journey in the world of art through our eyes and we hope that this gives you as much pleasure as it gives us.
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