A brief view on Ahmad Zakii Anwar’s work — Born in Johor Bahru, Ahmad Zakii Anwar is said to have developed his love for the arts at age 6. He began his career as a graphic artist in advertisement but received international recognition once he moved to fine arts. Nudity is often a topic that is quite taboo, even…

On the bumpy learning curve and my poetry. — I have been reading a little more poetry than usual lately. Specifically, poetry on Poetry Foundation, some Anne Carson, Carol Ann Duffy, and poems from ‘The Penguin Book of the Prose Poem’. …

Some thoughts — The song Pony is stuck in my head, driving me into nothingness like weaves of silver. I trust that I trust the process. Let the words fly by in stream of consciousness. If I need to doodle, I’ll doodle, if I need to write, I’ll go on. This is what…

At the intersection of art and science. — The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was established as a branch of the United States government on October 1, 1958. NASA is in charge of everything research and technology related in the United States that has to do with aeroplanes or space. Photography is an art peculiar in itself…

Will art save the planet? — I think art can do many things; many more than just be aesthetically pleasing. But does art play a role in changing the world? In saving it? I think it could be already playing a role in incentivising environmentally conscious behaviours. This piece of writing is to support this hypothesis. …

What if we took it one hour at the time? A minute? — I feel somewhat guilty; for months now, I have been inconsistent with my writing. See, motivation is a thing with feathers. The truth is, and you might already know, my mental health is in a state of decline. I wake up, I cry; I try to eat, I cry; I…

Reflections. — I saw light, and I saw shadows. I was still very young when I had the transcendental experience of seeing a Caravaggio painting at close range; I forgot exactly which painting it was, but not how it made me feel. Me and my classmates were still in high school, young…

On the difficulties of keeping up with… — Another week has gone so fast. In fact, while being quite paradoxical, this was the week on finding our space…but I lost most of my alone time. Long story, suffice to say, I have done most of this week’s task the last days of the week. Thankfully, I managed to…

Counter Arts’ favourite poems, once more, with love. — To talk about poetry is not far from talking about art. But also the deepest humanity, the cruellest — and sweetest — life, therapy and catharsis. At Counter Arts we do love our poetry. So much so that we are twinned with a poetry and fiction publication, Rainbow Salad. Entrusting…