25 Year anniversary www.bahrainthismonth.com 32 September 2022 Dunia Alhashimi (@drdunia and @duniasart) – Cupped Hands Holding Pink Ribbon (October 2021) Dunia is a self-taught artist who continues to experiment with new mediums and techniques. She believes in the crossover between crafts and fine art being a life-long crafter. Inspired by several miniature artists during her studies abroad, Dunia had been painting miniatures in several mediums, but mostly oil, since 2018. Many of these miniatures have been sold in affordable art and craft shows. Others were commissioned as gifts for friends and family. Her favourite subjects are nature and portraits. According to her, painting these miniatures brought her peace and a place to meditate, while concentrating on the smallness of the work and shutting out world chaos. She is currently working on still life in oil painting. Mansoor Toorani & David Jeffery (@tooranim_ai or @tooranimation) and David Jeffery – Embraced by Bahrain (December 2011), Hearts Everywhere (February 2016) and Artistic Beauty (November 2016) and more These eight exquisite interpretations were a collaborative effort between Mansoor Toorani and David Jeffery. “I have had a life-long passion for all digital art forms, from 3D modelling to animation to canvas and now digital 2D. My inspirations include nature, beauty, movies, culture, history and particularly the work of Frank Frazzetta,” says Mansoor, who is currently working on several projects around dystopian subjects. Since studying at Maidstone College of Art, David’s career has taken numerous paths through the creative landscape, commencing as an art director/designer primarily on record sleeves for UK punk bands. He then moved into advertising, where he combined art direction with creative copywriting. For several years he worked successfully as a Creative Director for leading UK and Middle Eastern advertising agencies, as well as setting-up creative outfits in both Bahrain and Oman whilst winning several international awards along the way. In both 2016 and 2017 he represented the Middle East on the judging panel of the CAPELS advertising awards New York. “These days, I am rediscovering my pure art roots by exploring and experimenting with multimedia concepts. As such, he is currently working on a series of mix media pieces combining found objects – recycled – then complemented by acrylic brushwork and AI. He is particularly inspired by Frida Khalo, David Hockney and Man Ray.
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