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Dubai-based expat Sachi Ediriweera recently launched Lionborn, a Sri Lanka-based graphic novel Dubai-based Sri Lankan expat Sachi Ediriweera launched a Sri Lankan graphic novel earlier this month at the Lanka Comic Con. Titled Lionborn, the graphic novel adapts an historical Sri Lankan legend with few creative liberties. The story can be described as a detective…

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Katia Nounou, head of auction house Sotheby’s Dubai, explains basic steps every beginner collector needs to take For those of us who have never collected, it can be quite tricky to start. Where do you begin? What do you collect? And why are you collecting? While some assume collecting is more of an investment than…

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Campus Campus

The Campus Art Dubai 5.0 reading group in discussion at the Project Space Art Jameel at Alserkal Avenue. Courtesy Art Jameel Now entering its sixth edition, the Dubai-based seminar offers creatives the opportunity to think about the UAE in a more critical way For a modest one-room event held in what was essentially off-season, Saturday’s opening of the Campus…

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How to Get a Proper Size Painting for a Wall How to Get a Proper Size Painting for a Wall

When shopping for a painting, size is nearly as important as the composition of the piece. An improperly sized painting can either overwhelm a room or allow the room to overwhelm the art, neither of which is aesthetically pleasing. For many, art is both a passion and an investment, and when it comes to the…

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5 Tips for Choosing Art 5 Tips for Choosing Art

Whether it is a unique, one-of-a-kind original painting, a framed print, a canvas print, or photographs, any designer will tell you that adding wall art to your home decor will enhance your room with color and style and will often become an eye catching focal point in a space.  However, the task of determining the proper size and…

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search for pieces that are the right size

Art can pull a room together, although the right ways to display it can seem elusive. We hope the art we display does not feel like an accessory to the furniture. We want it to reflect a sense of our tastes and deeper selves. And so searching for the right piece — and the right…

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PICTURE HANGING PICTURE HANGING

Over the past month I set a goal to print some of my work and use it to decorate my home. As photographers, we invest our time and talents to develop our skills so that ultimately we can create works of art!  I like to think of prints as the icing on the cake. After…

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