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The Painted Dreams of Marina Azer

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 - 04:02 GMT

Painting her dreams out of corporate world into fashion

In pics: Turning electricity kiosks into art pieces in Aswan

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 - 03:26 GMT

The initiative aims to turn the electricity enclosures along the Nile River into artistic paintings.

Street art makes a splash in Hong Kong

Mon, 26 Mar 2018 - 09:06 GMT

Street art makes a splash in Hong Kong

Picasso painting of muse, future lover fetches European record £50 mln

Thu, 01 Mar 2018 - 09:34 GMT

Picasso painting of muse, future lover fetches European record £50 mln

Stolen painting by French master Degas found on bus near Paris

Sat, 24 Feb 2018 - 09:56 GMT

French customs police have found a painting by 19th century master Edgar Degas that was stolen nine years ago

You are hereHome News 'African Mona Lisa' mesmerises after surprise rediscovery

Thu, 08 Feb 2018 - 12:36 GMT

"I think of it as the African Mona Lisa," said award-winning novelist Ben Okri, gazing at the long-lost portrait of a Nigerian princess which recently turned up in a London flat.

“Writing my Diary with Colors”

Thu, 25 Jan 2018 - 08:00 GMT

Deeply inspired by the loss of her sister, years of living abroad in a foreign country with her only son and an emotional life journey, Gehan Fawzi has made a name for herself as a bold and unique contemporary painter.

Mona Lisa, some behind the scene artistic details to be exposed

Sat, 06 Jan 2018 - 03:57 GMT

InFocus culture center’s event hosted by editor and translator Mona Saad, to lead an in-depth discussion about the “Mona Lisa” painting on Friday, January 12

10th edition of Luxor International Painting Symposium begins

Fri, 15 Dec 2017 - 05:08 GMT

The 10th edition of the Luxor International Painting Symposium has opened this weekend, featuring the talents of 25 artists.

Oil painting workshop for beginners to be held at Darb 1718

Thu, 14 Dec 2017 - 02:34 GMT

Darb 1718 will be holding an oil painting workshop for beginners on December 16, December 21 and December 26.

Palace releases new portrait of Britain's Prince Philip

Tue, 12 Dec 2017 - 11:41 GMT

Buckingham Palace released on Monday a new portrait of Prince Philip, painted by Australian-born artist Ralph Heimans

‘Salvatore Mundi’s’ mysterious buyer is Arab Prince

Thu, 07 Dec 2017 - 01:14 GMT

“Salvatore Mundi’s” mysterious buyer is Saudi Prince Bader bin Abdullah bin Mohammed bin Farhan al-Saud.

A petition decries 'suggestive' painting at NY Met

Wed, 06 Dec 2017 - 08:09 GMT

More than 9,000 people as of Tuesday have signed a petition demanding New York's Met museum remove or contextualize a Balthus painting

Desperately seeking this Frida Kahlo painting. Last seen in Poland

Mon, 04 Dec 2017 - 11:54 GMT

After taking an overnight bus to Poznan in Poland for an exhibition on Mexican artists Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera

Art experts predict that the buyer of Salvatore Mundi is Arab

Sun, 19 Nov 2017 - 07:43 GMT

Art experts and art dealer speculate that the buyer of the recently sold Salvatore Mundi is an Arab individual or institution

Online exhibit shows hidden depths of Picasso's 'Guernica'

Sat, 18 Nov 2017 - 09:14 GMT

Spray-painted in murals, wielded on anti-war banners, and even once hung as a tapestry at the United Nations.

5 minutes with expert painter, Bab 18 director Dina Swiffy

Thu, 16 Nov 2017 - 04:50 GMT

Turning vast white ceramic plates to wonderful painting production, young talented painter Dina Swiffy opens the gates to the world of color.

Psychedelic color storm takes over Washington art space

Sat, 11 Nov 2017 - 12:02 GMT

After hurting his wrist, artist Oilhack started mixing paints, oil and soap in a bowl, experiments that eventually morphed into brightly colored moving seascapes.

Paintings by Indian elephant auctioned off in Hungary

Sun, 05 Nov 2017 - 12:28 GMT

Paintings created by an Indian elephant who enjoys wielding a brush were auctioned off by a Hungarian traveling circus on Saturday.

Inside Doaa Abdel Hady's circle

Tue, 31 Oct 2017 - 03:51 GMT

In a new exhibition at Medrar, young talented artist Doaa Abdel Hady unveils the various phases of depression through a unique depiction of paintings in a new exhibition called “Circle,”.

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