Unseen Art Scene (mirror)

How perfect are these images for this blog by Mouna Karrray originally from Tunisia now working in Paris. These images are perfect and express everything. Unseen reality, regardless how white you make it..

Meeting the Artists in Tunisia by Joe Pollitt | 2007 Last week I was in Tunisia after deciding last minute to take a short break to start out the New Year. Forever dreaming of seeing more of Africa I thought it best to bite the bullet and hook up with some remarkable African artists. Of course I was thrilled and excited by the prospect of being on African soil again. Once more living amongst the Creatives, those known and unknown, all working tirelessly, struggling to be heard. I found, to my delight, that it was a fantastic choice and finally I was living amongst the original, "Vandals" of North Africa. They made me feel truly at home. The original inhabitants of Tunisia were the Berbers, now absorbed into the Arab population and accountable for much of its culture, especially the introduction of the, now, national dish, "Couscous". The first cities in Tunisia were built by the Phoenicians, a maritime trading nation from the Lebanon, whose Carthaginian colonists ca...

African Sketches works by Guy Portelli Author Joe Pollitt The body of work has been developed over a 10 year period and the sketches are from the time spent in the artist’s beloved country. The works include sculpture, paintings and sketches created with an African game reserve backdrop. In a time when South Africa is still licking it’s open sores of Apartheid it still remains a divided, complex county trying to find it’s identity in a new era. Guy’s body of work is a wonderfully refreshing look at a struggling nation. A country that will never change in it’s beauty. The artist has somehow captured that innocence in ways few other artist can. There is a quietness to the work and a peaceful acceptance of it’s dangers. The colours found in the southern hemisphere are so vivid, pastel and complementary. Guy paints are an orientalist, using a simple style that is indicative of Africa and his application of paint on the canvas is considered and worthy of note. Firstly, he lightly washes his...

Ibrahim El Salahi in NYC for Jamie "the Baker" on Camden Road, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Exhibition of selected works spanning 1962-2010 by Ibrahim El Salahi on view at Skoto Gallery Ibrahim El Salahi-Untitled, 1976, colored inks on paper, 15x15 inches, 38x38 cm, Courtesy Skoto Gallery.  More Information:  http://artdaily.com/news/69879/Exhibition-of-selected-works-spanning-1962-2010-by-Ibrahim-El-Salahi-on-view-at-Skoto-Gallery#.U2j6mehX-uZ[/url] Copyright ©  artdaily.org NEW YORK, NY.- Skoto Gallery presents Selected Works 1962-2010 by Ibrahim El Salahi, an exhibition of dynamic drawings and paintings by the Sudanese-born artist. This is his second solo show at the gallery and the first U.S presentation of his work since his highly-acclaimed retrospective at the Tate Modern, London in 2013, which was organized by the Museum for African art, New York. Ibrahim El Salahi is celebrated as a pioneer modernist and one of the most significant figures in African and Arab modernism...