#Saudi art

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Mohammed Al Saleem (Saudi Arabian, 1939-1997), Untitled, 1984. Watercolour on paper, 32 x 23.5 cm.

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Facts correspond to images from BOTTOM RIGHT AND ARE TO BE READ FROM RIGHT TO LEFT UNTIL THE TOP LEFT.

1.Al-Qatt Al-Asiri is an ancient and female art form in Saudi Arabia, considered a key element of the Asir region’s identity. It is traditionally a colourful form of interior wall decoration, practiced by women.

2.Al-Qatt Al-Asiri is a traditional mural painting practiced in Asir. The technique is spontaneous, and is mainly carried out by women

3.This involves adorning the houses’ internal walls with Al-Qatt, and especially rooms for receiving guests

4.Women invite their female relatives—of all ages—to help them work on decorating their houses with Al-Qatt

5.The knowledge of painting Al-Qatt Al-Asiri is passed on from generation to generation

6.A house painted in the style of Al-Qatt Al-Asiri

7.Fatima Abou Gahas was a famous Saudi artist from Asir Province who specialised in this style

8.A traditional home in Asir, Saudi Arabia with interiors painted with the art of Al-Qatt Al-Asiri

9.The art of Al-Qatt Al-Asiri enhances social bonding and solidarity among the community and has a therapeutic effect on its practitioners

10.The application of Al-Qatt Al-Asiri in most households ensures its viability within the community, and local individuals have created galleries within their houses in order to safeguard it

10.Al-Qatt Al-Asiri decorating interiors, including accessories

11.In 2017, Al-Qatt Al-Asiri, an art practiced exclusively by women, was added to the

@UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity

12.Al-Qatt Al-Asiri unique mural painting around a window

13.When painting Al-Qatt Al-Asiri generally, the base is made of white gypsum, with geometric patterns of icons appearing alongside the length of the walls.

14.Al-Qatt Al-Asiri a unique mural painting on interiors in Asir

15.Al-Qatt decorating traditional home interior in Asir, Saudi

16.Observation and practice of Al-Qatt Al-Asiri are the key methods for transmitting the practice from one generation to the next. A traditional home decorated in this artistic style

17.Communities, NGOs and individuals all play a key role in safeguarding, promoting and transmitting the related knowledge and skills of Al-Qatt Al-Asiri for the future

18.The art of Al-Qatt Al-Asiri on a staircase and interiors

19.While women typically practised the decorative art of Al-Qatt Al-Asiri, today both male and female artists, architects, and interior designers practise Al-Qatt on a range of surfaces, including clothing, accessories and furniture.

20.The art of Al-Qatt Al-Asiri is a tradition continued today

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Shadi Al-Atallah (Saudi Arabian, 1994) - EEG (2018)

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✨ max verstappen - saudi arabia 2021 ( twt | ig | fb )

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Saudi Aramco Stylish Bio | أرامكو السعودية VIP Accounts, Profile, & Symbols Designs of All Kinds. Do visit 👉👇

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Saudi race Top3 !!! aka the (proper) return of 🧍‍♂️👬 !!

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not the best weekend but he did what he could !!

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Listen we need more Killer and Color speaking Arabic plz

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Caves Tennis Courts, AlUlla City, Saudi Arabia,

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OLIVER BEARMAN!!!! ❤

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UNCLE SAM'S NEW CLOTHES: How are American tax dollars spent?

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have had this concept simmering for a while now. wanted to imagine the "uncle sam" character as if he were to appear as a contemporary US politician. his pockets flow with taxpayer dollars, and its more the merrier with him. a couple things to note..

ill start off with the dogs. the US depends on Saudi and Emirati oil, hence why those dogs are black. theyre barking for american money, and aid in conflicts theyve started. these countries depend on the US military.

now the UAE in particular wants to become westernized, its in its best interest to do so. i have something else planned for that, so i wont get into it now.

israel is hiding between uncle sams legs, with a mouth dripping with blood. that is where its most safe, to be shielded from criticism. the dog is white in representation of both the flag and the fact that the zionist movement originated in europe.

the US uses these three nations militaries as its own personal attack dogs in what we call the "middle east" (which has its own british / french colonial origins)

also look up: why is the UAE called little sparta?

the zippo lighter represents the US military, they were also famously used in the vietnam war. you can assume that uncle sam used the zippo to light the dollars to light the cigar, which in turn is causing thick smoke (pollution)

of course its stupid to light the money on fire to light the cigar, but he has all the money a person could want. what does he care he burns a few hundred bucks?

the US military is actually one of the worlds leading polluters! you can look this up yourself if youd like.

and finally the cigar. the US sanctions and blockades countries they oppose, spend decades on propaganda against them, yet they want to reap all their resources and exports. what they cant have is luxury, so they crave it even more.

i think i forgot to mention the tie. its red and blue because the 2 party system is the same lol

the art might speak for itself but i know we live in a time where media literacy is at a low so. here it goes

crossposted from twitter of course

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bunch of misc stuff I've been doodlin and and chipping away at

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saudi equius

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Shadi Al-Atallah (Saudi Arabian, 1994) - Group Therapy at 8 (2021)

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Guess the trope (I have no idea)

I'm going to use the countryhumans hashtag instead since countryballs seems to have a more "comic based" demographic? (And because there's a 30 hashtag limit)

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Utamo events space,  Gulf of Aqaba, Saudi Arabia,

Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura,

Image courtesy of Neom.