Art: The Visual Artist

"When it comes down to the future or contemporary art in Kuwait, I think it's bubbling. I think it's morphing. I think it's currently being challenged by a lot of artists, and it gives me great pleasure to see that because it trains the human eye to look at beauty in a different way."

Our guide for today on this journey of communal actualization is Samaa Al Refai research-based visual artist and historian striving to shorten the distance between the public and art.

I want to set the stage for this interview by shining the spotlight on three main points of focus for our dialogue.

- About Samaa and her unique human journey.
- Introduce you to Samaa's art form of choice, and I want to dive a little deeper into what it means to be an artist, what it takes to be an artist, and how hard it is to be an artist.
-Provide you the listener with some answers to the question. What is art good for?

Reach out to Samaa at:
Her Instagram @allmyrituals
Her Website samaaalrefai.com

Samaa's Shout-outs:
Farah AlWugayan @xxmantras
Lula Cortez @lula.cortez

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Chapters

• 1:20 Eastern View of Artists
• 3:47 Predicting Future Art Trends
• 4:42 Andy Warhol in Kuwait
• 4:51 Khalifa Qattan & Circlism
• 8:32 Giorgio Vasari
• 8:35 Sexual Harassments & Art
• 8:42 Lan Asket
• 11:10 Samaa's Controversial Art
• 13:34 What it means to be an Artist
• 17:10 Art & Money
• 19:33 The role of the Wealthy
• 20:24 What is Art good for?
• 22:22 Am I entitled to Free Art?