Biography Maitha al Maktoum is an Emirati born Visual Artist at Zayed University in Dubai. She developed her love of art studying intense classes at high school where she obtained all the skills of thinking and developing ideas of her own. Through this experience she learned how to express ideas and tell stories through her art. Her main theme of focus has been pop art. Looking at artists like Andy Warhol, Roy Liechtenstein and Jackson Pollock paved the way for her own style to grow. Maitha has focused on illustrative art as a starting point and then later she has explored using 2d and 3d materials to create large mixed media art. She adores using colors as a way to express her mood or opinion on certain matters. Her art explores the themes of popular culture, fashion and politics.
''Art is like self therapy its allows me to express what im feeling''