The Political Dimension in Arab Contemporary Art through the Marcuse Aesthetic Theory: A Descriptive Analytical Study

This paper discusses the political dimension in Arab contemporary art based on the Marcuse aesthetic theory. The researchers believe there is a high correlation between Arab contemporary art and Marcuse aesthetic theory when the three main axes of this theory are tested and reflected on contemporary Arab artworks (study sample). This study attempts to describe and analyze the artworks (study sample) and link this analysis to Marcuse theory. The study sample contains three Arab contemporary artworks from 2010-2015 to clarify the political dimension in Arab contemporary art in accordance with the Marcuse aesthetic theory. The findings prove strong correlations between Arab contemporary art and Marcuse aesthetic theory

Islamic Arts Festival - Art and Science

Islamic Art Festival, 17th Edition 201

MOCAfest (Marketplace of Creative Arts)

MOCAfest (Marketplace of Creative Arts), the WIEF Foundation’s arts and culture festival, used the platform to showcase emerging creative artists from around the world and display their works. The main lobby of the WIEF hosted MOCAfest’s visual art exhibition and live installations. The forum also showcased a MOCAsouq, a creative bazaar for all things artisanal

Transcode in the Era of Technology and New Media

The participation of various parties through this exhibition, the collection of information on the perspective of art in the region and interaction within and beyond the scope will be more open. As a result of the advancement of the technological era, this global network is growing rapidly, which indirectly influences art's ability to influence other cultures, leading to the concept of a global society. Hence, this transcoding themed exhibition is hoped to be a starting point for the development and collaboration of universal artworks

E-DiVO Research Exhibition in conjunction with Majlis Amanat Menteri Pengajian Tinggi, Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi, PICC

E-DiVO Research Exhibition in conjunction with Majlis Amanat Menteri Pengajian Tinggi, Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi, PIC

A Comparative Study of Different Cases of Installation Art from Arabic artworks and global artworks

This paper discusses the influence of the political situations on changing the idea in the material used in contemporary installation art in the Arab region. There was a change in the idea of the Arabic artworks which used the same material as in other global artworks but with a different idea. The study compared artworks (study sample) and global artworks that used the same material. The study sample contained two Arabic contemporary installation artworks from 2010 -2015 to confirm if political situations were the reason for this change in idea. The findings proved the influence of these political situations on changing the idea in Arabic contemporary installation art

A REVIEW ON CURRENT SITUATION OF THE EXISTING VIRTUAL SPACES

This paper is aiming to study the current situation of the existing virtual space in the market in order to find out the demands of virtual spaces in our society based on the comparison between the advantages and disadvantages of virtual spaces. An analytical review on the selected articles will be carried out through snowball review technique to gain better comparison of the pros and cons of the virtual spaces from various perspectives by different authors. Besides, the authors will also observe the needs, demands and rationales of developing virtual spaces according to its functions and contributions in different fields, especially in art education and tourism. The targeted articles are selected based on the mutual discussions regarding the advantages and disadvantages of the existing virtual platforms by Alawad et al. (2015), Burton (2010) and Eardley et al .(2016)