“A 35-year-old self-taught artist, in 1990 Rayed Mohamed immigrated with his family from Yemen to the United States. While his primary language is Arabic, he speaks some English. However, he best expresses himself through his art.”
His art is being featured at The Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
by Melany Bell
| Please enjoy this poem and images on listening, begat from my very own mind in 2022. Thank you for listening… The images and poetry are by : ©MELANY BELL 2017-2022 all rights reserved |
Artist Statement:
I am an Ambidextrous Painter, Scientist, Step-Mother, Lover of Lady’s & their Others.
A Whore a Coward, Liar a Judas
A Free-dome seeking Teacher of Our collective Futures
Made to own Our GrandCestors spaces
reinterpretation of
Shape, Sound Frequency, re-speculating the birth of WE
I am the Word & World created on a stage, page, tone or face
Representing, & recreating a state of a Mind, for the race to BE Human.
I am Preaching Precious Story’s
Mirrors we’re constantly living up to reflecting on,
Herstory’s. Infinite iNtelligence too deep to be Respected
all to make rhyming come back
like when the Last Poets just met
When lazy Saturdays meant SMURPH’S
Prince had not yet worn their bottomless pants
I am UN-comforting white pages turned brilliant
With beats on the backs of breakdowns
An Ali of mental graphics
Shakespeare of word gymnastics
To art like butter to fat is
No attempt, just doing I.t.
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HOW DRAWING INVITES AUTHENTIC CONNECTION
In an invitation to slow down and look at the world around you, an illustrator and graphic journalist illustrates how drawing can spark deeply human, authentic connections. She believes drawing is an essential tool to help everyone — young and old — slow down, look closely, and connect with one another.
“As lockdowns began, artists and models migrated to video conferencing—revolutionizing who gets to sketch and be sketched.” Take a gander.
“I study trees as I’m on the bus, and they’re just beautiful, so nice and full. How can I draw them so I can show what they really look like? These trees I drew from my imagination. I like trees because I know they grow forever.” — Kathleen Ruthford, PWA Participant Artist
“If I can think it, I can draw it and I love coming to the Path with Art [Open Studio] Zoom meetings. It’s so nice to be able to be supportive of not only myself but of other people’s art and their different art making textures.”
—Tim Bridge, Path with Art Participant Artist
Join Tim and other artists during our virtual Open Studio on Mondays from 3:30-5:00pm for dedicated creative time and a supportive community environment!
Email program@pathwithart.org for the Zoom link to Open Studio.
I discovered this fun tutorial on social media, by someone named Randall Rudd.
Art Transforms 