CAP: A celebration of art in Kuwait

Today, I was very pleased to visit CAP and check Tajreed, an exhibition of abstract art across Arabia. 

CAP is acronym for Contemporary Art Platform. It's a non-profit art centre for the promotion of modern and contemporary art. Through its exhibitions, lectures, and film screenings, CAP offers an encouraging arena for artists, amateurs and art lovers to engage, explore, and further appreciate art.

CAP is in Shuwaikh industrial area, block 2, in Life Center where Midas is. 

Here are some pictures of our artistic excursion, along with some artwork that I particularly liked:

 This nice seating area is outside the gallery

 These shelves are next to the seating area

and once you walk towards the gallery, you'll find this

At the entrance of the gallery 

The guestbook

The names of featured artists

 About CAP

And we kick off our tour

 Bronze sculpture by Dia Al-Azzawi

 Dia Al-Azzawi, acrylic on canvas

 Amine Al-Basha, oil on canvas

  Aref Rayess, Fantastic Orientale, oil on canvas

  Chaouki Choukini, Distant Villages, wagnue wood

 The art library area

Here's the scene outside, not bad for industrial Shuwaikh

I loved the library area. We then moved to another side of the gallery

 Bronze by Saloua Raouda Choucair

 Mona Saudi, The Carob Tree, marble

 Mahjoub Ben Bella, Griffures, acrylic on canvas

 Farid Belkahia, composition

 Moustafa Fathi, mixed media on canvas

This was my very first time to see Adonis, not as a poet, but an artist. I'm a fan of his poetry, not of his recent political stances! However, I did like these works. Mixed media on cardboard and wood panel 

 Mohamed Kacimi, Babel, acrylic on canvas

 Here's the exit door

  Across the tables, right next to CAP, you'll find JAMM. another non-profit art centre, where artwork by the Iraqi artist, Mohammed Sami was displayed. Here are some pictures

Here's Ahmed Al-Shammeri, a curator at JAMM, with whom we had a quick chat on the status of art in Kuwait. Though the art scene in Kuwait is in real need of revival, however, I think efforts of centres like CAP and JAMM are a great step towards that! 

Tajreed ends tomorrow! So hurry up art lovers and check it out!

By @dinokratia