Salaams and peace to one and all!!!

Yeah – that’s one way to kick off this blog.

As for my artist for the week, I thought I would break off from last week’s theme of traditional calligraphers and pick a more modern artist.

So the artist I have chosen for this week is Jamil Ahmed

On seeing his artwork for the first time, many people who cannot read Arabic and who know little or nothing about Islam or Islamic art, are profoundly touched by it and amazed when the text of an artwork is explained to them. Some people find his work spiritually very uplifting, while others have commented on its immense beauty at first glance. His work has a touch of classic Islamic calligraphy fused with contemporary styles and goes far beyond the “decorative inscriptions” of the past.

Much of his work is derived from the Sacred Qur’anic text. It is his conviction that Islamic art can help towards bridging misunderstanding about Islam and he is delighted to be a part of that bridging process.

He founded the website called jamilarts.com, which he uses as a brand name to promote his work. Jamil in Arabic means ‘Beautiful’, firstly it’s his name, and it’s more befitting for describing the work of art he produces and rightly so the theme of jamilarts – to produce beautiful looking artwork.