ISLAMABAD: Wood carving, a unique form of art displayed on doors and windows, is dying fast. Practiced since ancient times, especially in Swat, Punjab and Kashmir, wood carving can be traced back to ...
For Dempsey Bob, walking into the Audain Art Museum in Whistler felt like a reunion: all of these pieces he had made over so many years, back together again. “I looked at this one little mask, and it ...
A wooden carving with a curled arabesque pattern from a Syrian palace ceiling hangs in Rahim Akbar's Katy home, where he and his family will gather to break their Ramadan fast with fruits, Pakistani ...
PAETE, Laguna, Philippines — From the street, the house of master woodcarver Justino “Paloy” Cagayat Jr. is unremarkable, hidden by steel gates and high concrete walls. The confines, however, are no ...
This video reveals the 700-day hand-carving of Sông Thu Núi Ngọc, a giant wooden wall art created by Vietnamese artists. From rough timber to detailed masterpiece, each element was shaped with deep ...
Lagos — One of the major challenges artistes go through in Nigeria is that of sourcing art materials. The high cost of art materials had, in the past, robbed some artists of their dreams. However, for ...
This video documents the 12-month journey of carving a giant wall artwork from a single block of wood. Step by step, Vietnamese artists transform raw timber into a large-scale sculpture through pure ...
WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. — There are treasures everywhere, if you know where to look. And in a land as quirky and wildly wonderful as the Pacific Northwest, treasures of the human variety are found in ...