I've passed by Dar Al Fuoon yesterday to check out an exhibition curated by Simin Dehghani titled Neither Here Nor There. The exhibition brings together the work of Iranian artists Peyman Houshmandzadeh, Nima Alizdeh, Shantia Zakerameli, Adel Younesi, Rosita Sharafjahan, and Afshin Chizari whom each express displacement, culture shock, denial, and other psychological reactions to the environment in which their subjects have suddenly found themselves. My favorite pieces were by Rosita Sharafjahan where she used a series embroidery on printed fabric (shown here below and the first photo). My second favorite pieces were the oil on canvas paintings by Adel Younesi. If you have the time today, go check it out. The event will be on until May 19th.
As anyone who regularly reads Confashions may know, there are some designers I’ve been obsessed with for quite some time: one is the genius Erdem , the other is Nicholas Kirkwood , and Pierre Hardy . And because their designs are somehow easily accessible online and offline, I had the pleasure of featuring some of their creations and showing them the love they deserve. That said, there is one designer I’ve been particularly smitten with for quite some time. He has always been on the top of my favorite designers list ever since I was introduced to his designs by my fabulous fellow fashionisto Adnan Z Manjal a couple of years back : Saudi designer Mohammed Ashi . I always wished I featured him more. I couldn’t because his pieces are very exclusive and as far as I know not stocked anywhere here. This clearly isn't just another post on my obvious love for Mohammed Ashi’s designs or the quality of his clothes as I have done that previously. Ashi simply deserves his very own epic p...
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Looks even 10 times better up close <3
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Of course! :) Thank YOU for sharing :)
Thank you ;) It's such an honor to have a great (and one of my favorite) artists commenting on my blog :)
LOL! The irani's are really talented! And what I love about their artwork is that it's always related to their culture. Unlike most artists in the region where their work is usually borrowed, very creative, but does not stem from within... u know?