Latest in Tag: artists Highlight
Latest in Tag: artists

Ultimate freedom is best for artists: Nobel Prize portrait painter
Niklas Elmehed is the talent behind unique gold-leaf portraits of Nobel Laureates published in October every yearÂ

French Minister of Culture visits gallery showcasing emerging Egyptian artistsâ work
Visit aims to feature artistic assets, creations of young Egyptian artists

High Five: 5 artists whose works you will only recognize from on high
What looks at ground level like random traces in the the snow or sand transform into complex artworks when viewed from the sky.By creating art that can only be seen from a bird's eye view, these artists demand that the viewer has a radically different perspective. This is not a recent trend. The view from …

High Five: 5 artists that make you look twice
You won’t believe your eyes when you look at these artists’ works. Illusionists M.C. Escher, street artist Leon Keer, and others turn optical illusions into art. It takes a second look to see what’s really there.One of the most famous artists who included optical illusions in his works was Dutch graphic artist M.C. Escher. His …

Increase in raw material prices harms artistsÂ
Cost increase impacts quality of art products, says Ali Fawzy

Egypt Art Festival: A platform to introduce emerging artists into the cultural scene
Many underground musical bands found a chance to perform in front of large numbers of people and many graffiti artists expressed their opinions on the walls of the streets of Egypt.

Studio Emad Eddin: Podium to support individual artists
It provides rehearsals, trainings, and festivals with small fees to fight art commercialisation

Why Hajo Jahn struggled for 25 years to create a center for persecuted artists
Journalist Hajo Hahn has spent a third of his life fighting to make his dream come true. His Center for Persecuted Arts documents and commemorates artists who have suffered discrimination. It is unique in Europe. There’s an imposing Art Nouveau building where city elders in the town of Solingen used to meet. But now, the …

In Video: Cairo’s famous cartoon artists speak at DNE

Why I volunteer: Refugee kids learn German via online coloring book
A picture is worth a thousand words. And pictures can also teach words. Illustrator Constanze von Kitzing co-founded an online coloring book that helps refugee kids – and you – learn German. Writers, musicians, artists and actors in Germany are getting involved in helping refugees, using their popularity to call for more solidarity, collect donations …
Art in the 80s: How the wild decade looks on canvas
The 1980s were a wild, unruly decade. The StĂ€del Museum in Frankfurt looks at the untamed period through the eyes of artists. Electronic music with nonsense lyrics resounds from the radios. On stages in dark cellars musicians hammer on oil canisters with iron bars. Young people shave their heads, wear clothes torn to shreds while …
Which voice is behind the next James Bond song?
007 fans can hardly wait for the new James Bond movie later this year. Rumors are abounding over the title song – which has already been recorded. DW looks at previous theme song hits. They’re tough acts to follow. On Tuesday (28.07.2015), singer Ellie Goulding posted a photo on Instagram of her leaving the famous …

Swiss Embassy launches permanent graffiti exhibition on its walls
Exhibition features paintings about identity from various perspectives

Artistic expression still restricted despite revolutionary hopes: AFTE
A “substantial” gap exists between constitutional protections for expression and the reality Egyptian artists face, according to a new report

Arts-Mart treats art âlike goldâ in biannual exhibition
The large exhibition showcased a variety of artists and artistic styles of exceptional quality

Zambalita: bringing art to the masses
Online art magazine hopes to get the word out about local talents

Cairoâs cultural dearth
After months of death and destruction Adel Heine is looking forward to the artistic expressions that will hopefully give a voice to the experiences of a nation in turmoil

Artists continue culture ministry occupation
Protesters organise daily art events in front of ministry as sit-in enters fourth day

Artists still protesting against Minister of Culture
Abdel Aziz: Thereâs no such thing as spreading Brotherhood ideologies in Egyptian cultural life

Mahatat launches âFace to Faceâ project in Damietta
Mahatat furthers the decentralisation of art by launching a new project in the governorate of Damietta.

The independent beats of Eka3
Eka3 aims to represent artists from the independent music scene in order to take care of the business side and free them up to do what they do best

Statue of Egyptian author included in Writersâ Union Art Collection
Taha Husseinâs statue is one of sculptor Essam Darwishâs most important works

Takeoff continues a series of imaginative exhibitions
The works require you to look past the purposefully organic but generic feel of the works in order to follow the artistâs creative process

Egyptian artists and intellectuals to visit Syrian refugee camps in Turkey
The artists choose to use culture as a means to do their part to raise awareness about the humanitarian crisis in Syria

After the revolution: story of a social enterprise
Abdo Gobeer’s commitment to his ecolodge helps create a place of peaceful serenity

10 Mahmoud Bassiouny: creating a new artistic community
âThe idea is to have an alternative space in the form of a casual venue. We want to create something different and we want the place to be a kind of comprehensive cultural apartment with an informal setting. You do not have to be an artist to visit, just someone who is interested.â

Tunisian artists lament lack of support after Islamist riots
Even before the recent clashes, artists say they have regularly been the target of religious hardliners in post- revolution Tunisia. And they are surprised that the more moderate regime that replaced Ben Ali has not defended the nationâs artists.