Alymamah Rashed for Dior. Photography Mateusz Stefanowski
Some creatives hide the particulars of their practice, shrouding their talent in secrecy. Not Alymamah Rashed. On Instagram last month, the Kuwaiti artist shared daily updates with her followers of a long scroll, on which she was painting seashells. A cornucopia of colour and shadow, each shell was inspired by a real piece she had collected, and completed with her signature touch: an eye – sometimes even two. She would show glimpses of her paintbrush adding highlights – specks of white in the eyes, or dollops of grey bordering them. Then she would roll up her scroll, her hands decorated with a chrome silver manicure and a mixture of gold and silver rings.
