another lonely mailbox
Posted on October 2, 2011 Leave a Comment
don't get me flowers, just stationary. actually, i like flowers too
Cross the bridge to see what I bought! Go on then, do it! Read More
Homes|Laila Al-Hamad
Posted on October 1, 2011 Leave a Comment
drinks & cigarettes
Another lovely surprise in my mailbox, this time from Laila Al-Hamad, who says, ‘The girls are keeping me company in my office, such a treat!’ I’m sure they love spending their time with you too, Laila. Thanks for the photo!
miti & me again
Posted on September 30, 2011 2 Comments
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Mariateresa Aiello
Ghadah. I am feeling restless and today I drew a woman with a long skirt like your eve and her laptop:) I am absorbing you by osmosis.
Like · · See Friendship · September 19 at 10:05pm Ghadah Alkandari likes this.
Ghadah Alkandari Show me the drawing, woman!
September 19 at 10:06pm · LikeMariateresa Aiello Not that you are restless, that’s all me
it’s new though cause usually I am so tranquilla…should try sleeping deprivation more often..I am getting a lot more done hahaha
September 19 at 10:07pm · LikeMariateresa Aiello ok i will show it to you. I think you will like it cause it’s mysterious dramatic symbolic…like your girls…
September 19 at 10:07pm · LikeGhadah Alkandari Can I post it on my rejected blog?
September 19 at 11:09pm · LikeMariateresa Aiello sure i will send it to you..I am posting it on sketchbloom too
I’m losing my mind. The above Facebook conversation between Miti and me transpired ten days ago. Last week Miti sent me the two pictures she drew here and I couldn’t remember why, as much as I liked them, they were significant to the post I had originally envisaged. So Miti sent me the whole conversation! You really gotta love Facebook sometimes!
So here’s Miti Aiello’s Words to Water (written by Miti):
You can write anytime you like
But you can never reach.The drawings have to do with trying to reach someone who can never be reached. A human wall.
The wall is made of different things, could be spite, pride, ignorance.
If the lady who is writing wasn’t so naive she would look around the wall where the mailbox is and realize her letters would never be answered, or never in the spirit of which she sent them.
letters to water one. miti you must also have been affected by the letter writing!
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Contemporary Art Platform|Opening Tonight
Posted on September 28, 2011 8 Comments
a mischievous sprite and skulls: works by fadi yazigi and damien hirst respectively
Tonight is the launch of the Contemporary Art Platform at the Life Center in Shuwaikh. For the first time since 2006’s exhibition Unity in Diversity at the Dar Al-Funoon gallery, you can find, in Kuwait, a collection of this caliber under one roof. From Andy Warhol to Shireen Nishat, this is the art lover’s candy store!
Please check out the invitation here for all the information you may need and a map.
four sketches from two nights ago
Posted on September 27, 2011 Leave a Comment
poorly placed finish lines
Contemporary Art Platform|Lift Off!
Posted on September 25, 2011 1 Comment
I think this is going to be one of the most exciting events of the year, if only for the birth of a new Kuwaiti hub for the contemporary arts. I’m not going to be able to attend but gallery director Liane Al-Ghusain was gracious enough to let me have a sneak peak Wednesday morning, an experience I will definitely be sharing with you guys. Good luck, Liane!
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dream
Posted on September 23, 2011 2 Comments
what did you dream last night? winner gets boasting rights
ugh! part two
Posted on September 22, 2011 4 Comments
Botamba continue to display their professional ineptitude and outright rudeness. A few days ago I posted this and this. I have to say that I apologize to the blogs that I mentioned because as of today, one of them has been removed from this so-called aggregator. The owner of the freshly removed blog contacted me today with his grievances towards the site. He forwarded me both his letter to the site’s owner concerning preferentialism and the owner’s response. Apparently Botamba is selective to what they deem worthy of retweeting. This is an excerpt from Mr. Stillsearching’s second letter to Botamba:
listen, you either offer a service, or you don’t.
what about the tweets?
new painting|continued
Posted on September 20, 2011 Leave a Comment
two women and dancers
Added August 12: This painting now resides in the home of Birgitte Simonian in sunny California.
new painting
Posted on September 20, 2011 3 Comments
i need to learn to play again. have fun
I started this three days ago. Until this morning I had an uncomfortable relationship with this painting. I wasn’t happy, it wasn’t giving me the buzz I usually get when I’m this far into a painting. So I watched a section of a Dali video and thought: screw this, I don’t like the painting, I’m going to just paint something else over it. So I hope from now on I can start enjoying it. Thank you, Salvador, you crazy old kook.
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