In collaboration with luxury watchmaker Piaget, Kuwaiti artist Alymamah Rashed brings her unique vision to life, merging heritage and contemporary art. Her work transforms iconic motifs into vibrant explorations of spirit, color, and identity — offering a fresh perspective on womanhood and creative expression in today’s art scene.
We caught up with Alymamah for a conversation that traverses artistic identity, personal evolution, and the quiet customs that frame her practice.
On Piaget and Shared Energies
“When I first encountered Piaget’s Limelight Gala, it reminded me of prayer hands — that same sense of flow and grace. There’s something deeply feminine and radiant in their pieces. A pulse. A whisper. A bloom.”
For Alymamah, the partnership with Piaget was less a branding moment and more a spiritual alignment. She speaks of how their craftsmanship mirrors the cyclical motion of her own work: light, repetition, and intuitive form.
On Body and Belief
Rashed’s canvases often depict semi-abstracted figures in poses of prostration, contemplation, and expansion. She calls these expressions of “devotional embodiment.”
“My body is not a subject, but a medium — a vessel. Through it, I try to understand time, loss, spirit, and healing.”
This inward turn toward the self — shaped by her Kuwaiti upbringing and years of reflection between New York and the Gulf — has crystallized into a visual language rooted in both vulnerability and sacred power.
On Process and Practice
Each work begins not with a sketch, but with stillness. Alymamah describes sitting on the floor, sometimes for hours, surrounded by pigments and paper. She likens her approach to a ceremony — structured yet open.
“It’s a quiet world, that space. I enter it with intention and leave with something that wasn’t there before.”
On Kuwaiti Identity and Visibility
“Being a Kuwaiti woman painting from the gut means I hold both responsibility and freedom. The region is evolving. I want my work to echo that evolution while staying honest to my own journey.”
Alymamah is part of a broader wave of Arab artists reshaping contemporary narratives — merging ancestral memory with the visual future.
Unearthing the Blue Atom by Alymamah Rashed via Tabari Artspace
