A R T S & E N T E R TA I N M E N T
ARTIST’S CORNER MEET THIS MONTH’S EMERGING ARTIST! By Johara Almogbel
What got you started?
At the age of 16 I felt extremely lost and I had no interests at all so I started a self-discovery process in which I experimented with various activities. Painting happened to be one of the activities that I experimented with and once I started to get into it and explore it I immediately fell in love and haven’t stopped painting since then.
Why do you art?
To me art isn’t just about creativity and creation; it is in fact a way of living. I paint to connect with my true self, I paint to stay in touch with my emotions, and I paint to evolve and grow spiritually. Once I started expressing myself through art, a form of inner peace started to unravel. I became acceptant of who I am as a person and that is why art has become my way of living.
NAME:
Ftoon AlThaedi AGE: 20 OCCUPATION:
ent, Arts and design stud full time artist. INTING MEDIUM: OIL PA AND DRAWING.
WHO ARE YOUR ROLE MODELS?
Alyssa Monks, Charmaine Olivia, Van Gogh, Frida Khalo
FAVORITE PIECE OF ARTWORK BY SOMEONE ELSE. COURTESY PHOTO
“Almond Blossom, 1890” by Van Gogh.
34 DESTINATION RIYADH APRIL 2016