Tuesday 7 February 2012

A Glimple of Local Art in Bahrain

Continuing with the theme of Art & Culture Month (and while we're still in the Mid-East culture part), I decided it would be a fitting tribute to give a shout-out to my country. Here are just some of the local paintings:

1.Adhari:

Made by Amina Al Abbasi
2. Susan:

Made by Amina Al Abbasi
3. Unity:

Made by Amina Al Abbasi
4. Couple under Umbrella:

Made by Ashwathy Shyam kumar

5. Fashion:

Made by Ashwathy Shyam kumar

6. Gahwa (Coffee):

Made by Ebrahim Sharif
7. Manama:

Made by unknown artist (help ?)
8. Bahraini House:

Made by unknown artist (help ?)
9. Bahraini Woman:

Made by unknown artist (help ?)
10. Muharraq Harbour: 

Made by unknown artist (help ?)
11. Bahrain Dhow:

Made by Ella Prakash
 12. Flowers:

Made by Areej Rajab
13.Abstract Art:

Made by Areej Rajab


There are many more local paintings and I'd like to direct readers to this local website, Bahrain Artistic Frames Center, which hosts a heck of a lot of paintings.

I hope you've enjoyed this post. What culture would you like me to post about next ?

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