ART AND CULTURE
PEACE AND LOVE The purpose of most art forms is to develop an underlying intention which carries certain meaning, and connect with, human emotion. In simple words art is an exploration of the human condition, or a product of the human experience. Art has various forms and is divided into various sub-categories that lead to, decorative, therapeutic, communicative, utilitarian and intellectual ends. The close integration of function with form is the distinguishing feature which provides special place to art in the Arab world from that of the Western tradition. In simple words, most Arab art has evolved with a purpose and that purpose could be as practical as embellishing the prow of a boat with a cowrie shell to ward off ‘evil eye’ or as nebulous as creating intricate and beautiful patterns to suggest the presence of God and invite spiritual contemplation. The reason behind the art or the purpose of it is an element that threads through all Gulf art, craft, music, architecture and poet...