Arkham Creative - News

With a stroke of madness and hours to himself playing with blades, a local comedian has managed to turn sheets of paper into head-turning art. Tariq ‘Rick’ Sharif, a Marketing Communications Professional by day, has always been a fan of comics with a love for art. While trying to print a poster of the popular Marvel character, Spiderman, Rick came across a few difficulties, which ultimately led to the founding of Arkham Creative. HOW IT ALL STARTED “While trying to get the image printed last year, I realized that I just could get the right sharpness in the colours. I checked with numerous printing companies across the Kingdom and found that while the images looked great on screen, they just could not be duplicated in print unless I was willing to spend a ridiculous amount of money,” explained Rick. Visiting a stationary early last year, Rick found several sheets of coloured paper and had the idea of cutting away at it to create the images he wanted. ‘It took me a few tries but after p...

Comedian Tariq Sharif is carving out an alternative career by cutting colourful paper into silhouettes of pop culture icons such as superheroes, celebrities and royalty. When the 35‐year‐old from Juffair isn’t busy working on his next on‐stage sketch, he is cooped up in his humble abode bandaging his fingers after slicing up different‐sized construction paper into 3D works of art which are being snapped up by collectors. His handmade layered pieces of paper have already captivated attendees at IGN Bahrain and Dubai, events organised by a gaming entertainment website, and it all started because of his love of comic superheroes. Tariq said: “I have always been known for being a creative type of person so one day I was going through the process of printing out a poster of Spider‐Man and unfortunately the colours weren’t sharp enough. “They looked good on the computer screen but the quality could never be duplicated in print. I tried all the printing presses in the kingdom but they either...