Art

Art & Design student

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"مايا..مايا" نحن هنا..

حوار مقتضب بين شخصيتين مختلفتين ينبثق عنه حكاية تدور أحداثها في الطبيعة بشكل درامتيكي متكرر قد يلتفت إليه الإنسان وقد لايضع له أي إعتبار. أنه حكاية قطرات ماء ساقطة من السماء لتكون رسول خير ونماء للإنسان والحيوان والنباتات على حد سواء. إنه حوار قصة تدور أحداثها لبيان دورة الماء في الطبيعة.

إنها "قطراتي".

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“Zeus Dara” the art galary held a course online about the typographic design starting by the basics of typography ending by the application of the lessons.

“Khalil Almadhoon” was the one who teach us the typography lessons, and for me it was my very first time using a traditional arabic pen “Kassaba” , but the art gallery in using a traditional their website has a “Calligrapher Bag” that have different sizes and types of the traditional pen “Cassaba” , ink, notebook with glossy papers, cutter and other things that a calligrapher needs in the typography design.

the course was 4 classes,40 minutes -2 hours for each . it was my first time doing a typography design and also my first time joining an online course.

the one thing that i didnt like in this course is that it was online because of the pandamic but overall the course was amazing i really spent a nice time safe at home learning typography . the teacher has this interesting way of teaching , he also give us more general information about the typography design . the only thing that i have ever wanted on that time is to attend the class, by my self Iam also curious about the gallary and how it will look when i go there. I remmembr that Ive needed feedback about my work so i just send my work in the Wattsap group and the teacher send the feedback what to improve and what to do and what not to do .

all i remmember is enjoying my time at ome because of this course(i was at home, safe, learning and enjoing art at home)  because of zeus dara.

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Work shop 

the collage of “Arts and Design” held a workshop about “Wall formation and mosaic art” which is one of the oldest type of architectural arts which the ancient  civilizations have used to decorate the walls and floors by it and threw the years the art of mosaic keeping his place , and used significantly in decorating the walls, floor, streets and so many countries.

 and the reason in this is the touch of art that it gives to the place by its special decorations and its beautiful colors. they also defined the meaning of the name “Mosaic art” and which means the art of making pictures or artwork by using small square's of different materials, like : ceramic crumbs , natural stones or shells and so many different material's. and its will be paved together and stick it into the surface by using slurry in a special artistic way. 

the decorative artists used it into their works to add a fancy touch on it and the secret behind using mosaic in the artwork in the ability of using it indifferent ways and in different places.

they also present the old mosaic designs and the new ones and compare between them.

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the second  logo design I'm gonna be talking about is “Pasta Express” 

the concept of the logo is that they serve the food in a short time , so i think instead of using the street into this logo i would change it into a speed indicator that is pointing into the higher speed , also adding more of the Italian landmarks ( 2 more at least) 

also adding pasta into the logo is good. 

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i have chosen “Al-Baik” logo to talk about 

the colors are good because they are considered as appetizing colors , i think if they change the cute chicken into a masculine rooster  because it defines the meaning of “Al-Baik” which means “sir or boss” .

i also think if they drew a suit as his clothes which gave it a formal vibes like the bosses vibes.

the font needs to be much stronger .

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One of the artists that i have chosen is “Jassim Almaqabi”

He is a very creative style in art , what makes him different from any other artists is that he uses different materials into his art, , like: coffee, water color, acrylic, oil color and more materials . he is also talented in realistic painting , charecator portrait's , and realistic portraits and so on . he also works in “Zeus Dara” art gallery which he make drawing workshops and teaches a lot of good lessons in these work shops.

Q1:What inspires you into your art works?

art is a massage and its very important into peoples life , so me myself i like to study the things that i want to draw , for example in one of my artworks i hve made a study on the nightingale bird and his anatomy to make this painting look more detailed and realistic.

Q2:What is the massage behind your artwork?

i think that an artist is a spread of the artists from the past , those artists who have made impact in this industry and those artist who prove their ancient civilizations by art , so i also chose realistic style to be the style that i chose to make because i  want to focus on the social issues .

Q3: When did you discover your love to the art?

i think i have discover it since i was a little kid... since primary school ... the teachers supported me and also my family as well... i  have also painted the first mural in that primary school and it was a traditional neighborhood.

Q4: did you study art?

no drawing was a hobby , curiosity and practice.

his Instagram : jassimalmaqabi

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for the artist interview i have chosen “Mirza Albdrani”

Q1: What inspires you into your arts?

- in my artworks a care about the topic more i also like my artworks to have calmness in it and the colors around me inspired me as well.

Q2:When did you discover your passion to art? and when was your beginning with art?

-since  i was 6 years old i have tried the beauty of art and this build passion inside me to be an artist.

Q3:How do you express your style in painting ? and why do you have a lot portrait works is it because of the passion you have toward this type of style?

- i think art and poetry comes from the inside in the past i have used surrealist style into my artworks , but the people around me loves portraits more. and because i have wanted to make a variety of all of the arts .

Q4: did you study art by your self? and you think that art needs an academic degree?

-  no i did not study art but i have practice it by myself , and as i have said art and pottery comes from the inside and from the emotions you have . in art every thing needs practice .

Q5: did you get any support from people around you ? or you just support your self by yourself?

-Unfortunately no , i was giving myself support.

Q6:do you have any massage for those little artists or the beginner's in this industry?

- depend on yourself , make time to practice in it and focus in practicing as i mentioned before practice will make a big difference into your skills.

Q7:Which type of art is the best to represent you? and why?

-still life , because the time i spend on drawing the still life give me peace and comfort my mental health , and also it has this calming effect on the viewer , as you see in my artworks most of my artworks does not have noise and movement.

note: he have his own art glary in his house . 

his Instagram : mirzaalbdraniart

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now i will talk about this add from my point of view.

at the beginning the effect applied on the background is amazing but the color chosen is not the best  we need contrast to separate the yogurt from the background. 

there shouldn't be more than 2 texts into the add because it takes the time of the viewer and its wrong to locate them like this i think they should allign the text into one place .

the shadow under the yogurt is good and kind of realistic and the drawing style is amazing .

we shouldn't use so many types of typography into one add because its annoying for the viewer eyes and if we want to use more than one type of typography we have to use 2 types maximum and they should be suitable for each other .

in some texts the readability isn't there .

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i saw this add online and for me it has some designing faults. 

first mistake is the background color which needs some contrast

, by making the background and the chocolate the same color = taking the attention from the chocolate which maybe not okay , the use of gradient is a good idea but i think if they applied the same gradient into another color it will add contrast .

the font used is suitable but i think changing the location of it to another place is much better.

the chocolate should look more realistic or they should use a picture of it  is much better. but every thing else on this add is good.

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the second art gallary that i went to is “Dar-Alfan” by “Lina Alayoby” which is located in “Al Aaly Mall” , Lina Alayoby is a very talented artist from Bahrain , in her artworks she captures the Bahraini traditional costume. Her art work shows calmness and beauty.

She also design more things like :notebook covers , some kitchen utensils , artworks , scarfs and so many different things. What i love about her shop is that its different in style and i think it mixes the past style with the modern style which creats this amazing works. the shop is well organized the effort that they spend on it is obvious , she takes care of every detail on her artworks . in her art works we can see that she uses a very colorful palette which five her art work this sense of happiness  .

i think the art gallery needs to be bigger in size and also the artist is very talented and i think if she try different types of art she will do amazing , but every thing on that art gallery/antique is on it place . this artist is one of the most important artists in Bahrain because she always looking for the new thing for example now she make NFT.

she represent the traditional costumes by her art which is very good because our traditions and culture need to be seen by the world and by the new generation, you can feel the love that is on these artworks and designs and it kind of remind us about the beautiful past in Bahrain, the colorful dresses , the Arabic features , the meaning behind every artwork she makes, and the beautiful souls and the wide smile that peoples from different nationalities have notice in Bahrain culture . its all captured threw her artworks.

her Instagram :leenz_art

her art gallery :dar_al_fann 

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this is the artwork that “Wallaa Aloraiby” painted there and it represents the traditional custom in Bahrain and also the traditional jewelry , the wood in the background which creates a beautiful contrast in color.

artist “Wallaa” have her own style in portrait i knew it was made by her from the first time i have seen it.

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Comprehensive coverage to an art exhibition(1)

part(2)

in this part i will talk about the art work that they have there for example the table that they have there was before an old door but they recycle it into a beautiful table . they have a very creative way in turning any old piece into a new beautiful and useful things or furniture.

the reading corner was in the coffee area which is very good , the place was bigger than what i thought .they also use old letters that they have from their family members and turn it into a new beautiful piece.

i really loved the way they were presenting the past and how they have added their touch of art on it to make it look new . people who visit the place can leave a massage into the wall which gives the place this kind of spontaneity. i really suggest this place for you to visit i can tell that its a place that just feels like home , all the tradition things they have there was at every Bahraini home the antiques the vases , at least one time you was having into your home.

i really hope that this place become more known for tourists because for me its a very good presentation of the Bahraini home by it beauty in it simple details.

“Walaa Alarady” the artist that i mentioned in the first part of this coverage painted a portrait art work in a circular piece of wood “sketch_on” is the name of her Instagram if you want to take a look into her amazing portraits . 

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comprehensve coverage of an art exhibition (1)

part(1)

“taghred zuhair” art exhibition:

in 2020 the artist and the mother taghred decided to turn the ground floor of her house into an exhibition , and this was because of her love to the art and her special look into every single piece she have. also she loves heritage pieces she said that heritage makes her feel safe . and she think that its an hereditary to the new/coming generations . she also said once that “ Creativity and art starts from home”. I saw and article about this amazing women in a news paper and she said that people accused her as an unsuccessful women because she is a house wife . and after reading that Ive felt the pressure she was having and  really hurt me .

as you know 2020 was the beginning of covid-19 spread so in that pressure she made this amazing exhibition , she decided to make this because of so many reasons and one of them her three children because she want to exploite their potential without any restrictions , one o her daughter's loves the art and the second one loves to read , and this place has these 2 hobbies she made a reading corner to her daugter and a drawing corner for the other one , and she opened her door to everyone who is entrested in art , just like her to go and visit her home , there are different people who have visited this place and one of them is “wallaa aloraiby” which is also known as “sketch_on” she is one of the important artist who make art but digitally, she held so many workshops in this place and so many other artists.   

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Repetition has three methods

the first one is repetition it self which means repeating an element more than once in the design.

the second is pattern which  is a method that makes a repetitive use of the same design elements that are the same in size, shape, or color that can make a cohesive whole .

the last one is  Rhythm which I've used into this simple design and it  means in graphic design: is when we repeat elements into the design in a way that creates movement. Through it size , color even spaces rhythm gives a particular design some sense of uniformity and a seamless flow of movement.

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Logo Redesign assignment

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“Photography Metaphor Assignment”

as always i have started by looking into an inspiration from the internet & Pinterest , but the idea of making a photography metaphor about “Ramadan” is the one that catch me the most actually from the beginning even before looking into Pinterest and google this idea was crossing my mind.

the concept is about how Ramadan is a month that comes to لاless our year with the beautiful traditions it has , also its a month that is full with prayer and spirituality with Allah. 

the cartoon character  called “Um Saeed” from the cartoon series “Fereej” by the creator “Mohamed Said Hareb” , which is from the UAE film director and an animator.

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In this assignment we were asked to create a “Barcode Design” , so I have used the barcode lines as an uncooked pasta. and we were allowed to use one more color which is not black or white so I've chosen red because its a catching color.

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