Art & Leisure

One of the great influences on China's life and thought is the teachings of Confucius. It could be said to be the cornerstone or one of the main planks of traditional Chinese culture.

Candice Davis and Phillip Shaw are among a set of artists, who are an amalgamation of a dexterous painter and a meticulous sculptor, expressing their creative acumen embedding human skins in monotones or a multitude of hues.

Title: The Gospel According to Cane

For several weeks, Doreen, a robust, black-skinned woman, was afflicted with an ailment that caused her to lose much weight.

(A little girl's simple, yet profound Christmas wish)

Spread cheer, love and happinessAmitabh SharmaContributorExcitement resonated in the voices of Shayzan Andriade and William Lewis as they proudly pointed out the numerous jewellery items handcrafted out of wires, twines and coffee beans, explaining the...

The 2012 recipient of the Roy Hall Scholarship is Rachael Allen, a third-year student of the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing arts (EMC), who is pursuing a bachelor of fine arts (BFA) in Theatre Arts - Acting.

Her art is as unique, graceful and petite as she is. And it speaks. Yes, it speaks. Jasmine Thomas-Girvan's pieces, which use a unique combination of materials such as bronze, wood, brass, aluminium, pearl, silver, and even silk, are truly works of art which carry messages taken from a variety of Caribbean situations.

H. Charles Johnson weaves an interestingly authentic narrative. Scattered Thunderbolts is part political philosophy, and part memoir, wrapped around a manifesto that transcends Jamaica's political stage. Johnson is an existentialist, and a humanist, who slams the two-party system that has dominated his native land.

The body, no matter how it is sculpted, is a marvellous creation, much like the plant as it blooms from within its pod.

Few people can pen a story brilliant enough to capture my imagination and passion for cricket beyond the infectious melodies of that Lord Beginner tune which gave West Indies bragging rights on their first-ever whipping of England at Lord's in 1950.

No, I am not singing the Christmas carol, but I am singing a tune that I hope you are noticing.