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Art Illuminated is an art dedicated podcast about traditional art and artists from the Middle East and North Africa
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Last episode of season 4 is with Tuesday Riddell and we talked about Japanning and how she specialised in it and the nature that inspires her. Images from the episode: instragram.com/artilluminated Tuesday's fab work: http://tuesdayriddell.com/ More on the podcast: islamicillumination.com/podcast
Bryan Drummond is a goldsmith and specialises in gem cutting creating stunning geometric patterns on a lot of the gems he works on. They are interact and dazzling. Images from this episode: instagram.com/artilluminatedpod Follow Bryan: https://www.instagram.com/bd_drummond/ and shop his work: https://www.drummondgems.com/shop More on the podcast: islamicillumination.com/podcast
Olga Prinku is a designer, maker and creator of flowers on tulle embroidery. She invented the technique of flowers on tulle embroidery, using real organic material as her thread. Olga collaborated with brands including Swarovski and Anthropologie, and her work has been exhibited in galleries and at festivals. Images from this episode on: https://www.instagram.com/artilluminatedpod/ More on the podcast: www.islamicillumination.com/artilluminated More from Olga: https://www.prinku.com/
Artist Lizzie Hobbs is an award winning Manchester based artist, who studied South Asian studies and Hindi and continued with her arts and other studies exploring the rich world of patterns. Images from episode: www.instagram.com/artilluminatedpod More from Lizzie: https://www.lizziehobbs.co.uk/ More episodes: www.islamicillumination.com/podcast
Hannah Gibson is a glass artist and we talked about making glass sculpture from sustainable and recycled materials. Hannah is also a geologist, which informs some of her works. Images from episode: instagram.com/artilluminatedpodcast Connect with Hannah: https://www.hannahgibsonglass.co.uk/ More on the podcast: www.islamicillumination.com/podcast
Assistant Professor Murad K. Mumtaz is a Pakistani artist and researcher based in the US and currently teaching South Asian arts at the William College. Murad specialised in Indian miniature more specifically the Pahari painting style during his studies at the National College of Arts in Lahore and then he pursued a master’s of fine arts in Columbia University, where he started looking deeper into the history. We had such a great chat about all things miniature, inspiration and devotional portrait. Images from this episode on www.instagram.com/artilluminatedpod More from Murad: www.instagram.com/muradkhanmumtaz/ Murad's Youtube Series: https://youtu.be/6uqifLI_MfA Recommended Book: The Magic Doe: Qutban Suhravardi's Mirigavati https://www.amazon.co.uk/Magic-Doe-Qutban-Suhravardis-Mirigavati/dp/0199842949/
Natalie Fisher is a needlepoint artist based in Sydney and her work is inspired by Islamic architecture. She shares how she fell in love with Islamic tiles and how she includes the various tiles in her work. Images from the episode on instagram.com/artilluminatedpod | More from Natalie plus her book https://www.artweave.com.au/ + https://www.instagram.com/artweave_originals/
Shevaun Doherty is an Irish botanical artist, who raises environmental awareness through her art. We talked about Shevaun’s journey into botanical art and her life in Egypt and Ireland and how her practice transformed with the different opportunities she had from the logo she designed for the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan, to the set of Irish postage stamps and so many cool things in between. We also chatted about the practical side of botanical painting techniques and how they can be applied on paper and on vellum. Images from this episode on islamicillumination.com/podcast Shevaun work: https://shevaundoherty.com/ and instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shevaundohertyartist/
Annelie Solis is a Trinidadian artist that graduated from the Prince's School of Traditional Art in London. We talk about her journey into art and miniature. She explores various subjects in her work like cosmology, astrology and astronomy. Images from episode: instagram.com/artilluminatedpod https://www.anneliesolis.com/ More on the podcast: www.islamicillumination.com/artilluminatedpod
Paul Antonio is the author of 'Copperplate Script - A Yin&Yang Approach'. A new and innovative way to look at and learn to write copperplate script. Being passionate about lettering history, Paul has worked on copying Ancient Hieroglyphs in Egypt for the MET, NYC and is one of the four Crown Office Scribes who handwrites some of the laws of the UK unto vellum for signing by Her Majesty The Queen. He also studied English Palaeography and Manuscript History. Images from episode: https://www.instagram.com/artilluminatedpod + Paul's insta: https://www.instagram.com/pascribe Checkout Paul's various courses and educational offerings: https://taplink.cc/pascribe More on the podcast: www.islamicillumination.com/podcast
This week's guest is Miriam Johnson, who tells us all about her practice in stone carving, masonry & sculpting. Images from this episode are on https://www.instagram.com/artilluminatedpod/ Miriam works in restoration and conservation of historic buildings as well as creating original carving designs for private commissions and her own work. More of Miriam's work https://www.miriamjohnson.co.uk/ & https://www.instagram.com/miriam.johnson.stone/ For more on the podcast: https://www.islamicillumination.com/podcast
Laila Tara H is an Iranian miniature artist exploring new ways of painting miniatures and identity within. Images from this episode on: https://www.instagram.com/artilluminatedpod - Follow Laila's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/llailatarah/ More on the podcast: www.islamicillumination.com/podcast Laila's recommendation: “A Fascinating, Sexy, Intellectually Compelling, Unregulated Global Market.”https://freakonomics.com/podcast/a-fascinating-sexy-intellectually-compelling-unregulated-global-market/
Samira and I are chatting in this episode about how we met, our lives in art, self taught vs self study, pricing artwork and of course food in London! All info via islamicillumination.com + samiramian.co.uk
Farkhondeh is an Iranian artist based in London. Her work explores the disciplines of Persian poetry manuscripts, sacred geometry and Persian miniatures: http://harmonyinart.com/ Pictures from this episode on: www.instagram.com/artilluminatedpod More on the podcast: www.islamicillumination.com/podcast
Hafza Yusuf is a Somali-British textile designer, Art educator and founder of Hafza Studio. https://www.instagram.com/hafzastudio/ Pictures from this episode on www.instagram.com/artilluminatedpod More on the podcast: www.islamicillumination.com/podcast
Medina Trevathan is a henna artist and a young creative finding her own creative outlet and artistic voice through henna, embroidery and more. We talk about her journey so far and her life between Moroco, Spain and the UK: www.instagram.com/medinatrevathan Pictures from this episode on www.instagram.com/artilluminatedpod More on the podcast: www.islamicillumination.com/podcast
Faisal Alahmad is a Saudi American sculptor and works with realistic human features and the human form. He tells us about his journey into becoming the talented sculptor he is. Images are on the podcast's instagram: www.instagram.com/artilluminatedpod More about the podcast: www.islamicillumination.com/podcast More from Faisal: www.faisalalahmad.com Faisal on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sculptorfaisal/
Sandy Kurt has been practicing complex Islamic geometry painted in watercolours for over 5 years and she shares how she learnt and continue to practice her art on this episode. Episode's picture on instagram.com/artilluminatedpod more on the podcast on www.islamicillumination.com/podcast - Follow Sandy: https://www.instagram.com/sandy.kurt/ - More from Sandy: https://www.sandykurt.com/
1Sliman Mansour is an iconic figure in contemporary Arab art and in the Palestinian Intifadh. He is a political artist representing the Palestinian identity with his beautiful depiction of cultural symbols. Find his on instagram: www.instagram.com/sliman.mansour Pictures from today's episode on www.instagram.com/artilluminatedpod More on the podcast: www.islamicillumination.com/podcast
Rebecca Campbell lives and works in London. She trained as an illustrator and this has led to her unique, narrative style of work. Her paintings have been described as “delightful, enigmatic and highly imaginative. Pictures from the podcast on www.instagram.com/artilluminatedpod and Rebecca's work: http://rebeccacampbell.co.uk/ + www.instagram.com/rebeccacampbellartist/ Podcast info: www.islamicillumination.com/podcast
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