Published:Friday | August 5, 2016 | 12:00 AMAmitabh Sharma
The grey concrete and rocky entrance to Rock Garden is unassuming, but like all treasures, which are buried under unpretentious facades, this marvel unfolds, revealing the awe-inspiring creations that are a result of one man's dream.The narrow...
Published:Friday | July 1, 2016 | 12:00 AMAmitabh Sharma
What is the similarity between rainbows, rays of a sunrise emanating from the skies, the suppleness of a flower in bloom and a latte ... sounds confounded and unrelated ... but the similarity is their beauty and that 'wow' moment, which pleases the...
Published:Friday | June 3, 2016 | 12:00 AMAmitabh Sharma
“The earth laughs in flowers,” said Ralph Waldo Emerson, for Rowanne Taylor, the flowers are manifestation of labour of love and their bloom evolves from scissors and glue. Taylor’s journey began at an early age,...
Published:Friday | April 29, 2016 | 12:00 AMAmitabh Sharma
A QR Code on the wall welcomes visitors, whip out your smartphone, scan, and voila! Transfer of information is initiated, not a web check-in this time around, though - it's art which goes beyond traditional media.'Digital: Exploring creative...
Published:Friday | April 29, 2016 | 12:00 AMAmitabh Sharma
It was a serene Friday morning at the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) headquarters on Old Hope Road, Kingston, as law enforcers held back their emotions at the monthly prayer meeting, where they also paid homage to their colleagues, slain, injured...
“I am like a child on Christmas morning when I open my kiln,” said Wazari Johnson, his shirt dotted with spots, and hands caked in clay, ready to shape the docile, earthy mass of mud into statement pieces. It's love, he said, that...
Published:Wednesday | December 23, 2015 | 12:00 AMAmitabh Sharma
Music is the food of love, it is said, and if that is the case, love does transcend any physical or metaphysical barrier and flows seamlessly, unequivocally and unconditionally. A phenomenon born in Jamaica, is spreading that love of music in the...
Published:Thursday | June 18, 2015 | 12:00 AMAmitabh Sharma
There are landscapes, and then there are landscapes. The latter capture lives, emotions, encapsulated by the richness of the flora and fauna. The viewer will be transported into that scene, feeling the breeze and participating in the conversations...
Published:Thursday | May 28, 2015 | 3:37 PMAmitabh Sharma
A group of tiny tots gathered beneath a tree, sat down and started singing devotion, no octet, synchronised chorus effects, or bass in play, but resonating purity of thought, raising their prayers to a divine level that filled the room.A tree...
Published:Friday | February 13, 2015 | 12:01 PMAmitabh Sharma
"The rhythm is in your blood" goes an African proverb, resonating from the beats of the drums, which are not merely musical instruments in that part of the world; their rhythm is embedded in the society's DNA.
