by Shan Fazelbhoy | Nov 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
HOW SCHOOLS KILL CREATIVITY Contributed by Neleisha Weerasinghe Mainstream Schools Stifling Creativity Children are the future and how we support or educate them now will determine how they tackle the issues of the future. This is important more than ever as we are... Continue Reading
by Shan Fazelbhoy | Nov 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
Why buy a landscape Painting? Contributed by Neleisha Weerasinghe. “The principles of true art is not to portray but to evoke” – Jerzy Kosinski Most art is evocative and nothing seems to do it better than a landscape painting. A landscape painting is a genre of... Continue Reading
by Shan Fazelbhoy | Oct 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
Everyone can be a Collector! Contributed by Neleisha Weerasinghe When we hear of millions spent at art auctions and exhibitions, we tend to be completely baffled by the prices these paintings fetch. These kinds of purchases can be considered absurd by us normal people... Continue Reading
by Shan Fazelbhoy | Sep 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
COVID 19 and a Wider Audience for ART Contributed by Neleisha Weerasinghe We are faced with some unprecedented change happening right now that has made us alter the way we do things. With restrictions on travel, job losses and a lack of social interaction, we are... Continue Reading
by Shan Fazelbhoy | Aug 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Color Blue, is it really that popular? Contributed by Neleisha Weerasinghe. We all like different colors and for some time now we have tried to understand why we prefer one or more over others. From the early 90’s scientists and various industry specialists have... Continue Reading
by Shan Fazelbhoy | Jun 29, 2020 | Uncategorized
Living a Life that Feels Good Contributed by Neleisha Weerasinghe. We are living in an era where everything seems to be in a rush – rushing to get to work, in a rush to buy groceries, in a hurry to grow up. There seems to be a major issue in slowing down or a... Continue Reading
by Shan Fazelbhoy | Jun 2, 2020 | Uncategorized
Getting Creative with Edible Art – something yummy in the making (baking). Contributed by Neleisha Weerasinghe. Creative work comes in various forms. We are all used to hearing crafters and artisans that make amazing things with their hands such as crochet, jewelry... Continue Reading
by Shan Fazelbhoy | Apr 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE! Contributed by Neleisha Weerasinghe. Practice, Practice, Practice; Why it is so important for Artists. We are all skilled at different things in varying degrees. Some are born with incredible talent some acquire skills overtime, sometimes... Continue Reading
by Shan Fazelbhoy | Apr 23, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Art, A study in contemplation. Contributed by Alfiya Inamdar. This is the story behind the inspiration of my latest work – A Study in Contemplation. The inspiration for the artwork is two- fold and comes from two ideas – one a visual stimuli from the... Continue Reading
by Shan Fazelbhoy | Apr 5, 2020 | Uncategorized
Art in Dark Times Contributed by Neleisha Weerasinghe. Current times, especially the year 2020 can be defined as a dark time in human history. With catastrophes continuously affecting life as we know it, the possibility of everything getting back to the way it used to... Continue Reading
