Wednesday, December 5, 2012

October 25 visiting artist lecture Nadim Karam 

-Architect, painter, sculpter and urban artist

-Creates dreams for cities

-Karam is from Beirut, Lebanon

-Themes "Movements"
he speaks through the hardships that he endured from living in Beirut.
Even in times of war and terror, creativity cannot leave us.

-Can cities still dream after terrorist attacks?
-Makes art sculptures for fallen cities
-Understand the sprit and the story behind the city.

-His art work usually consist of human or animal figures placed in a city.
they mostly tell stories of hardship and war. some of them are the size of 2-3 story buildings
they "are moving urban toys"
-Make something that has a question up for debate.

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