hear and say

Cacophony of silence , painting by Kamal Mustafa

Ears are often ignored in visual art. But isn't it true that so much of our experience comes through hearing?

“Hearing has got to do with second-hand knowledge, knowledge handed down to us, and it’s not something that can be ignored. We cannot live life without the concept of hearsay, and this has provided me a big canvas to play with,” says Kamal Mustafa, artist, photographer, film maker. In his exhibition, we see thinly veiled under the numerous depictions of ears are socio-political messages which stir the senses.

Thousand Ears Of Hearsay by Kamal Mustafa depicts the human communication process and the role of the ear in it.

Simulations might seem like a collection of abstract paintings, but within each piece lies often-ignored truths.The inclusion of “narratives” within the work and the interplay of these components with the
static images to bring about a different kind of engagement to the viewer: the syntagmatic
(video) vs. the paradigmatic i.e the painting without attempting to resolve either. While it is
perfectly possible (some will say logical) to do the work in video form, I wanted to retain the two dimensionality of the painted canvas with all its inherent properties and limitations. The painting
is a “presence” that the moving images have to contend with and operate within. So in a sense
this self-imposed parameter is my labyrinth.

source: http://www.singaporeartmuseum.sg/downloads/apbf/malaysia/Kamal_Mustafa.pd
https://www.facebook.com/fergana.art
http://www.kamal-mustafa.com/simulations/
http://www.thestar.com.my/Lifestyle/Entertainment/Arts/Frame-Up/2014/02/16/Kamal-Mustafas-got-an-ear-for-art/

unexpected holiday

An unexpected holiday can change your life ... at least for that day! And who can know it better than someone who is stuck up in a routine that they don't quite enjoy?

Watch Audrey Hepburn, the princess who runs away and lives her life all in one day in the film Roman Holiday (1953) directed and produced by William Wyler.

The day she enjoys in the company of reporter Gregory Peck, does come to an end, and she goes back to her world with a heavy heart, but also with the small piece of happiness that the day brought to her.

anger

What does 'anger' look like? Here are a  few images depicting the emotion 'anger' from the website  Livelightbeing.com, that show various expressions of the emotion.

 via http://images.fineartamerica.com/images-medium-large/anger-1-fatimah-al-khtani.jpg

via http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd228/swaggerdap/angry7_72dpi1.jpg

via http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/dynamic/00065/14sm_savi_JPG_65476e.jpg

via https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJu5DdFcBYJnyfzwfKM5UguiDJM7qtyYGj_IbHE0lQWDo7gtwO2_xlr07Zemo6fqOVsb1eU6zc2Key8cxZoZ5cKIz1zIm-_8iVJZJgQ1T3Ba4fT2vbLX41m-jse2zEpI6Wi-LBSwUSsg/s1600/anger.jpg

via http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r19/audeemirza/taufiks-painting/patahan.jpg

artist's own interpretation of anger source: http://livelightbeing.com/tag/anger/

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 via : http://www.paintingsilove.com/image/show/121863/angry-red-women

Entitled “Drawing from your Emotions”, it is a website which deals with the main human emotions- anger, disgust, fear, joy, sadness, and surprise- and potentially some of the others, such as compassion, boredom, embarrassment, rage, hunger, etc.It is  imagined as an open and collaborative type of site, where people from all over the world could upload their own images of that emotion. The author has also sourced images that go with the title'anger' and put them up as a collection.

Nicole is a trained arts therapist working as an interdisciplinary arts therapist with children and adults in a variety of settings, including elementary schools, community centers, rehabilitation centers, and non-profit agencies. She believes that art can 'save' life, it can help you discover your own story once you engage with your art, where you focus on the process, rather than the product.

source: http://livelightbeing.com/tag/anger/