Carpets of Kerman فرش‎‎ • Traditional Artisans Weaving in Iran

Friday, December 22, 2017

INTERVIEW EXCERPTS MORE INFORMATION & LINKS The art of weaving carpets still survives in Iran, but the tradition is struggling. Four interviews with artisans from Kerman ( کرمان) illuminate the…

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The Painter • Songkhla’s Reclusive Portrait Artist • สงขลา • THAILAND

Monday, July 17, 2017

Mr. Saenee is a old-school painter. He creates portraits of people with a brush and oil. He is hidden on a side street in Songkhla, Thailand. His style…

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Naga Peace Statue from AK-47s • CAMBODIA • Battambang • ក្រុងបាត់ដំបង

Sunday, June 11, 2017

The Naga For Peace Statue in Battambang, Cambodia was designed by Mr. Ou Vaandy. He teaches art at Cambodia’s National Institute of Education in Phenom Phen. “The teeth…

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Violent Art in Thailand’s Deep South

Thursday, March 2, 2017

Jehabdulloh Jehsorhoh is a slender guy with dark curly hair and a light walk. “I’m an Assistant Professor of Arts at the University in Pattani.” Jehabdulloh started the…

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The Golden Plant: She did half the work. He got all the credit!

Monday, August 15, 2016

Although Huub and Adelheid Kortekaas have worked together since they met, only HE got the credit for their art. From towering flowers made from steel to small gold…

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GOLD • A Holi Song • With NIMISHA SHANKAR

Wednesday, December 30, 2015

An acoustic performance of Gold, which is a holi song, sung by Nimisha Shankar. Nimisha is a classically trained Indian singer, living in Bangalore at the time of…

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Urban Sketchers • Penang One Drawing At A Time • George Town • MALAYSIA

Sunday, May 17, 2015

They come with brushes, ink, and paint! They are the Urban Sketchers Penang, seeing the city one drawing at a time. The group meets almost every Sunday morning…

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ORE • Modern Indian Art with Rajan Krishnan • Kochi • INDIA

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

One hundred wooden crates, boxes, hide a secret. They contain the core of our existence: ORE. Everything in our world comes from dust, from the earth, from natural…

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The Art of HAIR • Morteza Mottaghi • Tehran • IRAN

Friday, March 13, 2015

“I studied fine art and I know sculpture, I know make up, I know design. I worked 18 years in make up; in cinema and theater, television. Some…

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Debtors’ PRISON by BC Collective • Modern Art in Kochi

Sunday, December 28, 2014

BC Collective’s “Debtors’ Prison” is a mural telling the story of everyday life in Fort Kochi (the Mattanchery neighborhood), India. This art collective depict the city as a…

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