Hand picked morsels of inspiration, lovingly curated by Corinne Martin, a Lebanese-Texan artist currently based in Riyadh. Her work has been exhibited at DNA Boutique in Riyadh and most recently MENASArt Fair 2011 in Beirut and at Art Abu Dhabi 2011.
Happy and Prosperous New Year!!

Happy and Prosperous New Year!!

I sincerely wish all those who visit this blog a fabulous 2012. Thank you for your continued support. I hope you were able to find some magic within these pages. I would love to hear from you. Please email me your thoughts and suggestions for 2012 to INFO at CORINNEMARTIN.COM...
Photographs by Moroccan-Born Artist, Lalla Essaydi, Reexamine Arab Female Identity

Photographs by Moroccan-Born Artist, Lalla Essaydi, Reexamine Arab Female Identity

Lalla Essaydi incorporates layers of Islamic calligraphy applied by hand with henna, in tandem with poses directly inspired by 19th Century Orientalist painting.
Saudi Photographer Marwah Al Mugait Pushes The Boundaries of The Status Quo

Saudi Photographer Marwah Al Mugait Pushes The Boundaries of The Status Quo

Marwah alMugait is a Saudi photographer based out of Riyadh. Her latest series “Avant Garde Arabia” is defined as “a pushing of the boundaries of what is accepted as the norm or the status quo”.
Hamra Abbas's Solo Exhibition at Green Cardamom in London

Hamra Abbas’s Solo Exhibition at Green Cardamom in London

In Cities, her first solo exhibition in London since 2008, Hamra Abbas looks back at her own relationship with notions of ‘place’
Nadine Kanzo's Fashion Line: Fun and Relaxed Arabic Typography

Nadine Kanzo’s Fashion Line: Fun and Relaxed Arabic Typography

I’m excited to find out about Nadine Kanzo‘s fashionline. Fun arabic calligraphy on casual relaxed-fitting clothes and scarves. For those of you new to Nadine K, she’s a Beirut-born photographer and Jewelry designer.
Corinne Martin Painting: Me in the Lebanon Studio

Corinne Martin Painting: Me in the Lebanon Studio

I spent most of the summer in Lebanon getting rejuvenated and picking up lots of inspiration. Here are some pictures of me at work in my very meditative mountain studio in Dhour El Shweir.
"Ana Chocolata!" Arabic Pop Culture Charms by Ctrl-Z Jewelry

“Ana Chocolata!” Arabic Pop Culture Charms by Ctrl-Z Jewelry

Great Arabic pop culture jewelry by Ctrl-Z… I absolutely love the creativity and expression in these little trinkets.
Latest entries

Corinne Martin Painting: Powerpuff Girl Series “Hayya Bina”

Here are my latest paintings from the series Powerpuff Girls, showing at Lam Art Gallery in Riyadh through the month of January.

“Hayya Bina” 130 cm x 190 cm Acrylic on Canvas

“Boom!” 120 cm x 120 cm Acrylic on Canvas

“Powwww!” 120 cm x 120 cm Acrylic on Canvas

“Ana Blossom” 120 cm x 170 cm Acrylic on Canvas

We need to Talk: Edge of Arabia, Jeddah

“We need to Talk”, an Edge of Arabia Exhibition in Jeddah.

19 jan – 18 feb 2012 curated by Mohammed Hafiz

Dr Sami Angawi and his son the artist Ahmed Angawi

Manal Dowayan’s My Name “Esmi” Installation

Ahmed Mater’s The Cowboy Code

via Oasis Unedited © Edge of Arabia / Photographer: Alex Maguire and Edge of Arabia facebook

Highlights of “Recent Works” Art Exhibition at Lam Gallery Riyadh

Here are some highlights of the “Recent Works” Pop Art Exhibition that took place last night at Lam Art Gallery in Riyadh showcasing works by Corinne Martin (me :-) ), Bassem Al Sharqi, and Talal Al Zeid.

Artist Bassem AlSharqi and I, in front of his work

(my new work) Powerpuff Girls Series “Hayya Bina!” Acrylic on Canvas

(my new work) Powerpuff Girls Series “Powwww” Acrylic on Canvas

Energizing Saudi Coffee Served

(my new work) Powerpuff Girls Series “Ana Blossom” Acrylic on Canvas

Saudi Artist Bassem AlSharqi in front of “Hayya Bina!”

Lamya enjoying the show

Saudi Artist Talal AlZeid

(my new work) Saudi Stamp Series “Vintage Blue” mixed media

T-shirts with my painting and Bassem’s

(my new work) Powerpuff Girls Series “Powwww” Acrylic on Canvas

Saudi Artist Bassem AlSharqi

(my new work) Powerpuff Girls Series “Powwww” Acrylic on Canvas

Lebanese Designer Mira Hayek: A Namorada

Good friend and very talented young designer Mira Hayek recently launched her fall/winter collection, A Namorada. I’m loving the creativity and vibrant colors.

For more information contact her at hayek.mira@gmail.com

 

Athier Mousawi: A Burst of Colorful Geometry

Athier is an Iraqi British visual artist living and working in Paris. His work combines geometric islamic shapes and Arabic calligraphy.

 

Corinne Martin Art : Oasis Unedited

New Works by @CorineMartinArt Bassem AlSharqi & Talal AlZeid > @lamartgallery (Riyadh) | Oasis Unedited http://oasis-mag.blogspot.com/2012/01/new-works-by-corinemartinart-bassem.html

Istanbul Disaster Prevention Center Architecture

Moscow-based studio Archstruktura designed “the tree of edutainment” as an entry for the Istanbul disaster prevention and education center competition. How cool is this architecture?

 

Corinne Martin Art on “You Are A Pixel”

Thanks to Saudi artist @YousefAlshaikh for recognizing my work on “You Are A Pixel”

http://yousefalshaikh.tumblr.com/post/15561505759/corinne-martin

Al Braithwaite at XVA Gallery

Al Braithwaite is a conceptual artist who lives and works in London.

NEW SOLO SHOW
Jan 15 – Feb 13 2012
XVA Gallery (DIFC)

Photos from Rose Issa Projects, London (2009)

Corinne Martin Painting: Crush Arabic

“Crush” is complete and on its way to its new home in Los Angeles. I was able to spend precious time while working on this piece with my mother who came to visit us in Riyadh from Beirut. I cherish these brief moments in time that we always remember. I hope it will continue to carry the positive energy that surrounded it!

Shirin Neshat, Boldly Beautiful

Iranian born photographer, videographer and filmmaker Shirin Neshat ’s work is boldly beautiful, incredibly powerful, and at times even stark: women cloaked in black veils with excerpts of Farsi poetry inscribed across the surface; videos of clans of men and women in barren landscapes chanting, sacred burial rituals, groups of men and women listening to rousing moralistic sermons in a public hall, and more recently, magical realist works in which women fly or plant themselves in gardens to ensure their fertility.

For more, Shirin Neshat is available through Amazon .

Emirati Khalid Shafar Light Hearted Furniture Design

Emirati Khalid Shafar has studied and specialised in Furniture and Objects Design, first at the prestigious Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London, UK, then at the Centre for Fine Woodworking in Nelson, New Zealand. His work is a fusion of east and west, north and south.. innocent light heartedness with a sleek international flair.