Lifestyle

Ad Diriyah Oasis: Soon to Be an Integrated Creative Environment For Digital Arts

Published

1 year ago

November 4, 2020

Yara K

Construction has kicked off in the world’s first center for digital arts Ad Diriyah Art Oasis, which is set to launch in 2022.

The project is under the supervision and partnership of Diriyah Gate Development Authority (DGDA) and the Saudi Ministry of Culture, they are expected to revolutionize the fields of digital art, artificial intelligence and modern technologies as they dedicate the area to supporting innovation.

The Art Oasis is located in the heart of mesmerizing Ad Diriyah, the Amedeo Schiattarella-designed Oasis will be part of the 10,000-square meter Al-Bujairi heritage district. It will contain six art studios, workshops, youth entertainment facilities and a library, in addition to workshops and lecture theaters.

Bringing together all these facilities will develop a fully-integrated creative environment for producing digital arts and allowing artists to develop their skills.

The Oasis will offer four main educational tracks:

– Arts, artificial intelligence, creative computing, and automatic learning.

– Digital arts, photography, production of movies and sound arts.

– Graphic design, 3d modelling, animation, and animated graphics.

– The New Media and Contemporary Art Research Center, an educational program exploring developed cultural contexts in the contemporary world.

Moreover, the Oasis will host public art events including the annual international exhibition for arts and artificial intelligence and a series of hackathons that focus on the application of the digital arts.

Lifestyle

Atleir Des’Lumières Paris’s Digital Art Museum

Published

1 month ago

December 14, 2021

Jana El Fikky

French artwork and museums had a space in people’s heart for a long time, but this one will

grasp in your heart and mind. Atleir Des Lumières, a digital art exhibition featuring the

historical artwork of Vincent Van Gogh and many establish European artists. You get to walk

and live through the paintings, and get a experienced apprehension of artwork. Where each

visitor immerses themselves in a dreamy reality of sentimental colors, and enticing artwork,

separating them from the world and immersing them into a canvas of Vincent Van Gogh, as

you enter each room of the 2000 sq exhibition, you are either painted into a new projection

of the Viennese painter Gustave Klint, all 100 landscapes come into life by the melodias of

Beethoven, Wagner, or Strauss. This digital artwork masterpiece is coming across the world

everyday, with locations at Shangahia and Dubai. L’Atleir Des Lumières 38 rue Saint Maur

750011 Paris is open everyday between 10 and 18h, Friday until 22h. ticket prices are 14.5 a

reduced ticket price is 11.5, and a childrens ticket is 9.5. For art lovers who admired artwork

all their lives, this is the destination for you.

Lifestyle

Saudi Rania Nashar Makes it to Forbes’ List of The World’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women”

Published

1 year ago

December 14, 2020

Yara K

The Kingdom’s own Rania Nashar has made it to Forbes’ annual list of “The World’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women” and we can’t help but feel so much pride!

Nashar was ranked the 99th in the list that includes prominent names such as Angela Merkel, Kamaala Harris, Melinda Gates, Rihanna, & many other global female trailblazers.

Nashar is the first female to hold the position of CEO CEO of Saudi commercial bank, Samba Financial Group. She also made it to this ranking through her tremendous efforts in implementing changes that empower women of Saudi Arabia, all of which comes as part of the 2030 Vision.

Nashar has exceeded 20 years of experience in the field of commercial banking and has been inspiring young Saudi women to take on the challenge as well and break the glass ceiling and for that, we congratulate her.

Lifestyle

This Saudi Landmark Just Won a Prestigious Award for Its Innovative Architectural Design

Published

1 year ago

December 8, 2020

Yara K

The King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC) has received the American Concrete Institute (ACI) award for concrete construction excellence.

The building, which is designed by Zahra Hadid Architects (ZHA), is one of the most well-known landmarks in Riyadh. It’s known for its unique architectural design.

The structure features an hexagonal honeycomb structure which stands out with hexagonal cell openings providing shade from the harsh sun. “ZHA projects have always been unique and creative in an unprecedented, nontraditional way. There’s no other structure like it in the entire world,” Saudi architect Mokhtar Al Shoaibi told Arab News.

The building is made of extremely complex steel, said Saudi architect Mukhtar Al-Shoaibi.

“The contractor working on the job must have gone through so much to install the joints and then apply the sheets over it and now it acts as a monument in the Kingdom,” he told Arab News.

It’s also worth mentioning that KAPSARC won the title of ‘smartest building’ in Saudi Arabia from the Honeywell Smart Building Awards program.

“I’m proud to see Saudis accomplish that. There are many more major projects coming up in the Kingdom as well, and I can’t wait to see what they’ll present,” Mukhtar Al-Shoaibi said.