Kedai Kopi Jalan Ampas evokes nostalgia of old Malay films
Adorning the walls of the coffee shop, opened nine months ago, are portraits of the luminaries of Malaysian cinema in the 1950s and 1960s.
Fri Jun 21 2024
Obama presidential portrait unveiling features talk of democracy, tradition
Large, formal portraits of US presidents and first ladies adorn walls, hallways and rooms throughout the White House.
Thu Sep 08 2022
A hairy idea: Filipino artist uses own hair to create portraits
Lacking adequate art supplies like paint and sketchpads at sea, Garcia uses his own hair to create images.
Sun Mar 27 2022
Albanian artist offers 'therapy' with portraits painted in coffee
Kryemadhi uses coffee like watercolour paints, composing portraits with a rich, brown patina adding water to create different shades.
Sun Oct 31 2021
Imaginary deaths, real grief: Thai artist honours fallen anime heroes
Eschewing anime's cartoon style, Jinnipha Nivasabut instead painted the fallen heroes with the realism of stately oil portraits.
Sun Jul 11 2021
Portraits of Malaysian King, former rulers adorn airplane-turned-restaurant
Mural painters draw the faces of current and former Malaysian rulers on the aircraft body which will soon be turned into a restaurant.
Tue Mar 23 2021
Murals of Penang football legends at Bandaraya Stadium
An artist expressed his excitement at having the opportunity to paint portraits of six Penang football icons on the wall of the Bandaraya Stadium.
Fri Dec 25 2020
Private protection: Croatian codpiece is hit with tourists
In 15th and 16th century Europe, crotch coverings known as codpieces became fashionable items, seen in portraits of kings like Henry VIII.
Sun Nov 22 2020
Celebrity snapper Rankin focuses on death in online show
"Lost for Words" consists of portraits of people with images of their deceased loved ones projected onto them.
Tue Nov 17 2020
Vandalism of murals: Police seek professional help
The poor quality of the CCTV recording rendered it difficult for the police to identify the suspects involved.
Tue Aug 04 2020
Selangor Sultan describes vandalism of murals as uncivilised
The Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, described the act of vandalism on the giant murals depicting portraits of several national leaders as uncivilised act.
Mon Jul 20 2020
Cairo lantern-maker champions old craft against Chinese imports
In his workshop in Cairo's Imbaba neighborhood, Mohamed Gamal affixes acrylic portraits of Egyptian footballers, pop stars and presidents to the lanterns, known locally as fawanees.
Fri Jun 09 2017
Keen singer to police cell - Vietnamese suspect in Kim Jong Nam murder
The Vietnamese woman suspected of helping to kill the North Korean leader's half-brother was a keen singer whose Facebook pages featured pouting portraits and pictures of parties.
Wed Feb 22 2017
Cara Delevingne Portraits Take Art To The Next Level
Model Cara Delevingne is the perfect muse says artist Jonathan Yeo.
Mon Mar 21 2016
'They want to go back to school': photographer shows life after rape in India
Indian photographer Smita Sharma tells her tale of why she only makes portraits of women and girls who were raped.
Mon Jan 18 2016