- ARCHIVE / TAG ARCHIVE
- Gulf Times / Talisman opens
Qatar Now Series: Manar Al-Muftah
Above: Fresh newspaper clipping from The Gulf Times in Doha. Shokran, Manar!
Here is another link to The Peninsula, also published in Doha. Arabic and English text can be found on the main VCUQ page. My hero and yours, Leland Hill, helped arrange the work in the gallery. Mabrouk to you both!
Awaiting [...] - Qatar Now / Talisman
Manar Al-Muftah
Above: Manar Al-Muftah, Zai (2008). The artist celebrates her first exhibition. Mabrouk, Manar. The first of many. Enshallah!
Qatar Now: Manar Al-Muftah: Talisman opens on September 3, 2008
and runs through October 4.
UPDATE: From Manar, her artist’s statement for Talisman. An important window into the mind of an emerging artist.
“Arabic is deeply rooted in my repository [...] - Apropo aluminum cans…
Coke adds life.
Above: From a pack of Coca-Cola in Minneapolis. Chris Jordan’s latest reminded me of a lost text pic from Lathrop and these cross-cultural messages (tied to a mono-culture product), from Coca-Cola’s latest campaign. The can on the left is from Thailand, and, on the right, Ethiopia. The cans on the inside? All from [...]
- Manar Al-Muftah / Doha
September exhibition fast approaching.
Above: Manar Al-Muftah, Jeem, 2008. A sneek peak at one of the prints Manar is preparing for her upcoming exhibition in Doha, Qatar. Let’s hope Manar will share some photos from the exhibition when it opens.
Gambade, Manar!
- Peanutopolis / End of the World
Wrapper of Excellence
Above: Snickers candy bar wrapper.
Minneapolis, Minnesota.
July 2, 2008Above: Snickers-Mini. Doha, Qatar.
December 16, 2005
The world is too small for Snickers. Note the almost vast differences
in stroke-weight, in the Arabic conversion.
Regardless, Snickers satisfies. There can be only one. As an aside,
a small link to the end of the world (via Wired). Five nodes to
end it [...] - Syd Mead / Future Doha
Mash Allah!
Above: Via Dave Pinter at PSFK, Syd Mead’s vision of a future Doha, Qatar.
- Bouthayna Al-Muftah / VCU Anderson Gallery
Update: VCU 2008 Student Exhibition
Above: Two prints by Bouthayna Al-Muftah, VCUQatar, Spring, 2007. The Anderson Gallery recently sent along some documentation from the VCU 2008 Student Exhibition (posted earlier here).
Bouthayna’s work was featured in the first room at the Anderson, and another actually served as a banner for the exhibition.
Mabrouk, Bouthayna! Many thanks to Don [...] - Bouthayna Al-Muftah / Richmond, VA
Mabrouk Bouthayna!
Above: Poster by Bouthayna Al-Muftah from a Typography One
class I taught in VCUQatar in Spring 2007.Bouthayna’s posters are featured in the 2008 VCU Juried Student Show at the Anderson Gallery in Richmond, VA. Her work is exhibited in the entrance room (high profile) of the Anderson. I will post pictures of her work in [...]
- Aktuell / Opolis reviewed in Isola di Rifiuti
John Latta posts a review of our beloved work.
Above: Sample spread from opolis (y for relevance was the idea), a booklet of photographs and a poem. Brandt/Workman. Doha, Qatar.
John Latta, host of Isola di Rifiuti, has recently reviewed our work. Follow the link here to his site and scroll down to the February 12 entry. [...] - Daleen Al Khatib / Doha, Qatar
Palestinian graphic design estudiante bueno in Doha, Qatar
Daleen had said hello recently and reminded me of her good work in the Spring of 2007. Above you can see an example of her photomontage project, where she incorporated beuatiful images of a perhaps more authentic Doha in stark contrast to contemporary visions.
For more examples of this [...] - Servus Lejla Niksic
A Bosnian Graphic Designer in Qatar
Geotypografika welcomes Lejla Niksic to a growing list of contributors from around the world. Lejla is working in Doha, Qatar and will share her vital experiences with us. Follow this link to her profile on the Khatt Network.
Above: Some outstanding work from Lejla in 2006. Watch for this young [...]
- Persian Gulf Studio Visit
Doha, Qatar: Manar Al-Muftah
Manar, featured earlier, is a young Qatari artist preparing for her upcoming show,
and has generously shared this glimpse into her studio.Above: Various ephemera.
Above: Family.
Above: Cabbage Patch collection.
Like many of us, Manar is inspired by Reza Abedini. Here are some framed cards
she received from him.Above: Manar found some plans for a press (not [...]
- Manar Al-Muftah, Doha
First prints from her new press.
Watch for more work from this brilliant young artist in Doha, Qatar. Manar’s interests are simple yet immaculate and she is well on her way to creating her own unique vernacular. Below are some images from her portfolio book of undergraduate work. Manar is newly married and passionately preparing for [...]