Community Supported Art 2014
CSA Artist List 2014
Ghayyan Al Amine
Untitled
2013
Digital print on Hahnemühle paper
28 x 36 cm
5/5
“For me photography is the perfect balance between the abstract and the concrete. You have this device that has its own physical parameters and attributes that functions according to an exact science which soon enough becomes an extension of your arm and your eye, an integral part of how you see the world.“
Reema Saeed Abu Hassan
Vertebral Arch
2013
3-D Model
170 x 50 x 50 mm
4/4
“As an student of architecture, my interest lies in creating sculptures with spatial qualities. I am currently interested in exploring 3D printing and attempting to merge art and architecture into one.”
George Awde
Untitled
2009
Inkjet print
50 x 32.43 cm
5/5
“This work strives to capture transient spaces that act as an outlet - conveying a sense of belonging, movement, and hope, both across national borders and social ones. These photographs flow back and forth, between rural Syria and urban Beirut, blurring lines and boundaries, just as we too are blurred citizens.”
Ryan Browning
Untitled — Head
2014
Digital print on Hahnemühle paper
40 x 35 cm
5/5
“I like games—playing them and designing scenarios and settings in which games of fantasy can take place. I’ve been playing role-playing games like Dungeons and Dragons since I was a kid, and since I started painting, I began to realize that painting and delving into such games are similarly creative experiences.“
Anthea Devotta
2012
Spitting Bubbles
Digital Print on Hahnemühle paper
50 x 30 cm
7/7
”What would you do if you were the last person left on earth? Spitting Bubbles is video still from the film of the same title, which explores the idea of a girl who wakes up to nothing-ness and believes she is the last person left in the world.
Ruchi Goel
Born
2013
Digital Print on Hahnemühle paper
50 x 30 cm
7/7
“I enjoy painting abstract subjects, where i can brush multiple inspirations into a single piece of art. I have a fascination to play with color, character and commodities to depict the diversity of art, culture and history.”
Deena Hammam
Hope
2013
Digital Print on Hahnemühle paper
50 x 30 cm
7/ 7
“To me, Art is like giving- giving of your imagination, your ideas, and the touch of your hand to a material that becomes an expression of yourself. Art is personal and individual, even as it is inextricably dependent on community and criticism.”
Zoe Hawk
Wake
2012
Digital Print on Hahnemühle paper
50 x 35 cm
7/ 7
“Themes of self- identification, anxiety, group dynamics and performance are tackled within scenes of girlhood play and interactions, often stylistically referencing children’s storybook illustrations.”
Aziza Iqbal
Alhambra-esque
2014
Digital Print on Hahnemühle paper
29.7 x 42.0 cm
7/7
“The basic pattern is derived from one of the beautiful mosaics found at the 9th century Alhambra palace in Granada, but rendered in a modern, monochromatic colour scheme with a variety of patterns emerging from the same grid, using a simple two-tone palette.”
Najla Al-Khalifa
Majilis
2014
Lino Print
Variable
5/5
“When inside the Majlis, a person's behaviour says a lot about them. Starting from the place they choose to sit in, to the way they interact with each other. These behaviour match the behaviours of certain animals or at least how we believe those animals would behave.“
Faissal El- Malak
Mama Haifa
2014
Digital collage on Hahnemühle paper
30 x 30 cm
7/ 7
“I had decided only to travel with my smartphone. It became my medium of expressions. I was taking pictures, collaging and filtering my feelings, and the more I was confused the more I collaged.”
Omer Mohammed
2013
Men At Work
Digital print on photographic paper (photo source Lomography camera)
50 x 32 cm
7/7
“The collection of artwork focused on men at work. I was drwn to capture these images because of the seeming loneliness that each image portrays. Even when they are together, they are cast aside, outside the house, in the backyard, dangling off a building.”
Leila Natsheh
Tfaddal Shhalak
2013
Wood
45 cm x 17cm x 3cm
3/3
“This piece specifically evokes "maljis” gatherings and dialogue. With a simple selection of words used during these get-togethers around “sadu” patterned cushions, the piece encourages interaction and kindles nostalgia.“
Sandeep S.
Untitled
2014
Digital Print on Hahnemühle paper
40 x 50 cm
7/7
"Even as most of the painting were inspired by the idea of repeated grids and symmetry from Renaissance art, i do not believe the clinical analysis of work of art. One spectator can read the painting with his own personal experience and awareness.”
Christto & Andrew
Concrete dreams
2013
Lambda print on photographic paper
50 x 36cm
5/ 5
“Focused on photography, our work is highly aestheticized to exaggerate or give new meanings to current social situation. Our latest area of exploration attempts to blur the distinctions between sculpture and photography.”
Emelina Soares
Presence
2013
Digital Print on Hahnemühle paper
29.7 x 21 cm
5/ 5
“My range of work might appear different from each other, although there is a sense of spirituality depicted within the pieces of art. Presence, the woman tangled in fabric speaks about this notion of being trapped within ones own restrictions and guilt.”
Aisha Al-Suwaidi
Spice Pills
2014
Saffron, Cardamon, Ginger
Variable
4/5
“The juxtaposition of a traditionally cooked food symbols (the plates) with those produced artificially (the pill capsules) aims to highlight how Qatari lifestyles and its culture has changed in the recent past.”
Paulo Meunier Viana
Cairo Moleskine
2013
Printed handmade book
Variable
3/3
“His artworks show small tales taking the viewer on an imaginary trip inspired by the Arabic Culture. A notable stylistic change emerged in his practice after passing by Cairo.”
Vatyma
Ain’t nobody fresher than my clique
2013
Digital collage on Hahnemühle paper
50 x 50cm
7/ 7
“Finding inspiration from myths, Khaleeji culture, and every experience life has to offer, the young illustrator creates original, fantasy- driven artworks."
Christine Wang
World Map
2014
Digital Print on Hahnemühle paper
46 x 28 cm
5/5
"World Map is a global map with arrows radiating out of the center. The text in the center reads, “I’m with stupid.” The arrows emanate from “I’m with stupid” point in all directions to non-specific location.”