Arkham Creative - News

Rove Downtown, Dubai, UAE Born and bred in Dubai, Rove Hotels is a global lifestyle brand that brings smart, fuss free hospitality to the new generation of modern traveller and nomads who believe in exploring without borders. Earlier this year, the world leading brand selected Arkham Creative founder Tariq ‘Rick’ Sharif to create the Royal portraits for the main lobby of the Rove Downtown, Dubai.   The project proved to be a challenging opportunity for the Bahrain born artist, who is well-known for creating art pieces made purely with paper and a blade. Though a large undertaking, the talented artist created three 2 x 1.5 metre pieces of art that features the Ruling Family of the United Arab Emirates. Each piece consists of seven layers of laser cut acrylic sheets that are layered to form the portraits of the Royal Family and today, the artwork takes pride of place in the lobby of the Rove Downtown, Dubai. Speaking of the project, Arkham Creative Founder Tariq ‘Rick’ Sharif said “W...

I'm honoured to be supporting an event tonight in the UK, my Mohammed Ali, 8 layered paper art piece, is going up for auction in support of Ben J. Christi's @benjchristie ball, for the Princess Alice Hospice, they looked after Sam (Ben's wife) all the way through... And I would like to mention a special thank you to James Davis @jumdavis for helping me and my art make a difference in this world...