myblog | Nibras Al-Salman | Activity https://myblog.arts.ac.uk/members/20038061/activity/ Activity feed for Nibras Al-Salman. Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:59:43 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-GB 30 hourly 2 24f708dac60512efaa4059fe0712a12c Nibras Al-Salman wrote a new post on the site ‘PEACE' SCULPTURE CONCOURS https://noor4.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=8 Mon, 31 Jul 2023 22:03:48 +0000 In 2022 about 238,000 people dies in armed conflict worldwide. That represents nearly double the number who dies in the previous year. The United Nations estimated that 90% of those who die in wars are civilians. […]

]]> 0 d80c047b95a5b9fb3e64a83fd4493b40 Nibras Al-Salman wrote a new post on the site The Home Stretch https://noor3.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=181 Sun, 28 May 2023 23:50:39 +0000 Introduction

The project reflects the descent of the Middle East from order to chaos due to wars and environmental degradation. Global warming and poor regulations to control mineral extraction, combined with […]

]]> 0 99748a1ea50bfaefea06005a13ad96a5 Nibras Al-Salman wrote a new post on the site The Home Stretch https://noor3.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=189 Fri, 26 May 2023 09:51:24 +0000 The artists I am referencing here, produced work that challenged the conventional approach to creating art. Distortion and destruction is integral part of what they do, to achieve a new aesthetic based on […]

]]> 0 67636d2e432ab8f418b5d8792cfaea85 Nibras Al-Salman wrote a new post on the site The Home Stretch https://noor3.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=162 Sun, 14 May 2023 09:13:47 +0000 Introduction

Wars and environmental degradation imposed heavy burden on life in the Middle East. Poor regulations to control the petrol and mineral extraction is causing detrimental pollution. Any of these […]

]]> 0 6bf097ff90093dc4d1a16d7524502113 Nibras Al-Salman wrote a new post on the site The Home Stretch https://noor3.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=97 Fri, 27 Jan 2023 00:00:46 +0000 You and Your People

(Values, Skills, Ideas, Style, Output)

The Middle East has always been a backdrop to my work. Now, I am increasingly creating work inspired by styles and motives routed in middle eastern […]

]]> 0 0ef08ab44e6f9f7cb4a523519dd8e12b Nibras Al-Salman wrote a new post on the site The Home Stretch https://noor3.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=4 Sat, 21 Jan 2023 21:47:13 +0000 Introduction

The art and culture of the Middle East has always been a backdrop to my work, though not overtly manifest themselves. There is a sense of order and formality in my work which I attribute to middle […]

]]> 0 1854c09fe1682cc007ebacd8b30c0f9b Nibras Al-Salman wrote a new post on the site The Home Stretch https://noor3.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=10 Sat, 21 Jan 2023 21:37:41 +0000 Here I am presenting some the elements that inspired the project.

Al-Muqarnas Architectural Style

The use of Al-Muqarnas style became prevalent in Islamic architecture during the 12th century. It was […]

]]> 0 cfcad1ed2fcf182479a6a472b85198a0 Nibras Al-Salman wrote a new post on the site The Home Stretch https://noor3.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=17 Sat, 21 Jan 2023 20:34:18 +0000 In approaching a new project, I always start with research into a field that interests me, intrigues me or sometimes angers me. Though the research remains the main focus of my work, there are many influences […]

]]> 0 b79f3a971861daf88f633b52266a78e3 Nibras Al-Salman wrote a new post on the site The Next Stage https://noor2.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=321 Sat, 14 May 2022 19:55:01 +0000 In this project I will explore the tension and discourse between opposing ideas. I like to visualise the tension by the choice of material and form to represent the two ideas. The idea for the project was […]

]]> 0 174dbc57790c5b1194a1fe85e9ecb555 Nibras Al-Salman wrote a new post on the site The Next Stage https://noor2.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=249 Mon, 31 Jan 2022 09:50:02 +0000 In this post I am putting together the tiles designed in part One (Honouring NHS Workers – One). Here I superimposed the tiles on a generic clinic or hospital interior.

Here is a corner detail of the t […]

]]> 0 5d11eda04ef48ff81bdb28517cff5197 Nibras Al-Salman wrote a new post on the site The Next Stage https://noor2.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=227 Sun, 30 Jan 2022 12:41:32 +0000 The Covid pandemic placed high demands on NHS workers and their families. This work tries to recognise the sacrifices they made and celebrates their commitment and dedication.

I started by looking at images of […]

]]> 0 5ae1f308c62dcd3f3752d750f7522aba Nibras Al-Salman wrote a new post on the site The Next Stage https://noor2.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=183 Mon, 29 Nov 2021 19:13:02 +0000 After sketching the plates and developing the ideas on paper, I moved to simulate the plates on CAD to reach the final design and generate the templates for the plates. Here are some of the templates that I […]

]]> 0 fa73cee6a125e0706e319a9d518a4fe8 Nibras Al-Salman wrote a new post on the site The Next Stage https://noor2.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=139 Sun, 28 Nov 2021 22:47:53 +0000 During the visit to the Tom Dixon shop and the Coal Office restaurant, there where two objects that attracted my attention and inspired me. The two objects had similarities and they were a tea strainer and a […]

]]> 0 a66bdbb43bf12457f6905ccc28a413e2 Nibras Al-Salman wrote a new post on the site The Next Stage https://noor2.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=59 Tue, 23 Nov 2021 22:58:53 +0000 To extend the theme of scalloped edge and in introduce additional shapes, I looked at Arabic calligraphy and the forms created by artists using calligraphy. I added minimal raised edges as a reference to a plate […]

]]> 0 15cd7bbaf5fbc0a530df23e8b8c8a98f Nibras Al-Salman wrote a new post on the site The Next Stage https://noor2.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=48 Mon, 22 Nov 2021 21:34:40 +0000 As my research showed, the object that influenced the design process was a simple dish that lacked embellishments. In my designs I attempted to introduce simplicity, with a view that the plates would be easily […]

]]> 0 9ff54ee011c93dc644fe9c0890af1b37 Nibras Al-Salman and Naomi Martin are now friends https://myblog.arts.ac.uk/activity/p/416705/ Fri, 19 Mar 2021 18:47:44 +0000 0 63601173a607080bdbaacb2555879d40 Nibras Al-Salman and Yasmin Hamouda are now friends https://myblog.arts.ac.uk/activity/p/414651/ Thu, 11 Mar 2021 11:20:06 +0000 0 daefc00cd7d9407ebc6c26fb1216e904 Nibras Al-Salman and Kamil are now friends https://myblog.arts.ac.uk/activity/p/414600/ Thu, 11 Mar 2021 09:43:36 +0000 0 fc80885a0faf0a500c4f9742f0fdf80d Nibras Al-Salman and Becky Embling are now friends https://myblog.arts.ac.uk/activity/p/414249/ Wed, 10 Mar 2021 17:45:37 +0000 0 e0fd4af0a96bcae7d85958a098037389 Nibras Al-Salman edited the blog post Shared Blog in the group Sharing Sketchbooks http://sharingsketchbooks.myblog.arts.ac.uk/2021/03/04/shared-blog/ Thu, 04 Mar 2021 22:12:54 +0000 Add your contribution here.

]]> 0606ab7fa198d075755410bb514af744 Nibras Al-Salman created the group Sharing Sketchbooks https://myblog.arts.ac.uk/activity/p/412215/ Thu, 04 Mar 2021 20:18:55 +0000 0 655986b129f50146a56dcdac87f285bb Nibras Al-Salman wrote a new post on the site Progress so Far https://noor.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=459 Wed, 17 Feb 2021 22:35:44 +0000 The Alphabet of War

The title of this piece is taken from the children’s story “The Alphabet War”. Bringing together the themes explored in the previous posts, I am proposing this monument. Brick walls support […]

]]> 0 91179a60ca5be1b967364228828f596d Nibras Al-Salman wrote a new post on the site Progress so Far https://noor.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=415 Tue, 09 Feb 2021 22:50:44 +0000 In the Range of Guns

I continue to explore the idea of sloping surfaces reminiscent of falling roofs and letters representing the initials of victims of wars. Additionally, I am including the idea of decaying […]

]]> 0 32e5f53254c5008f2836fd735ebf8bd1 Nibras Al-Salman wrote a new post on the site Progress so Far https://noor.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=394 Tue, 02 Feb 2021 22:44:55 +0000 إمشي الهوينا

The name of this piece Imshi Alhuwayna is arabic for Tread Gently. The name is inspired by a line in the Rubaiyat of Umar Khayyam; Tread the ground gently, the earth beneath you may have been […]

]]> 0 c43f16639704a88da474d20953b329f6 Nibras Al-Salman wrote a new post on the site Progress so Far https://noor.myblog.arts.ac.uk/?p=141 Sun, 13 Dec 2020 20:51:59 +0000 As the clay expands, stretches and transforms under the rolling pins the edges start to break, deform and take unpredictable shapes. The shapes and they way they emerge from under the roller fascinated me. […]

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