Art in the Arabian Gulf

"Traditionally, art forms in the Arabian Gulf were limited to handicrafts such as jewellery, pottery, embroidery, weaving, and the decoration of private and public buildings. But with the discovery of oil and the consequent livelihood and lifestyle changes that followed, an interest and a taste for easel painting has developed."

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An Exhibition of Traditional and Contemporary Bahraini Art

“Any visitor to the Kingdom of Bahrain will be struck by the number of art galleries in such a small country no bigger than the Isle of Man. The population is hardly 700,000 and of that only 66% are Bahraini. So out of this very small population there seems to be a disproportionately large number of very accomplished native artists. ”

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