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Saturday, August 21, 2010

Hamad Al Humaidhana 10 year old Kuwaiti schoolboy hailed as 'next Picasso'

A Kuwaiti schoolboy in Britain has stunned the art world by producing paintings that look like Picasso's.

Hamad Al Humaidhan has already been snapped up by an international art agency despite still being at primary school.


Thursday, August 5, 2010

Tomokazu Matsuyama’


Tomokazu Matsuyama’s work -- mostly acrylics on canvas or paper -- has a sense of intrigue, mystery and secrecy that draws the viewer in and demands a further look. There is also a feel of lightness, floating and movement that seems to suggest fleeting glimpses of something impermanent. At the same time, his art carries a strong implication of tradition and of enduring order.
His colors are subdued but lively, and much of the work suggest a paper-cut collage. Humans, mostly men, and
animals, especially horses, populate his art, and even in the abstracts, there is a hint of an eye, a wing, a presence just beyond the immediate first glance. The implication of story and the touch of subtle whimsy make his work accessible and inviting, yet the viewer is not hit with rigid answers. One is left with an oddly comfortable sensation of incomprehension.